The following list compares AWS vs Azure services. This will help you to identify similarities and differences between these cloud service providers.
| Category | AWS Service | Azure Service | Description | Detailed Comparision |
| Compute | EC2 | Virtual Machines | Virtual servers in the cloud | AWS EC2 vs Azure VM Detailed Comparison |
| Compute | Lambda | Azure Functions | Serverless compute service | |
| Compute | Elastic Beanstalk | App Service | PaaS for web applications | |
| Compute | Auto Scaling | VM Scale Sets | Automatically adjust capacity | |
| Compute | Lightsail | App Service | Simplified cloud platform | |
| Compute | Batch | Azure Batch | Run large-scale parallel jobs | |
| Compute | Outposts | Azure Stack | On-premises AWS services | |
| Compute | VMware Cloud on AWS | Azure VMware Solution | Migrate VMware workloads | |
| Compute | EC2 Spot Instances | Azure Spot VMs | Low-cost compute instances | |
| Compute | EC2 Image Builder | Azure VM Image Builder | Automated image building | |
| Compute | AWS Wavelength | Azure Edge Zones | Ultra-low latency applications | |
| Compute | AWS Local Zones | Azure Local | Compute and storage closer to users | |
| Storage | S3 | Blob Storage | Object storage | |
| Storage | EBS | Disk Storage | Block storage volumes | |
| Storage | Glacier | Archive Storage | Low-cost archival storage | |
| Storage | Storage Gateway | StorSimple | Hybrid cloud storage | |
| Storage | EFS | Azure Files | Managed file storage | |
| Storage | FSx | Azure NetApp Files | Enterprise file systems | |
| Storage | S3 Transfer Acceleration | Azure Data Box | Fast data transfer service | |
| Storage | Snow Family | Azure Data Box | Physical data transfer devices | |
| Storage | AWS Backup | Azure Backup | Centralized backup service | |
| Database | RDS | Azure SQL Database | Managed relational database | |
| Database | DynamoDB | Cosmos DB | NoSQL database | |
| Database | ElastiCache | Azure Cache for Redis | In-memory caching | |
| Database | Redshift | Azure Synapse Analytics | Data warehousing | |
| Database | Neptune | Azure Cosmos DB Gremlin API | Graph database | |
| Database | DocumentDB | Azure Cosmos DB | Document database | |
| Database | Timestream | Azure Data Explorer | Time series database | |
| Database | Keyspaces | Azure Cosmos DB Cassandra API | Cassandra-compatible service | |
| Database | QLDB | – | Ledger database service | |
| Database | MemoryDB | Azure Cache Premium | Redis-compatible database | |
| Database | Aurora | Azure SQL Database Hyperscale | High-performance database | |
| Networking | VPC | Virtual Network | Isolated cloud networks | |
| Networking | Direct Connect | ExpressRoute | Dedicated connection | |
| Networking | Route 53 | Azure DNS | Domain name system service | |
| Networking | CloudFront | Azure CDN | Content delivery network | |
| Networking | API Gateway | API Management | API creation and management | |
| Networking | Global Accelerator | Front Door | Network performance service | |
| Networking | Transit Gateway | Virtual WAN | Network transit hub | |
| Networking | VPN Gateway | VPN Gateway | Secure connection service | |
| Networking | App Mesh | Service Fabric Mesh | Service mesh | |
| Networking | Network Firewall | Azure Firewall | Network security service | |
| Networking | PrivateLink | Private Link | Private network access | |
| Security | IAM | Azure Active Directory | Identity management | |
| Security | Cognito | Azure AD B2C | Customer identity service | |
| Security | KMS | Key Vault | Key management | |
| Security | Shield | DDoS Protection | DDoS attack protection | |
| Security | WAF | Web Application Firewall | Web security service | |
| Security | GuardDuty | Azure Defender | Threat detection | |
| Security | Inspector | Security Center | Vulnerability scanning | |
| Security | Macie | Purview | Data privacy service | |
| Security | Firewall Manager | Azure Firewall Manager | Centralized firewall management | |
| Security | Directory Service | Azure AD Domain Services | Managed directory service | |
| Security | Secret Manager | Key Vault Secrets | Secrets management | |
| Security | Certificate Manager | App Service Certificates | Certificate management | |
| Management | CloudWatch | Azure Monitor | Monitoring service | |
| Management | CloudTrail | Azure Activity Log | API audit service | |
| Management | Config | Azure Policy | Configuration compliance | |
| Management | CloudFormation | Azure Resource Manager | Infrastructure as code | |
| Management | Organizations | Management Groups | Resource organization | |
| Management | Cost Explorer | Cost Management | Cost analysis | |
| Management | Trusted Advisor | Azure Advisor | Best practice recommendations | |
| Management | Systems Manager | Azure Automation | Operation management | |
| Management | License Manager | Azure Hybrid Benefit | Software license management | |
| Management | Managed Services | Azure Lighthouse | Managed service offering | |
| Management | Service Catalog | Azure Marketplace | Service catalog | |
| Management | Control Tower | Azure Blueprints | Account governance | |
| Analytics | EMR | HDInsight | Hadoop service | |
| Analytics | Athena | Data Lake Analytics | Interactive query service | |
| Analytics | Kinesis | Event Hubs | Streaming data service | |
| Analytics | Data Pipeline | Data Factory | Data integration | |
| Analytics | QuickSight | Power BI | Business intelligence | |
| Analytics | Glue | Data Factory + Synapse | Data integration and ETL | |
| Analytics | Lake Formation | Data Lake Storage | Data lake service | |
| Analytics | OpenSearch | Azure Cognitive Search | Search service | |
| Analytics | MSK | Event Hubs for Kafka | Managed Kafka service | |
| Analytics | Data Exchange | Azure Data Share | Data sharing service | |
| Analytics | DataZone | Purview | Data governance | |
| AI/ML | SageMaker | Azure Machine Learning | ML platform | |
| AI/ML | Comprehend | Text Analytics | NLP service | |
| AI/ML | Rekognition | Computer Vision | Image/video analysis | |
| AI/ML | Polly | Speech Services | Text-to-speech | |
| AI/ML | Lex | Bot Framework | Chatbot service | |
| AI/ML | Transcribe | Speech to Text | Speech recognition | |
| AI/ML | Translate | Translator | Language translation | |
| AI/ML | Forecast | Time Series Insights | Time series forecasting | |
| AI/ML | Textract | Form Recognizer | Document extraction | |
| AI/ML | Kendra | Cognitive Search | Enterprise search | |
| AI/ML | Personalize | Personalizer | Recommendation engine | |
| AI/ML | Bedrock | Azure OpenAI Service | Foundation models | |
| Developer | CodeCommit | Azure Repos | Source control | |
| Developer | CodeBuild | Azure Pipelines | Continuous integration | |
| Developer | CodeDeploy | Azure Pipelines | Continuous delivery | |
| Developer | CodePipeline | Azure Pipelines | CI/CD service | |
| Developer | X-Ray | Application Insights | Application tracing | |
| Developer | Cloud9 | Visual Studio Codespaces | Cloud IDE | |
| Developer | CodeStar | Azure DevOps | Developer tools | |
| Developer | Amplify | Static Web Apps | Web app hosting | |
| Developer | CodeArtifact | Azure Artifacts | Package management | |
| Developer | CodeGuru | Application Insights | Code review tool | |
| Developer | AppConfig | App Configuration | Application configuration | |
| Containers | ECS | Azure Container Instances | Container service | |
| Containers | EKS | Azure Kubernetes Service | Managed Kubernetes | |
| Containers | Fargate | Container Instances | Serverless containers | |
| Containers | App Runner | Container Apps | Container applications | |
| Containers | ECR | Azure Container Registry | Container registry | |
| Containers | ECS Anywhere | Arc-enabled Kubernetes | Extended container management | |
| Serverless | Step Functions | Logic Apps | Workflow orchestration | |
| Serverless | EventBridge | Event Grid | Event routing service | |
| Serverless | SQS | Queue Storage | Message queueing | |
| Serverless | SNS | Event Grid, Notification Hubs | Pub/sub messaging | |
| Serverless | AppSync | API Management + SignalR | GraphQL service | |
| Integration | MQ | Service Bus | Message broker | |
| Integration | AppFlow | Power Automate | Integration service | |
| Integration | WorkMail | Exchange Online | Business email | |
| Integration | WorkDocs | SharePoint | Document collaboration | |
| IoT | IoT Core | IoT Hub | IoT device connection | |
| IoT | IoT Analytics | IoT Analytics | IoT data analytics | |
| IoT | IoT Events | IoT Central | IoT event detection | |
| IoT | IoT SiteWise | IoT Central | Industrial IoT service | |
| IoT | IoT TwinMaker | Digital Twins | Digital twin service | |
| IoT | IoT FleetWise | Connected Vehicle Platform | Vehicle data service | |
| Media | MediaConvert | Media Services | File-based video transcoding | |
| Media | MediaLive | Media Services | Live video processing | |
| Media | MediaPackage | Media Services | Video origination and packaging | |
| Media | MediaStore | Blob Storage | Media storage | |
| Media | Elastic Transcoder | Media Services | Video transcoding | |
| Media | Kinesis Video Streams | Video Analyzer | Video stream processing | |
| Migration | Migration Hub | Azure Migrate | Migration service | |
| Migration | Database Migration Service | Database Migration Service | Database migration | |
| Migration | Application Migration Service | Azure Migrate | Application migration | |
| Migration | DataSync | Data Box | Data transfer | |
| Blockchain | Managed Blockchain | Blockchain Service | Blockchain service | |
| AR/VR | Sumerian | Remote Rendering | AR/VR content creation | |
| End User | WorkSpaces | Windows Virtual Desktop | Virtual desktop | |
| End User | AppStream 2.0 | Azure Virtual Desktop | Application streaming | |
| End User | WorkLink | – | Mobile intranet access | |
| Healthcare | HealthLake | Healthcare APIs | Healthcare data service | |
| Space | Ground Station | Azure Orbital | Satellite ground station | |
| Quantum | Braket | Quantum | Quantum computing | |
| Robotics | RoboMaker | – | Robotics development | |
| Games | GameLift | PlayFab | Game server hosting | |
| Contact Center | Connect | Dynamics 365 | Contact center service |