Amazon Web Services → Microsoft Azure
Azure equivalent of Amazon SNS
Amazon SNS maps to Azure Service Bus topics (durable fan-out to subscriptions) and Azure Event Grid (push to webhooks and services).
About Amazon SNS
| Provider | Amazon Web Services |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available SNS Message Data Protection entered maintenance (Mar 31, 2026). |
| What it is | Pub/sub topics (Standard and FIFO) that fan out to SQS, Lambda, HTTP, Firehose, email, SMS, and mobile push, with filter policies. |
| Documentation | docs.aws.amazon.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
Azure mappings (1)
| Capability | Azure equivalent | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Pub/sub fan-out and notifications | Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid | Partial match |
Events, queues & pub/sub(1)
Pub/sub fan-out and notifications Partial match
Amazon SNS maps to Azure Service Bus topics (durable fan-out to subscriptions) and Azure Event Grid (push to webhooks and services). For SMS, email, and mobile push, Azure uses Azure Communication Services and Notification Hubs, which aren't mapped here.
- SNS combines app-to-app fan-out (to SQS, Lambda, HTTP, Firehose) and app-to-person delivery (SMS, email, mobile push) in one service. Azure splits these across Service Bus topics or Event Grid (A2A) and Communication Services or Notification Hubs (A2P).
- Filtering. SNS uses subscription filter policies on attributes or the body. Service Bus subscriptions use SQL or correlation filters. Event Grid has subject and advanced filters.
- FIFO. SNS FIFO topics pair with SQS FIFO queues. Service Bus sessions on topic subscriptions provide ordering.