Microsoft Azure → Amazon Web Services
AWS equivalent of Azure NAT Gateway
The closest AWS equivalent of Azure NAT Gateway is NAT gateway (zonal and regional).
About Azure NAT Gateway
| Provider | Microsoft Azure |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Managed outbound-only NAT for subnets, using up to 16 static public IPv4 addresses (and, on the zone-redundant StandardV2 SKU, up to 16 IPv6 addresses), with no unsolicited inbound connections. |
| Documentation | learn.microsoft.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
AWS mappings (1)
| Capability | AWS equivalent | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Managed NAT for outbound traffic | NAT gateway (zonal and regional) | Direct match |
Routing & internet access(1)
Managed NAT for outbound traffic Direct match
AWS NAT gateway maps to Azure NAT Gateway. Both give private subnets outbound-only internet access from static public IPs.
- Zones. A standard (zonal) AWS NAT gateway lives in one AZ, so you deploy one per AZ. Regional NAT gateways now expand across AZs automatically. Azure NAT Gateway Standard is zonal, and StandardV2 is zone-redundant.
- IPs. Azure NAT Gateway can use up to 16 public IPs (or prefixes) for more SNAT ports. Microsoft's comparison notes that AWS NAT gateways have a single public IP by default, but check current AWS limits for secondary addresses.
- Private NAT. AWS NAT gateways also support private NAT (to other networks without a public IP). Azure NAT Gateway is for internet egress only.