Cloud Equivalents

AWS to Azure service categories

267 verified mappings across 7 categories.

Compute

Virtual machines, instance families, images, Spot and commitment discounts, dedicated hardware, scaling, HPC, simple hosting, virtual desktops, hybrid and edge, VMware, and VM security. AWS mapped to Azure, verified against official docs.

32 mappings · Direct match 16 Partial match 13 No equivalent 3

Containers & Serverless

Kubernetes, container platforms and registries, serverless functions (including Lambda's newest features), workflows, and the event, queue, and API services that connect them. AWS mapped to Azure, verified against official docs.

29 mappings · Direct match 11 Partial match 17 No equivalent 1

Storage

Object, block, file, hybrid, backup, and data-transfer storage. S3 and its storage classes, EBS, EFS and the FSx family, Storage Gateway, AWS Backup, and the transfer services, mapped to their Azure equivalents and verified against official docs.

38 mappings · Direct match 15 Partial match 17 No equivalent 6

Databases

Managed relational engines, cloud-native and serverless SQL, high availability and replication, NoSQL (key-value, document, wide-column, graph), time series, in-memory caches, and database migration. AWS mapped to Azure, verified against official docs.

34 mappings · Direct match 10 Partial match 17 No equivalent 7

Networking & Content Delivery

Virtual networks, subnets, routing, internet egress, network security and firewalls, hybrid connectivity, private service access, DNS, load balancing, CDN and edge compute, and network monitoring. AWS mapped to Azure, verified against official docs.

40 mappings · Direct match 24 Partial match 15 No equivalent 1

Identity & Security

Identity and access management, workforce and customer identity, directories, multi-account governance and guardrails, audit and compliance, keys, secrets and certificates, and threat detection and security operations. AWS mapped to Azure, verified against official docs.

29 mappings · Direct match 9 Partial match 18 No equivalent 2

AI & Machine Learning

Foundation models, agents, RAG, ML platforms, MLOps, AI chips, assistants, and prebuilt AI services. AWS mapped to Azure, verified against official docs.

65 mappings · Direct match 34 Partial match 21 No equivalent 10