Google Cloud → AWS and Azure
AWS and Azure equivalents of Apache Iceberg managed tables in BigQuery (BigLake)
The closest AWS equivalent of Google Cloud Apache Iceberg managed tables in BigQuery (BigLake) is Amazon S3 Tables; on Azure, Microsoft Fabric OneLake.
About Apache Iceberg managed tables in BigQuery (BigLake)
| Provider | Google Cloud |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Fully managed Apache Iceberg tables whose data lives in your Cloud Storage buckets, managed and queried through BigQuery. |
| Documentation | docs.cloud.google.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
Mappings (1)
| Capability | AWS | Match (GCP vs AWS) | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Managed open table storage (Apache Iceberg) | Amazon S3 Tables | Direct match | Microsoft Fabric OneLake |
Managed open table storage (Apache Iceberg) Direct match
Amazon S3 Tables maps to Apache Iceberg managed tables in BigQuery (BigLake), which store Iceberg data in your Cloud Storage buckets with BigQuery-managed maintenance.
- Tables are created and managed through BigQuery; S3 Tables is a storage-level table bucket that many engines use.
- Open engines such as Spark can read the tables through the BigLake metastore.