Google Cloud → AWS and Azure
AWS and Azure equivalents of Filestore
The closest AWS equivalent of Google Cloud Filestore is Amazon EFS; on Azure, Azure Files.
About Filestore
| Provider | Google Cloud |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Managed NFS file servers in zonal, regional, and other service tiers for VMs and GKE. |
| Documentation | docs.cloud.google.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
Mappings (1)
| Capability | AWS | Match (GCP vs AWS) | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serverless NFS file system for Linux | Amazon EFS | Partial match | Azure Files |
Serverless NFS file system for Linux Partial match
Amazon EFS maps partly to Filestore, managed NFS file servers in zonal, regional, and other tiers.
- Filestore instances have provisioned capacity per tier; EFS grows and shrinks automatically and bills per GB used.
- NetApp Volumes is the other NFS option, with ONTAP data features.