Google Cloud → AWS and Azure
AWS and Azure equivalents of Hyperdisk and Persistent Disk
The closest AWS equivalent of Google Cloud Hyperdisk and Persistent Disk is Amazon EBS; on Azure, Azure managed disks.
About Hyperdisk and Persistent Disk
| Provider | Google Cloud |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Network block storage for Compute Engine. Hyperdisk lets you provision capacity, IOPS, and throughput separately; Persistent Disk is the older family. |
| Documentation | docs.cloud.google.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
Mappings (1)
| Capability | AWS | Match (GCP vs AWS) | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| VM block storage volumes | Amazon EBS | Direct match | Azure managed disks |
VM block storage volumes Direct match
Amazon EBS maps to Hyperdisk and Persistent Disk, network block storage for Compute Engine.
- Hyperdisk provisions capacity, IOPS, and throughput separately, like EBS gp3/io2; newer machine series support only Hyperdisk.
- Regional (synchronously replicated across two zones) disk options exist, which EBS doesn't offer.