Google Cloud → AWS and Azure
AWS and Azure equivalents of Managed instance groups (MIGs) and autoscaler
The closest AWS equivalent of Google Cloud Managed instance groups (MIGs) and autoscaler is Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling; on Azure, Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets.
About Managed instance groups (MIGs) and autoscaler
| Provider | Google Cloud |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Groups of identical VMs built from an instance template, with autoscaling, autohealing, rolling updates, and zonal or regional distribution. |
| Documentation | docs.cloud.google.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
Mappings (1)
| Capability | AWS | Match (GCP vs AWS) | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| VM auto scaling groups | Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling | Direct match | Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets |
VM auto scaling groups Direct match
EC2 Auto Scaling groups map to managed instance groups (MIGs) with the autoscaler.
- Regional MIGs spread instances across zones; zonal MIGs stay in one zone.
- MIGs also do autohealing (health-check based recreation) and rolling updates from instance templates, like launch templates.