Google Cloud → AWS and Azure
AWS and Azure equivalents of Network Connectivity Center
The closest AWS equivalents of Google Cloud Network Connectivity Center are AWS Transit Gateway, AWS Cloud WAN and Direct Connect gateway; on Azure, Azure Virtual WAN, Azure Virtual Network Manager and ExpressRoute Global Reach.
About Network Connectivity Center
| Provider | Google Cloud |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Hub-and-spoke connectivity among VPC spokes and hybrid spokes (VPN, Interconnect, router appliances). |
| Documentation | docs.cloud.google.com |
| Pricing | No separate pricing page |
Mappings (3)
| Capability | AWS | Match (GCP vs AWS) | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hub-and-spoke transit routing | AWS Transit Gateway | Partial match | Azure Virtual WAN, Azure Virtual Network Manager |
| Policy-defined global WAN | AWS Cloud WAN | Partial match | Azure Virtual WAN, Azure Virtual Network Manager |
| Private circuits spanning regions and sites | Direct Connect gateway | Partial match | ExpressRoute Global Reach |
Hub-and-spoke transit routing Partial match
AWS Transit Gateway maps partly to Network Connectivity Center, a hub that connects VPC spokes and hybrid spokes (VPN, Interconnect, router appliances).
- Because a VPC network is global, many designs need no transit hub; Shared VPC also reduces the number of networks.
- NCC is a global hub rather than a regional attachment point.
Policy-defined global WAN Partial match
AWS Cloud WAN maps partly to Google Cloud WAN, a managed enterprise backbone on Google's network built from Cloud Interconnect, Cross-Site Interconnect, and Network Connectivity Center.
- Cloud WAN is a solution assembled from several products rather than one policy-driven service.
- Cross-Site Interconnect provides Layer 2 connectivity between your sites over Google's network.
Private circuits spanning regions and sites Partial match
Direct Connect gateway maps partly to Cloud Interconnect with global dynamic routing on the VPC network, which reaches all regions from one attachment. Network Connectivity Center adds site-to-site data transfer between on-premises sites.
- Traffic to other regions through a VLAN attachment pays cross-region rates.