Google Cloud → AWS and Azure
AWS and Azure equivalents of Organization Policy Service
The closest AWS equivalent of Google Cloud Organization Policy Service is Service control policies and resource control policies; on Azure, Azure Policy.
About Organization Policy Service
| Provider | Google Cloud |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Managed and custom constraints that restrict resource configurations across the hierarchy. |
| Documentation | docs.cloud.google.com |
| Pricing | No separate pricing page |
Mappings (1)
| Capability | AWS | Match (GCP vs AWS) | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organization-wide guardrail policies | Service control policies and resource control policies | Direct match | Azure Policy |
Organization-wide guardrail policies Direct match
Service and resource control policies map to Organization Policy constraints (managed and custom) and IAM deny policies, both inherited down the hierarchy.
- Organization policies restrict configurations; deny policies restrict permissions, splitting what SCPs do.