Google Cloud → AWS and Azure
AWS and Azure equivalents of Compute Engine reservations
The closest AWS equivalent of Google Cloud Compute Engine reservations is EC2 On-Demand Capacity Reservations; on Azure, Azure on-demand capacity reservation.
About Compute Engine reservations
| Provider | Google Cloud |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Reserve zonal capacity for specific machine types, consumed automatically by matching VMs or only by VMs that target the reservation. Future reservations can request capacity ahead of time. |
| Documentation | docs.cloud.google.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
Mappings (1)
| Capability | AWS | Match (GCP vs AWS) | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity reservations | EC2 On-Demand Capacity Reservations | Direct match | Azure on-demand capacity reservation |
Capacity reservations Direct match
EC2 On-Demand Capacity Reservations map to Compute Engine reservations, which hold zonal capacity for a machine type.
- Reservations are consumed automatically by matching VMs by default, or only by VMs that target them.
- Future reservations let you request capacity for a later start date.