Google Cloud → AWS and Azure
AWS and Azure equivalents of Resource-based committed use discounts
The closest AWS equivalent of Google Cloud Resource-based committed use discounts is Amazon EC2 Reserved Instances; on Azure, Azure Reservations (Reserved VM Instances).
About Resource-based committed use discounts
| Provider | Google Cloud |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Commit to a quantity of vCPUs, memory, GPUs, or local SSD in a region for 1 or 3 years. Sustained use discounts also apply automatically to some series. |
| Documentation | docs.cloud.google.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
Mappings (1)
| Capability | AWS | Match (GCP vs AWS) | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reserved instances | Amazon EC2 Reserved Instances | Direct match | Azure Reservations (Reserved VM Instances) |
Reserved instances Direct match
EC2 Reserved Instances map to resource-based committed use discounts: commit to vCPUs, memory, GPUs, or local SSD in a region for 1 or 3 years.
- Commitments are to resource quantities in a region, not to an instance type, so they apply across VM sizes within the machine series.
- There is no marketplace to resell commitments.
- Sustained use discounts give automatic savings on some series even without a commitment.