Google Cloud → AWS and Azure
AWS and Azure equivalents of Security Command Center
The closest AWS equivalents of Google Cloud Security Command Center are Amazon GuardDuty, AWS Security Hub CSPM, AWS Security Hub and Amazon Inspector; on Azure, Microsoft Defender for Cloud (workload protection), Defender for Cloud CSPM (Foundational and Defender CSPM) and Defender for Servers (with Defender Vulnerability Management).
About Security Command Center
| Provider | Google Cloud |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Security and risk management in Standard and Premium tiers; the Enterprise tier is deprecated and shuts down May 21, 2027. |
| Documentation | docs.cloud.google.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
Mappings (3)
Managed threat detection Direct match
Amazon GuardDuty maps to Security Command Center threat detection, including Event Threat Detection, which analyzes logs to detect threats in near real time.
- Threat detection services need the Security Command Center Premium tier.
- The Enterprise tier is deprecated and shuts down on May 21, 2027; organizations move to Premium.
Cloud security posture management (CSPM) Direct match
AWS Security Hub maps to Security Command Center, which detects misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and threats, with security postures to manage policy drift.
- Standard tier includes basic findings; Premium adds advanced detectors and compliance reporting.
- The Enterprise tier is deprecated (shuts down May 21, 2027).
Vulnerability scanning for servers, containers, and functions Partial match
Amazon Inspector maps partly to Artifact Analysis for container image vulnerabilities and Security Command Center vulnerability findings for VMs and GKE.
- There is no single scanner across VMs, containers, and functions like Inspector.