Google Cloud → AWS and Azure
AWS and Azure equivalents of Cloud Storage access control (IAM, signed URLs)
The closest AWS equivalent of Google Cloud Cloud Storage access control (IAM, signed URLs) is Amazon S3 access control (IAM, bucket policies, presigned URLs); on Azure, Azure Storage access control (Entra RBAC, SAS, network rules).
About Cloud Storage access control (IAM, signed URLs)
| Provider | Google Cloud |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | IAM with uniform bucket-level access (or legacy ACLs), managed folders, and time-limited signed URLs. |
| Documentation | docs.cloud.google.com |
| Pricing | No separate pricing page |
Mappings (1)
| Capability | AWS | Match (GCP vs AWS) | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object storage access control and temporary sharing links | Amazon S3 access control (IAM, bucket policies, presigned URLs) | Direct match | Azure Storage access control (Entra RBAC, SAS, network rules) |
Object storage access control and temporary sharing links Direct match
S3 IAM, bucket policies, and presigned URLs map to Cloud Storage IAM (with uniform bucket-level access), managed folders, and signed URLs.
- Google recommends uniform bucket-level access, which disables object ACLs, much like S3 Object Ownership's bucket-owner-enforced setting.
- Permissions are granted with IAM policies on the bucket, project, or folder; there are no resource-based JSON bucket policies with conditions like S3's.