Compute
gcp
aws
azure
Standard Compute Services
Access to virtual machine instances
Compute Engine
Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
Virtual Machines
Fully-Managed Backends
Services to fully handle deployment, host provisioning, and load balancing while limiting the user's manual control
App Engine (Standard Environment)
Managed Services
App Service
Managed Backends
Services to handle deployment, provisioning, and load balancing while still giving control of the resources underneath
App Engine (Flexible Environment)
Elastic Beanstalk
Cloud Services
Serverless Functions
Services that let the user run individual functions without provisioning or managing the underlying servers
Cloud Functions
Lambda
Functions
Microservices
Platforms to help package, deploy, and manage microservices
App Engine
Step Functions
Service Fabric
Containers
Services to help run, configure, and manage containerized applications
Kubernetes Engine
Elastic Container Service (ECS), Fargate
Container Service (AKS)
Container Registry
Services for storing private container images
Container Registry
EC2 Container Registry
Container Registry
Auto-Scaling
Services for automatically scaling groups of hosts up or down in response to demand
Autoscaling
Auto Scaling
Autoscale
Auto-Scaling Groups
Terms for the VM groups that are managed by auto scaling rules
Instance groups
Auto Scaling Groups
Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Batch Processing
Services to automatically manage large-scale batch processing jobs
Cloud Dataflow
AWS Batch
Batch
Bidding
Services offering lower prices on spare instances when available
EC2 Spot Instances
Simplified Compute Services
Access to virtual machine instances, but with less complexity and better ease-of-use
Lightsail
Storage and Databases
gcp
aws
azure
Cloud Storage
Services for general purpose data storage
Cloud Storage
Simple Storage Service (S3)
Blob Storage
On-Prem to Cloud Hybrid Storage
Services to connect on-prem storage with cloud-based storage
Storage Gateway
StorSimple
SQL Service
Services to set up, operate, and scale a relational database
Cloud SQL
Relational Database Service (RDS)
SQL Databases
Cold Data
Inexpensive, long-term data storage services with longer retrieval times
Archival Cloud Storage (Nearline, Coldline)
Glacier
Cool Blob Storage
NoSQL
NoSQL cloud database services
Cloud Datastore, Cloud Bigtable
DynamoDB, SimpleDB
Table Storage
Cache
Services to deploy, operate, and scale an in-memory cache in the cloud
Memcache
ElastiCache
Redis Cache
Disk Storage
Services to access disk storage in the cloud
Persistent Disk
Elastic Block Store (EBS)
Disk Storage
Application Messaging
Services to handle event streams and messaging between independent applications or microservices
PubSub
Simple Queue Service (SQS), Amazon MQ
Queue Storage and Service Bus
Hybrid SQL and NoSQL
Table storage services that support both SQL and NoSQL-like queries
Cloud Spanner
CosmosDB
Data Orchestration
Tools to manage the movement of data from one storage or processing service to another
Cloud Dataflow
Data Pipeline, Glue
Data Factory
Serverless Query Service
Serverless products for the analysis of stored data with SQL queries
Athena
SQL Elastic Pool
Services designed to reduce costs by sharing compute and storage resources across multiple isolated databases
SQL Elastic Pools
Networking and Content Delivery
gcp
aws
azure
Virtual Network
Services providing isolated virtual private networks within a major cloud service
Virtual Private Cloud
Virtual Private Cloud
Virtual Network
Load Balancing
Services to automatically distribute load across various resources based on application or network metrics (including DNS, Application, and Transport Layers)
Load Balancing
Elastic Load Balancing
Load Balancer, Traffic Manager, Application Gateway
CDN
Global content delivery network services to manage the delivery of web content to users
CDN
CloudFront
CDN
Cloud Provider Connection
Tools to create a dedicated network connection from on-premise to the cloud provider
Interconnect
Direct Connect
ExpressRoute
DNS
Scalable cloud Domain Name System (DNS) web services
DNS
Route 53
DNS
Video and Media Services
Collections of tools related to storing and streaming video content
Media Solutions
Media Services, Elemental Media Services
Media Services
Monitoring and Management
gcp
aws
azure
Infrastructure Monitoring
Infrastructure performance monitoring tools
Stackdriver
CloudWatch
Azure Monitor
Application Performance Monitoring
Tools for collecting and visualizing end-to-end traces of requests on an application
Stackdriver
X-Ray
Application Insights
Billing
Tools to better predict and control the costs and bills associated with cloud provider services
Billing API
Billing, Cost Explorer
Billing
Logs
Tools to collect and store log data and events
Stackdriver Logging
Cloudwatch Logs
Diagnostics Logs, Log Analytics
Advisors
Tools to analyze and optimize a cloud environment for security, performance, and cost effectiveness
Recommendations
Trusted Advisor
Advisor
API Management
Tools to create and manage APIs
Cloud Endpoints
API Gateway
API Apps (to create) or API Management (to manage)
Resource Management
Tools to define, provision, and manage compute resources
Deployment Manager, Cloud Console, Resource Manager
CloudFormation
Resource Manager
Configuration Management
Tools for automated configuration and instance management
OpsWorks, Config
Automation
Service Catalog
Tools for creating catalogs of IT services like VM images, software, or databases that are approved for use
Service Catalog
Business Intelligence
Services to visualize and analyze business data
QuickSight
Machine Learning and AI
gcp
aws
azure
Machine Learning
Managed services to create machine learning models
Machine Learning Services
Machine Learning, SageMaker
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Tools to derive meaning from language and enable bot conversations
Natural Language API
Lex, Comprehend
Cognitive Services, Language Understanding (LUIS)
Image Recognition
Tools to detect objects, scenes, and faces in images
Vision API
Rekognition, Rekognition Video
Cognitive Services
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)
Tools to convert speech into text
Speech API
Lex, Transcribe
Cognitive Services
Text-to-Speech
Tools to convert text into speech
Polly
Bing Speech API
Translation
Tools to translate text across languages
Translation API
Translate
Cognitive Services
Bot Management
Tools to build, connect, deploy, and manage bots
Bot Services
Internet of Things
gcp
aws
azure
IoT Platforms
Cloud platforms to connect IoT devices with applications
Cloud IoT Core (Beta)
AWS IoT, IoT Device Management
IoT Hub
IoT Analytics
Tools to visualize and analyze IoT data
Time Series Insights
Local IoT Functionality
Tools to provide familiar cloud functionality to offline IoT devices
Greengrass
Security and Identity
gcp
aws
azure
Identity and Access Management
Tools to control user access and privileges
IAM
IAM
Azure Active Directory
Key Management
Tools to store and manage encryption keys
Cloud Key Management Service
Key Management Service
Key Vault
Security Visibility
Tools to visualize and manage the status of other cloud resources
Systems Manager
Security Center
Vulnerability Scanner
Tools for automated detection of security vulnerabilities
Security Scanner
GuardDuty, Inspector
SSL/TLS Certificates
Tools for provisioning, managing, and deploying SSL/TLS certificates
SSL Certificates
Certificate Manager
Certificates
Compliance Reports
Portal to access compliance reports and online agreements
Artifact
Web App Firewall
Tools to customize security rules and protect from DDoS attacks on web apps
Firewall
Web Application Firewall & Shield
Web Application Firewall
Identity-Aware Proxy
Tools to guard access to an application via a proxy that verifies identity
Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy
Security Keys
Services to enforce two-step verification via a physical security key
Security Key Enforcement
Developer Tools
gcp
aws
azure
Git
Services for hosting private Git repositories
Cloud Source Repositories
CodeCommit
Visual Studio Team Services
Code Building
Tools for compiling, testing, and packaging code for deploy
Container Builder
CodeBuild
Visual Studio Team Services
Code Deployment
Tools to automate code deployments
CodeDeploy
Visual Studio Team Services
CI/CD Pipeline Management
Tools to automate the code development pipeline
CodePipeline, CodeStar
Visual Studio Team Services, Visual Studio Mobile Center
App Development Tools
Supplementary services to aid in the app development process, such as crash reporting and analytics
Debugger and Error Reporting
HockeyApp
Dev Environment
Services used to provision dev/test environments quickly
Test Lab
Device Farm
Azure DevTest Labs
Integrated Development Environment
Cloud-based environments for writing and debugging code
Cloud9
Mobile
gcp
aws
azure
Mobile Development Center
Ecosystems for simplifying the development of mobile applications
Firebase
Mobile Hub
Mobile Apps
Mobile App Analytics
Tools to collect and act on mobile app usage statistics
Firebase
Mobile Analytics
Mobile Engagement
Search
Search functionality as a service for web or mobile apps
CloudSearch
Search Services
Workflow Management
Tools to design visual workflows that manage an app's logical flow through various functions or integrations
Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
Logic Apps
Push Notifications
Push notification functionality as a service
Pub/Sub
Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Notification Hubs
User Engagement Platforms
Services that run targeted campaigns to drive user engagement in mobile apps
Pinpoint
User Sign Ins
Services to add user sign-ups and sign-ins within apps
Cognito
Desktop App Streaming
Services to make desktop apps accessible from browsers
AppStream
Big Data
gcp
aws
azure
Data Warehouses
Data warehouse services designed for large structured datasets
BigQuery
Redshift
SQL Data Warehouse
Streaming & Analytics
Tools to run parallel analytics on real-time streaming data
Cloud Dataflow
Kinesis
Stream Analytics
Data Lake
Services for storage of massive amounts of unstructured data
Data Lake
Big Data Processing
Tools for data processing jobs using Hadoop clusters
Dataproc, Dataflow
Elastic MapReduce (EMR)
HDInsight
Streaming Data Ingestion
Fully managed services for the capture, transformation, and loading of streaming data
Cloud Pub/Sub
Kinesis Firehose
Event Hub
Machine Learning Data Exploration
Tools for analyzing and visualizing data for machine learning models
Datalab
Genomics Processing
Platform for uploading, processing, and searching petabytes of genomics data
Genomics
Hybrid and Migration
gcp
aws
azure
Migration Services
Tools for migrating servers and databases from on-prem to cloud storage
Storage Transfer Service
Database Migration Service, Server Migration Service
Migrate
Application Discovery
Tools to automatically detect on-prem applications and their dependencies
Application Discovery Service
Migrate
Appliance-Based Migration
Petabyte-scale data transfer services using physical appliances
Google Transfer Appliance
Snowball, Snowmobile
Data Box
Migration Management
Tools focused on visualizing and organizing a migration
Migration Hub
Migrate
On-Premise Backup and Recovery
Services designed to back up on-prem data with cloud storage
Backup Vault, Recovery Services
File System
File storage systems that emphasize standardization across hybrid environments
Elastic File System (EFS), Elastic File Sync
File Storage
Hybrid SQL
Services to create hybrid on-prem and cloud SQL databases
SQL Server Stretch Database
Compute
gcp
aws
azure
Standard Compute Services
Access to virtual machine instances
Compute Engine
Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
Virtual Machines
Fully-Managed Backends
Services to fully handle deployment, host provisioning, and load balancing while limiting the user's manual control
App Engine (Standard Environment)
Managed Services
App Service
Managed Backends
Services to handle deployment, provisioning, and load balancing while still giving control of the resources underneath
App Engine (Flexible Environment)
Elastic Beanstalk
Cloud Services
Serverless Functions
Services that let the user run individual functions without provisioning or managing the underlying servers
Cloud Functions
Lambda
Functions
Microservices
Platforms to help package, deploy, and manage microservices
App Engine
Step Functions
Service Fabric
Containers
Services to help run, configure, and manage containerized applications
Kubernetes Engine
Elastic Container Service (ECS), Fargate
Container Service (AKS)
Container Registry
Services for storing private container images
Container Registry
EC2 Container Registry
Container Registry
Auto-Scaling
Services for automatically scaling groups of hosts up or down in response to demand
Autoscaling
Auto Scaling
Autoscale
Auto-Scaling Groups
Terms for the VM groups that are managed by auto scaling rules
Instance groups
Auto Scaling Groups
Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Batch Processing
Services to automatically manage large-scale batch processing jobs
Cloud Dataflow
AWS Batch
Batch
Bidding
Services offering lower prices on spare instances when available
EC2 Spot Instances
Simplified Compute Services
Access to virtual machine instances, but with less complexity and better ease-of-use
Lightsail
Storage and Databases
gcp
aws
azure
Cloud Storage
Services for general purpose data storage
Cloud Storage
Simple Storage Service (S3)
Blob Storage
On-Prem to Cloud Hybrid Storage
Services to connect on-prem storage with cloud-based storage
Storage Gateway
StorSimple
SQL Service
Services to set up, operate, and scale a relational database
Cloud SQL
Relational Database Service (RDS)
SQL Databases
Cold Data
Inexpensive, long-term data storage services with longer retrieval times
Archival Cloud Storage (Nearline, Coldline)
Glacier
Cool Blob Storage
NoSQL
NoSQL cloud database services
Cloud Datastore, Cloud Bigtable
DynamoDB, SimpleDB
Table Storage
Cache
Services to deploy, operate, and scale an in-memory cache in the cloud
Memcache
ElastiCache
Redis Cache
Disk Storage
Services to access disk storage in the cloud
Persistent Disk
Elastic Block Store (EBS)
Disk Storage
Application Messaging
Services to handle event streams and messaging between independent applications or microservices
PubSub
Simple Queue Service (SQS), Amazon MQ
Queue Storage and Service Bus
Hybrid SQL and NoSQL
Table storage services that support both SQL and NoSQL-like queries
Cloud Spanner
CosmosDB
Data Orchestration
Tools to manage the movement of data from one storage or processing service to another
Cloud Dataflow
Data Pipeline, Glue
Data Factory
Serverless Query Service
Serverless products for the analysis of stored data with SQL queries
Athena
SQL Elastic Pool
Services designed to reduce costs by sharing compute and storage resources across multiple isolated databases
SQL Elastic Pools
Networking and Content Delivery
gcp
aws
azure
Virtual Network
Services providing isolated virtual private networks within a major cloud service
Virtual Private Cloud
Virtual Private Cloud
Virtual Network
Load Balancing
Services to automatically distribute load across various resources based on application or network metrics (including DNS, Application, and Transport Layers)
Load Balancing
Elastic Load Balancing
Load Balancer, Traffic Manager, Application Gateway
CDN
Global content delivery network services to manage the delivery of web content to users
CDN
CloudFront
CDN
Cloud Provider Connection
Tools to create a dedicated network connection from on-premise to the cloud provider
Interconnect
Direct Connect
ExpressRoute
DNS
Scalable cloud Domain Name System (DNS) web services
DNS
Route 53
DNS
Video and Media Services
Collections of tools related to storing and streaming video content
Media Solutions
Media Services, Elemental Media Services
Media Services
Monitoring and Management
gcp
aws
azure
Infrastructure Monitoring
Infrastructure performance monitoring tools
Stackdriver
CloudWatch
Azure Monitor
Application Performance Monitoring
Tools for collecting and visualizing end-to-end traces of requests on an application
Stackdriver
X-Ray
Application Insights
Billing
Tools to better predict and control the costs and bills associated with cloud provider services
Billing API
Billing, Cost Explorer
Billing
Logs
Tools to collect and store log data and events
Stackdriver Logging
Cloudwatch Logs
Diagnostics Logs, Log Analytics
Advisors
Tools to analyze and optimize a cloud environment for security, performance, and cost effectiveness
Recommendations
Trusted Advisor
Advisor
API Management
Tools to create and manage APIs
Cloud Endpoints
API Gateway
API Apps (to create) or API Management (to manage)
Resource Management
Tools to define, provision, and manage compute resources
Deployment Manager, Cloud Console, Resource Manager
CloudFormation
Resource Manager
Configuration Management
Tools for automated configuration and instance management
OpsWorks, Config
Automation
Service Catalog
Tools for creating catalogs of IT services like VM images, software, or databases that are approved for use
Service Catalog
Business Intelligence
Services to visualize and analyze business data
QuickSight
Machine Learning and AI
gcp
aws
azure
Machine Learning
Managed services to create machine learning models
Machine Learning Services
Machine Learning, SageMaker
Machine Learning
Natural Language Processing
Tools to derive meaning from language and enable bot conversations
Natural Language API
Lex, Comprehend
Cognitive Services, Language Understanding (LUIS)
Image Recognition
Tools to detect objects, scenes, and faces in images
Vision API
Rekognition, Rekognition Video
Cognitive Services
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)
Tools to convert speech into text
Speech API
Lex, Transcribe
Cognitive Services
Text-to-Speech
Tools to convert text into speech
Polly
Bing Speech API
Translation
Tools to translate text across languages
Translation API
Translate
Cognitive Services
Bot Management
Tools to build, connect, deploy, and manage bots
Bot Services
Internet of Things
gcp
aws
azure
IoT Platforms
Cloud platforms to connect IoT devices with applications
Cloud IoT Core (Beta)
AWS IoT, IoT Device Management
IoT Hub
IoT Analytics
Tools to visualize and analyze IoT data
Time Series Insights
Local IoT Functionality
Tools to provide familiar cloud functionality to offline IoT devices
Greengrass
Security and Identity
gcp
aws
azure
Identity and Access Management
Tools to control user access and privileges
IAM
IAM
Azure Active Directory
Key Management
Tools to store and manage encryption keys
Cloud Key Management Service
Key Management Service
Key Vault
Security Visibility
Tools to visualize and manage the status of other cloud resources
Systems Manager
Security Center
Vulnerability Scanner
Tools for automated detection of security vulnerabilities
Security Scanner
GuardDuty, Inspector
SSL/TLS Certificates
Tools for provisioning, managing, and deploying SSL/TLS certificates
SSL Certificates
Certificate Manager
Certificates
Compliance Reports
Portal to access compliance reports and online agreements
Artifact
Web App Firewall
Tools to customize security rules and protect from DDoS attacks on web apps
Firewall
Web Application Firewall & Shield
Web Application Firewall
Identity-Aware Proxy
Tools to guard access to an application via a proxy that verifies identity
Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy
Security Keys
Services to enforce two-step verification via a physical security key
Security Key Enforcement
Developer Tools
gcp
aws
azure
Git
Services for hosting private Git repositories
Cloud Source Repositories
CodeCommit
Visual Studio Team Services
Code Building
Tools for compiling, testing, and packaging code for deploy
Container Builder
CodeBuild
Visual Studio Team Services
Code Deployment
Tools to automate code deployments
CodeDeploy
Visual Studio Team Services
CI/CD Pipeline Management
Tools to automate the code development pipeline
CodePipeline, CodeStar
Visual Studio Team Services, Visual Studio Mobile Center
App Development Tools
Supplementary services to aid in the app development process, such as crash reporting and analytics
Debugger and Error Reporting
HockeyApp
Dev Environment
Services used to provision dev/test environments quickly
Test Lab
Device Farm
Azure DevTest Labs
Integrated Development Environment
Cloud-based environments for writing and debugging code
Cloud9
Mobile
gcp
aws
azure
Mobile Development Center
Ecosystems for simplifying the development of mobile applications
Firebase
Mobile Hub
Mobile Apps
Mobile App Analytics
Tools to collect and act on mobile app usage statistics
Firebase
Mobile Analytics
Mobile Engagement
Search
Search functionality as a service for web or mobile apps
CloudSearch
Search Services
Workflow Management
Tools to design visual workflows that manage an app's logical flow through various functions or integrations
Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
Logic Apps
Push Notifications
Push notification functionality as a service
Pub/Sub
Simple Notification Service (SNS)
Notification Hubs
User Engagement Platforms
Services that run targeted campaigns to drive user engagement in mobile apps
Pinpoint
User Sign Ins
Services to add user sign-ups and sign-ins within apps
Cognito
Desktop App Streaming
Services to make desktop apps accessible from browsers
AppStream
Big Data
gcp
aws
azure
Data Warehouses
Data warehouse services designed for large structured datasets
BigQuery
Redshift
SQL Data Warehouse
Streaming & Analytics
Tools to run parallel analytics on real-time streaming data
Cloud Dataflow
Kinesis
Stream Analytics
Data Lake
Services for storage of massive amounts of unstructured data
Data Lake
Big Data Processing
Tools for data processing jobs using Hadoop clusters
Dataproc, Dataflow
Elastic MapReduce (EMR)
HDInsight
Streaming Data Ingestion
Fully managed services for the capture, transformation, and loading of streaming data
Cloud Pub/Sub
Kinesis Firehose
Event Hub
Machine Learning Data Exploration
Tools for analyzing and visualizing data for machine learning models
Datalab
Genomics Processing
Platform for uploading, processing, and searching petabytes of genomics data
Genomics
Hybrid and Migration
gcp
aws
azure
Migration Services
Tools for migrating servers and databases from on-prem to cloud storage
Storage Transfer Service
Database Migration Service, Server Migration Service
Migrate
Application Discovery
Tools to automatically detect on-prem applications and their dependencies
Application Discovery Service
Migrate
Appliance-Based Migration
Petabyte-scale data transfer services using physical appliances
Google Transfer Appliance
Snowball, Snowmobile
Data Box
Migration Management
Tools focused on visualizing and organizing a migration
Migration Hub
Migrate
On-Premise Backup and Recovery
Services designed to back up on-prem data with cloud storage
Backup Vault, Recovery Services
File System
File storage systems that emphasize standardization across hybrid environments
Elastic File System (EFS), Elastic File Sync
File Storage
Hybrid SQL
Services to create hybrid on-prem and cloud SQL databases
SQL Server Stretch Database