AWS vs Google Cloud vs Azure
Cloud platforms: features, costs, and which one won't surprise you with the bill.
When to Use This Comparison
Deploy this when choosing cloud infrastructure, migrating from on-premise, evaluating multi-cloud strategies, or when current cloud costs feel out of control. Most relevant when infrastructure decisions have long-term implications.
Decision Context
Your ideal cloud platform depends on existing ecosystem, team expertise, specific service needs, cost sensitivity, and whether you're optimizing for breadth versus depth of services. Startups have different needs than enterprises with existing Microsoft contracts.
Key Tradeoffs
AWS offers the broadest service catalog and market dominance but complex pricing and overwhelming options. GCP provides superior data and ML services with cleaner pricing but smaller market share. Azure excels at Microsoft ecosystem integration but service maturity varies.