Cloud Providers

AWS vs Azure vs GCP — Full Comparison

Compare the top three cloud providers on pricing, features, AI capabilities, and best use cases.

⭐ Most Popular
AWS
Amazon Web Services — Market Leader
$0.023
per GB storage / month
✅200+ services
✅Largest ecosystem & community
✅Best-in-class ML (SageMaker)
✅Global in 30+ regions
⚠️Complex pricing model
Azure
Microsoft Azure — Enterprise Choice
$0.020
per GB storage / month
✅Best Microsoft/Office 365 integration
✅Strong hybrid cloud support
✅Azure OpenAI Services
✅Compliance-heavy industries
⚠️Steeper learning curve
GCP
Google Cloud Platform — Data & AI
$0.020
per GB storage / month
✅Best BigQuery & data analytics
✅Kubernetes (GKE) — Google invented it
✅Vertex AI & TensorFlow
✅Best price/performance ratio
⚠️Smaller ecosystem than AWS
Feature ☁️ AWS 🔷 Azure 🟡 GCP
Market Share 32% 👑 22% 11%
Free Tier 12 months + always free 12 months + always free $300 credit (90 days)
Kubernetes EKS (good) AKS (good) GKE (best) 👑
Serverless Lambda (best) 👑 Azure Functions Cloud Functions
ML / AI SageMaker (mature) Azure OpenAI 👑 Vertex AI (cutting-edge)
Best for Startups ✅ Strong ⚠️ OK ✅ Great value
Best for Enterprise ✅ Yes ✅ Best (MS shops) 👑 ✅ Data-heavy
CodeCurious Default ✅ Primary For MS clients For data projects