Amazon Web Services (AWS) vs Microsoft Azure
No clear leader: Microsoft Azure (59.1) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) (54.7) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud infrastructure. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AWS is a global cloud infrastructure provider offering hundreds of services with flexible, consumption-based pricing across 39 geographic regions.
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft's enterprise cloud platform providing AI-powered services, fully managed infrastructure, development tools, and integrations for building and operating applications across cloud and hybrid environments with multi-layered security and extensive compliance support.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Brave
- Upstage
- Asana
- Pokee AI
- Tailscale
- 1Password
- Trend Micro
- Orca Security
- Okta
- Suger
- Arctic Wolf
- Cast AI
- LucidLink
- Vanta
Microsoft Azure
- GitHub
- Visual Studio Code
- Visual Studio
- Power Apps
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.