AWS dominates market share at 32% with the broadest service portfolio (200+ services), while Google Cloud excels in data analytics, AI/ML capabilities, and offers 25-30% lower pricing on comparable compute resources. AWS suits enterprises needing comprehensive solutions; Google Cloud appeals to data-driven organizations prioritizing cost efficiency.
AWS vs Google Cloud Platform — Side-by-side comparison on A Versus B
Market-leading cloud platform with 200+ services and 32% global market share
Enterprise cloud infrastructure provider with 200+ integrated services for compute, storage, databases, and AI/ML.
Global Market Share. Number of Services Offered. BigQuery Analytics Performance. Compute Pricing (per vCPU/hour). Data Centers Globally. Enterprise Customer Base. Vertex AI vs SageMaker Capabilities
Choose AWS if you need the most comprehensive service ecosystem, strongest enterprise support, widest partner network, and established multi-service integrations across your organization. Choose Google Cloud if you prioritize AI/ML workloads, real-time analytics, cost optimization, and work heavily with structured data—GCP's BigQuery and Vertex AI have no equal in the market.
Amazon Web Services (AWS): $0.023 | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): $0.004 | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): Multiple models via Bedrock | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): AWS Outposts (limited) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): Fargate (feature-rich) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 32% | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 32% | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 11%
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 200+ | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 100+
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 33 | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 42
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 5/10 | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 9/10
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 8/10 | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 10/10
Amazon Web Services (AWS): Moderate (Outposts) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Good (Anthos)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 4/10 | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 3/10
Amazon Web Services (AWS): Largest | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Growing
Amazon Web Services (AWS): Strong (ECS/EKS) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Best (GKE native)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): Via Athena/Redshift | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Native (BigQuery)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): AWS only | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): Pay-per-use only | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 33 regions | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 105+ zones | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 190+ native services | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 30-45 (via Console/CLI) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): AWS CloudFormation requires manual GitHub setup | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Monthly Cost (1 vCPU, 1GB RAM, Standard Instance)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): $9.50 (t3.micro on-demand) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): $0.0116 | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 33 regions | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 42
Amazon Web Services (AWS): $0.0416 | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $0.0298
Amazon Web Services (AWS): $0.02 | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $0.12
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 8-12 hours (SageMaker) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 2-3 hours (Vertex AI)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 15-30 seconds (Athena, 1TB scan) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 2-5 seconds (BigQuery, 1TB scan)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): $15,000 | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $12,500
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 18-25 steps (EKS setup) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 3-4 steps (GKE)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 200+ | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 12 months + always-free services | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 1 hour (Business Support) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): SageMaker, Bedrock, Forecast, Lookout, Kendra | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Monthly Cost for 10TB Egress Data Transfer
Amazon Web Services (AWS): $116 (after 1GB free) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 120 minutes | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 125ms (Lambda standard) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 45-60 (configure VPC, IAM, EC2, security groups) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 8+ (RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora, ElastiCache, Neptune, DocumentDB, Keyspaces, Timestream) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 99.99% (us-east-1 region) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 99.95%
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 50,000+ (t3.large EC2) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Estimated Learning Time for New Developer
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 80-100 hours | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A (not a single GitHub repo) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 3 languages (YAML, JSON, TypeScript/Python/Java via CDK) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): AWS only | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): GCP only
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 200+ AWS-specific services (largest portfolio in cloud) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): Free (1 year, then pay-as-you-go infrastructure costs) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 33+ geographic regions with 105+ availability zones | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 1M+ AWS Certified professionals | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): $0 (free tier + pay-per-use) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Cost for Standard Production App (2 dynos + add-ons)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): $100-150 (EC2 Reserved + RDS) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 24,576 | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 100-3000 | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): No, requires CodePipeline ($0.02/active pipeline) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 32 regions | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 31 regions | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 40+ regions
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 200+ services | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 200+ services
Amazon Web Services (AWS): $0.01 (variable by service) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): No (Shield Advanced: $3,000/month) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 120+ minutes (full configuration) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 15+ (RDS, DynamoDB, Redshift, etc.) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): ~80ms (median global) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): ~700 Gbps (AWS Shield Advanced) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Compute Instance Starting Price (hourly)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): $0.0116/hour (t3.micro) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): up to 72% | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): RDS for SQL Server (third-party) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): SageMaker (launched 2017) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 200+ services | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 50-150ms | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): ~75ms
Amazon Web Services (AWS): Layer 3/4 only (Advanced costs $3,000+/mo) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): Pay-as-you-go from $0 | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 30-60+ minutes (account setup, IAM, networking) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 32% of public cloud (2024) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 120-240 minutes | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 0.75GB RDS micro (750 hours/month) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): $3,000-8,000 (optimized EC2 + RDS) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): Extensive—full SQL, custom queries, advanced analytics | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 8-12 weeks | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 32% of developers use AWS | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 600+ | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 40+ regions
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 15 minutes | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 10 GB | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Serverless Function Cost per 1M Requests
Amazon Web Services (AWS): $0.20 | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): $0 (pay-per-use only) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 300-900 (5-15 minutes) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 24+ (RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora, Redshift, etc.) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 8 (SQL, Firestore, Spanner, BigQuery, Datastore, Memorystore, AlloyDB, DynamoDB)
Setup Complexity (Learning Hours Required)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 40+ hours for foundational AWS certification | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 99.99% (multi-region) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS): $0.0535 | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $0.0396
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A (Redshift: 8-12s) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 1.8 seconds
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 65% | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 35%
Amazon Web Services (AWS): SageMaker (good, broad) | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Vertex AI (best-in-class)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): 12 months | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 3 months (but $300 credit)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 40+ regions
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 99.9% (Cloud DNS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 500-2000ms
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 200+ services
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $300
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Variable (usage-based)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $6.25
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $65-$78
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): No discount
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 7.6 million
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 99.95%
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 40+ models in Vertex AI
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $0.04/hour ($29.20/month)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 25+ (including Spanner, Firestore, Bigtable)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $300 (90 days)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 30-45 minutes
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Advanced (Vertex AI, AutoML, BigQuery ML)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Supported (GKE) - industry standard with advanced networking
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $50-200
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 1.5-2x (Dataproc optimization)
BigQuery/Equivalent Query Speed (1TB dataset)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 8-12 sec (native BigQuery)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 4,000,000+ (GCP users across Alphabet ecosystem)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Vertex AI (robust, separate service)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): BigLake (preview), requires external ACID solutions
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 300-900 seconds (App Engine)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 300 e2-micro hours (App Engine)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Vertex AI, TensorFlow, Vision API, NLP API, AutoML (5+ major services)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $0.04-0.48 depending on machine type
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 35+ cloud regions worldwide
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 8/10 (requires IAM, VPC, networking knowledge)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $19.25/month (e2-micro)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): GKE (Enterprise-grade, full API support)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 15-20 minutes
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 15+ (Cloud SQL, Firestore, Bigtable, Spanner, Memorystore)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $500/month
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Limited in standard tier, requires Cloud Armor
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $25-50 (1 VM + storage)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 8+ (SQL, NoSQL, Graph, Time-series)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Vertex AI, BigQuery ML, TensorFlow, AutoML
Serverless Function Cost (1M executions/month)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $4-8 (Cloud Functions)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): GKE with full managed support
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 2-4 hours (GKE managed)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Starts at $0.31 per cluster/hour
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Docker, Containerd, CRI-O (via GKE)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): High (proprietary services)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 99.95% SLA guaranteed
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 5-10 hours/month (managed GKE)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): GCP only
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $25
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 40+
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $73
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 8
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 100+
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $0 (free tier)
Typical Production Compute Cost (2vCPU, 4GB RAM)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $60-90/month
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $0.12/GB
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $73+/month (GKE cluster fee)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Full suite (Vertex AI, BigQuery ML, TensorFlow native)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 90 days ($300 credits)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 50-150ms (varies by region)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Included (capacity varies by plan)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Limited free tier ($25-$100/month minimum for production)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 150+ pre-trained models via Vertex AI
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 60-120 minutes (includes VPC, IAM, networking)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Part of Alphabet Inc. (~$2.2 trillion market cap)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 20+ languages (Python, Go, Java, Node.js, etc.)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): $20-50
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 500ms
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 40 regions
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 60-120 minutes
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 1GB free tier (paid after)
Amazon Web Services (AWS): N/A | Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 20+ languages (Python, Go, Java, Node, .NET, Ruby, PHP)
How to choose between Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
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Which cloud platform is cheaper, AWS or Google Cloud?
Google Cloud is 25-30% cheaper on compute resources. A comparable instance costs $0.0396/vCPU/hour on GCP vs $0.0535 on AWS. However, AWS's Reserved Instances can reach parity with 72% discounts on 3-year commitments. Total cost depends on your workload mix—GCP excels in analytics/AI, while AWS pricing is more competitive for traditional infrastructure.
Is AWS or Google Cloud better for machine learning?
Google Cloud is superior for machine learning. Vertex AI offers industry-leading AutoML, better integration with TensorFlow/PyTorch, and seamless Gemini LLM access. AWS SageMaker is capable but more complex. Google's data science teams consistently rank GCP's ML tools higher in benchmarks. However, AWS has broader integration with non-ML services, making it better for end-to-end pipelines in established enterprises.
Can I use both AWS and Google Cloud together?
Yes, many enterprises use both (multi-cloud strategy). Tools like Terraform and Kubernetes enable portability. However, multi-cloud increases complexity, operational costs, and splits team focus. Data synchronization between platforms incurs additional egress fees (typically $0.02/GB). Most organizations choose one primary platform and use the other only for specific strengths (e.g., GCP for analytics, AWS for general infrastructure).
Which cloud has better customer support?
AWS has broader support with 24/7 Premium Support ($15,000+/month) and more certified partners. Google Cloud offers comparable technical support but fewer third-party integration options. AWS's dominance means faster community problem-solving and more consultants available. For Fortune 500 companies, AWS support ecosystem is significantly more mature; for startups, both are adequate.
How do AWS and Google Cloud compare for databases?
AWS offers broader database variety (RDS, DynamoDB, Neptune, DocumentDB, etc.) covering every use case. Google Cloud excels in BigQuery for analytics and Firestore/Datastore for NoSQL. AWS is more flexible for relational databases and cross-engine support. For data warehousing and real-time analytics, BigQuery has no equal. For traditional OLTP applications, AWS's RDS is more mature.
How to Choose Between Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Global Market Share: Amazon Web Services (AWS) has 32%, while Google Cloud Platform (GCP) has 11%.
Number of Services Offered: Amazon Web Services (AWS) has 200+, while Google Cloud Platform (GCP) has 100+.
Consider: BigQuery Analytics Performance
BigQuery Analytics Performance: Amazon Web Services (AWS) has 2.1 seconds (sample 1TB query), while Google Cloud Platform (GCP) has 1.8 seconds (native advantage).
Consider: Compute Pricing (per vCPU/hour)
Compute Pricing (per vCPU/hour): Amazon Web Services (AWS) has $0.0535, while Google Cloud Platform (GCP) has $0.0396.
Data Centers Globally: Amazon Web Services (AWS) has 33 regions, while Google Cloud Platform (GCP) has 42 regions.
Enterprise Customer Base: Amazon Web Services (AWS) has 65% of Fortune 500, while Google Cloud Platform (GCP) has 35% of Fortune 500.
Consider: Vertex AI vs SageMaker Capabilities
Vertex AI vs SageMaker Capabilities: Amazon Web Services (AWS) has AutoML, multi-modal models, while Google Cloud Platform (GCP) has Broader pre-built models, AutoML.