Cloud Service Equivalents Matrix

Compare equivalent services across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and DigitalOcean. Find the right service for every cloud platform with detailed comparisons, use cases, and educational content.

154 services compared
38 categories
5 cloud providers
Updated May 2026

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Service Equivalents Comparison

Centralized access control and identity management for cloud resources
Identity
SLA: N/A
Pricing: free tier
Fine-grained permissions with policies
SLA: N/A
Pricing: free tier
Renamed from Azure AD. Integrated with Microsoft ecosystem
SLA: N/A
Pricing: free tier
Predefined and custom roles
SLA: N/A
Pricing: free tier
Compartment-based resource isolation
SLA: 99.99%
Pricing: free tier
Team-based access control with Owner and Member role assignments; Spaces supports bucket-level ACLs and access keys per team member; no fine-grained per-resource IAM policies comparable to AWS IAM

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AWS vs Azure vs GCP

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Oracle Cloud vs AWS vs Azure

OCI offers competitive alternatives to AWS and Azure with strong Oracle database integration and often lower pricing for enterprise workloads.

OCI vs GCP Comparison

Compare Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to Google Cloud Platform for containers, AI/ML, and data analytics workloads with SLA comparisons.

DigitalOcean vs AWS vs Azure

DigitalOcean offers simpler pricing and a developer-first experience — with strong managed databases, object storage, and Kubernetes (DOKS) at a fraction of hyperscaler complexity.

Cloud Provider SLA Comparison 2026

The headline SLA percentages look similar across providers — the real difference is what architecture you need to achieve each tier. AWS and GCP offer no SLA at all for single-instance compute.

Deployment TierAWSAzureGCPOCIDO
Single instanceNo SLA99.5%No SLA99.5%99.99%
Multi-zone / Multi-AZ99.95%99.95%99.95%99.95%99.99%
Multi-region active-active99.99%99.99%99.99%99.99%No SLA
Key insight: AWS EC2 and GCP Compute Engine have no SLA for single-instance deployments. DigitalOcean Droplets are notable for carrying a 99.99% SLA even at single-instance. You need a multi-AZ or multi-zone setup before any uptime guarantee applies on AWS or GCP.

Credit Policy When SLA Is Breached

AWS
10% credit for 99–99.9%
30% credit below 99%
Azure
10% credit for 99–99.9%
25% credit below 99%
GCP
10% credit for 99–99.9%
50% credit below 99%
OCI ★
25% credit below 99.5%
100% credit below 95%
DigitalOcean
10% credit for 99–99.99%
25% credit below 99%

Actual SLAs vary by service tier and configuration. See individual service entries below for specific SLA details and official documentation.

Cloud Egress & Bandwidth Cost Comparison 2026

Egress costs — what you pay to move data out to the internet — are one of the most overlooked factors in total cost of ownership. The differences between providers are dramatic, especially at scale.

Monthly VolumeAWSAzureGCPOCIDigitalOcean
First 100 GBFreeFreeFreeFreeFree†
Up to 10 TB/month$0.09/GB$0.087/GB$0.08/GBFree*$0.01/GB†
10–50 TB/month$0.085/GB$0.083/GB$0.06/GB$0.0085/GB$0.01/GB
50+ TB/month$0.07/GB$0.05/GB$0.04/GB$0.0085/GB$0.01/GB

* OCI includes 10 TB/month free internet egress. Intra-region transfer is free on all providers. † DigitalOcean includes 1 TB/month free egress per Droplet; flat $0.01/GB thereafter.

OCI Advantage

OCI includes 10 TB/month free egress, then just $0.0085/GB. For workloads transferring 50 TB/month, OCI egress costs over 90% less than AWS.

DigitalOcean Flat Rate

DigitalOcean's flat $0.01/GB egress (after 1 TB/month free per Droplet) is simple and predictable — ideal for startups and SMBs wanting no egress billing surprises.

GCP 2023 Price Cut

Google reduced egress costs significantly in 2023 and offers free egress to Cloudflare and other CDN partners — strong for globally distributed content delivery.

AWS / Azure Lock-in Risk

AWS and Azure charge standard egress rates regardless of destination. High egress costs create economic lock-in — factor this into long-term architecture decisions.

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Cloud Security & Compliance Comparison 2026

All major providers hold enterprise-grade certifications, but their security tooling philosophy and default posture differ significantly. The right choice depends on your existing infrastructure and compliance requirements.

CertificationAWSAzureGCPOCIDO
SOC 2 Type II
PCI-DSS Level 1
HIPAA (with BAA)
FedRAMP HighPartialPartial
ISO 27001
GDPR

Security Philosophy by Provider

AWS — Breadth & IAM Maturity

Security Hub aggregates findings across 200+ services. AWS IAM is the most granular in the industry. GuardDuty provides ML-based threat detection across all accounts.

Azure — Identity-First via Entra ID

Deep Active Directory integration makes Azure the default for enterprise Windows environments. Conditional Access and Microsoft Defender provide the broadest compliance dashboard.

GCP — Zero-Trust Native

Google pioneered BeyondCorp zero-trust. Binary Authorization for containers, Confidential Computing, and VPC Service Controls are standout differentiators from other providers.

OCI — Secure by Default

Cloud Guard (threat detection), Security Zones (policy enforcement), and Vault (key management) are enabled by default — features other providers charge extra for.

DigitalOcean — Developer-Focused

SOC 2 Type II, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, and HIPAA certified. Managed firewalls, VPC isolation, and private networking are included. FedRAMP not supported — not a fit for government workloads.

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