Compute · Bare metal servers

EC2 bare metal instances vs Azure BareMetal Infrastructure vs Bare Metal Solution

Bare metal servers, side by side on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.

Compute

Bare metal servers

Close match

AWS

EC2 bare metal instances

Azure

Azure BareMetal Infrastructure

Google Cloud

Bare Metal Solution

What's different

AWS offers bare metal as ordinary EC2 instance sizes (*.metal). Azure and Google's offerings are aimed at specialised workloads such as SAP HANA and Oracle, and are provisioned separately.

Quick answers

What is the Azure equivalent of EC2 bare metal instances?
The Azure equivalent of EC2 bare metal instances is Azure BareMetal Infrastructure. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.
What is the Google Cloud equivalent of EC2 bare metal instances?
The Google Cloud equivalent of EC2 bare metal instances is Bare Metal Solution. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.
What is the AWS equivalent of Azure BareMetal Infrastructure?
The AWS equivalent of Azure BareMetal Infrastructure is EC2 bare metal instances. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.
What is the Google Cloud equivalent of Azure BareMetal Infrastructure?
The Google Cloud equivalent of Azure BareMetal Infrastructure is Bare Metal Solution. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.
What is the AWS equivalent of Bare Metal Solution?
The AWS equivalent of Bare Metal Solution is EC2 bare metal instances. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.
What is the Azure equivalent of Bare Metal Solution?
The Azure equivalent of Bare Metal Solution is Azure BareMetal Infrastructure. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.