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Networking & CDN: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud

Every networking & cdn capability, with its name on each cloud. Click a row for the full comparison and differences.

Capability	AWS	Azure	Google Cloud	Match
Virtual private network (VPC)	Amazon VPC	Azure Virtual Network (VNet)	Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)	Exact
Layer 4 load balancer	Network Load Balancer (NLB)	Azure Load Balancer	Cloud Load Balancing (Network LB)	Exact
Layer 7 load balancer	Application Load Balancer (ALB)	Azure Application Gateway	Cloud Load Balancing (Application LB)	Exact
Content delivery network (CDN)	Amazon CloudFront	Azure Front Door	Cloud CDN Media CDN	Close
DNS	Amazon Route 53	Azure DNS	Cloud DNS	Exact
DNS-based traffic routing	Route 53 routing policies	Azure Traffic Manager	Cloud DNS routing policies	Close
Global anycast acceleration	AWS Global Accelerator	Azure cross-region Load Balancer	Cloud Load Balancing (global anycast)	Close
Dedicated private connectivity	AWS Direct Connect	Azure ExpressRoute	Cloud Interconnect	Exact
Site-to-site VPN	AWS Site-to-Site VPN	Azure VPN Gateway	Cloud VPN	Exact
Client (point-to-site) VPN	AWS Client VPN	VPN Gateway point-to-site	No direct equivalent	Partial
Hub-and-spoke network transit	AWS Transit Gateway AWS Cloud WAN	Azure Virtual WAN	Network Connectivity Center	Close
Private service endpoints	AWS PrivateLink	Azure Private Link	Private Service Connect	Exact
NAT gateway	NAT Gateway	Azure NAT Gateway	Cloud NAT	Exact
Managed network firewall	AWS Network Firewall	Azure Firewall	Cloud Next Generation Firewall	Exact
Instance-level firewall rules	Security groups Network ACLs	Network security groups (NSG)	VPC firewall rules	Close
Web application firewall	AWS WAF	Azure Web Application Firewall	Google Cloud Armor	Exact
DDoS protection	AWS Shield	Azure DDoS Protection	Google Cloud Armor	Close
Bastion / secure VM access	AWS Systems Manager Session Manager EC2 Instance Connect	Azure Bastion	Identity-Aware Proxy (TCP forwarding)	Close
Network monitoring & diagnostics	VPC Flow Logs VPC Reachability Analyzer	Azure Network Watcher	Network Intelligence Center	Close
API gateway / management	Amazon API Gateway	Azure API Management	Apigee API Gateway	Close
Service discovery	AWS Cloud Map	No direct equivalent	Service Directory	Partial

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