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Storage: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud

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

Capability	AWS	Azure	Google Cloud	Match
Object storage	Amazon S3	Azure Blob Storage	Cloud Storage	Exact
Archive storage	Amazon S3 Glacier storage classes	Blob Storage archive tier	Cloud Storage Archive class	Exact
Block storage	Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)	Azure Managed Disks	Persistent Disk Hyperdisk	Exact
Managed NFS file storage	Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)	Azure Files (NFS) Azure NetApp Files	Filestore	Close
Windows (SMB) file shares	Amazon FSx for Windows File Server	Azure Files (SMB)	Google Cloud NetApp Volumes	Close
Managed NetApp ONTAP	Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP	Azure NetApp Files	Google Cloud NetApp Volumes	Exact
High-performance parallel file system	Amazon FSx for Lustre	Azure Managed Lustre	Google Cloud Managed Lustre	Exact
Hybrid storage gateway	AWS Storage Gateway	Azure File Sync	No direct equivalent	Partial
Backup	AWS Backup	Azure Backup	Backup and DR Service	Exact
Disaster recovery	AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery	Azure Site Recovery	Backup and DR Service	Close
Offline data transfer appliances	AWS Snowball	Azure Data Box	Transfer Appliance	Exact
Online data transfer	AWS DataSync	Azure Storage Mover AzCopy	Storage Transfer Service	Close
Managed SFTP / FTP	AWS Transfer Family	Blob Storage SFTP support	No direct equivalent	Partial

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