Cost Management · Commitment discounts

Savings Plans vs Azure savings plan for compute vs Committed use discounts

Commitment discounts, 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.

Cost Management

Commitment discounts

Close match

AWS

Savings Plans
Reserved Instances

Azure

Azure savings plan for compute
Azure Reservations

Google Cloud

Committed use discounts

What's different

Google also applies sustained-use discounts automatically to some VM families.

Quick answers

What is the Azure equivalent of Savings Plans?
The Azure equivalent of Savings Plans is Azure savings plan for compute and Azure Reservations. 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 Savings Plans?
The Google Cloud equivalent of Savings Plans is Committed use discounts. 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 savings plan for compute?
The AWS equivalent of Azure savings plan for compute is Savings Plans and Reserved 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 savings plan for compute?
The Google Cloud equivalent of Azure savings plan for compute is Committed use discounts. 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 Committed use discounts?
The AWS equivalent of Committed use discounts is Savings Plans and Reserved 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 Committed use discounts?
The Azure equivalent of Committed use discounts is Azure savings plan for compute and Azure Reservations. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.