Storage · Managed NFS file storage

Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) vs Azure Files (NFS) vs Filestore

Managed NFS file storage, 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.

Storage

Managed NFS file storage

Close match

AWS

Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)

Azure

Azure Files (NFS)
Azure NetApp Files

Google Cloud

Filestore

What's different

EFS is elastic and pay-per-GB-used. Filestore and Azure Files premium are provisioned by capacity.

Quick answers

What is the Azure equivalent of Amazon Elastic File System?
The Azure equivalent of Amazon Elastic File System is Azure Files (NFS) and Azure NetApp Files. 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 Amazon Elastic File System?
The Google Cloud equivalent of Amazon Elastic File System is Filestore. 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 Files?
The AWS equivalent of Azure Files is Amazon Elastic File System (EFS). 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 Files?
The Google Cloud equivalent of Azure Files is Filestore. 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 Filestore?
The AWS equivalent of Filestore is Amazon Elastic File System (EFS). 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 Filestore?
The Azure equivalent of Filestore is Azure Files (NFS) and Azure NetApp Files. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.