Compute · Platform-as-a-Service web apps

AWS Elastic Beanstalk equivalent in Azure and Google Cloud

AWS Elastic Beanstalk vs Azure App Service vs App Engine

Platform-as-a-Service web apps, 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

Platform-as-a-Service web apps

Close match

AWS

AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Azure

Azure App Service

Google Cloud

App Engine

What's different

Azure App Service is the most full-featured (slots, auth, custom domains built in). Elastic Beanstalk provisions ordinary EC2/ELB resources in your account. For new work Google steers toward Cloud Run rather than App Engine.

Key differences at a glance

AspectAWSAzureGoogle Cloud
What it runsProvisions EC2, load balancers and auto scaling in your accountFully managed web hosting on Windows or Linux, code or containersStandard: sandboxed runtimes. Flexible: containers on managed VMs
PricingNo charge for Beanstalk itself; you pay for the resources it createsPay for an App Service plan (tier and instance count)Standard: per instance-hour, scales to zero. Flexible: per VM resources
Standout featuresFull access to the underlying EC2 resourcesDeployment slots (Standard tier and up), built-in authentication, custom domainsScale to zero (Standard), traffic splitting between versions
RuntimesJava, .NET, Node.js, Python, Ruby, Go, PHP and Docker.NET, Java, Node.js, Python, PHP and containersStandard: several language runtimes. Flexible: any container

When to choose which

AWS

You want classic web hosting on AWS and like having direct control of the underlying EC2 instances.

Azure

You want the most complete PaaS: slots for zero-downtime swaps, built-in auth and easy .NET or Node hosting.

Google Cloud

You already run on App Engine and want scale-to-zero hosting with minimal operations. For new container-based apps, compare it with Cloud Run.

Migration tips

  • Moving to Azure App Service: map Beanstalk environments to App Service plans plus deployment slots.
  • Containerising the app first makes it portable across all three (ECS on Fargate, App Service containers, Cloud Run).
  • Check background jobs and cron: each platform handles them differently.

Details for AWS Elastic Beanstalk verified November 2026 against official documentation: AWS Elastic Beanstalk · Azure App Service · Google App Engine.

Quick answers

What is the Azure equivalent of AWS Elastic Beanstalk?
The Azure equivalent of AWS Elastic Beanstalk is Azure App Service. 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 AWS Elastic Beanstalk?
The Google Cloud equivalent of AWS Elastic Beanstalk is App Engine. 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 App Service?
The AWS equivalent of Azure App Service is AWS Elastic Beanstalk. 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 App Service?
The Google Cloud equivalent of Azure App Service is App Engine. 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 App Engine?
The AWS equivalent of App Engine is AWS Elastic Beanstalk. 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 App Engine?
The Azure equivalent of App Engine is Azure App Service. They do the same job, but differ in features, limits or pricing, so check the notes below before migrating.