Compute
Spot / preemptible VMs
Exact match
What's different
Interruption notice: AWS 2 minutes, Azure ~30 seconds, Google 30 seconds. Google Spot VMs have no maximum runtime (legacy preemptible VMs stopped at 24h).
Compute · Spot / preemptible VMs
EC2 Spot Instances vs Azure Spot Virtual Machines vs Spot VMs
Spot / preemptible VMs, side by side on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. They're a near 1:1 match, so a migration is mostly configuration.
Quick answers
- What is the Azure equivalent of EC2 Spot Instances?
- The Azure equivalent of EC2 Spot Instances is Azure Spot Virtual Machines. They're a near 1:1 match, so a migration is mostly configuration.
- What is the Google Cloud equivalent of EC2 Spot Instances?
- The Google Cloud equivalent of EC2 Spot Instances is Spot VMs. They're a near 1:1 match, so a migration is mostly configuration.
- What is the AWS equivalent of Azure Spot Virtual Machines?
- The AWS equivalent of Azure Spot Virtual Machines is EC2 Spot Instances. They're a near 1:1 match, so a migration is mostly configuration.
- What is the Google Cloud equivalent of Azure Spot Virtual Machines?
- The Google Cloud equivalent of Azure Spot Virtual Machines is Spot VMs. They're a near 1:1 match, so a migration is mostly configuration.
- What is the AWS equivalent of Spot VMs?
- The AWS equivalent of Spot VMs is EC2 Spot Instances. They're a near 1:1 match, so a migration is mostly configuration.
- What is the Azure equivalent of Spot VMs?
- The Azure equivalent of Spot VMs is Azure Spot Virtual Machines. They're a near 1:1 match, so a migration is mostly configuration.