AWS vs Microsoft Azure — Direktvergleich

Vendor-neutraler Direktvergleich von AWS und Microsoft Azure: Services, Rechenzentren, Kosten und Souveränität — datenbasiert auf comparison.cloud.

Management Summary

ServiceAWSMicrosoft Azure
Count of Services200+200+
Cost Rating6.0/105.7/10
Saving Plan72%62%
Datacenter114300
Countries2036
SEAL Score4.1/10 (41%)4.4/10 (44%)
USPMarket leader with the widest range of features and global reachLeading in data analytics, AI, and Kubernetes
RecommendationRecommended for innovation drivers and international scalingRecommended for enterprises heavily invested in Microsoft.

Sovereign Cloud

ServiceAWSMicrosoft Azure
InterpretationSensitive data should be encrypted by BYOK. For stronger protection use AWS European CloudSensitive data should be encrypted by BYOK and Confidential VMs. Use EU-Boundaries to keep data processing in EU.
SEALSEAL 1SEAL 1
ResidencyUSUS
Shared ResourcesAWS European Sovereign CloudMicrosoft Cloud for Sovereignty
Dedicated ResourcesEC2 Dedicated HostDedicated Host
Dedicated CloudAWS Outpost RackAzure Local
EncryptionCloud HSMDedicated HSM

SEAL Framework

ServiceAWSMicrosoft Azure
Sovereignty Score4.1/10 (41%) US jurisdiction caps strategic, legal & supply-chain objectives4.4/10 (44%) EU Data Boundary strong; US jurisdiction limits sovereignty
SOV-1 Strategic (15 %)3/10 US parent (Amazon); EU Sovereign Cloud entity announced, not independent3/10 US parent (Microsoft); EU partner clouds are separate offers
SOV-2 Legal & Jurisdictional (10 %)2/10 Subject to US CLOUD Act & FISA 7022/10 Subject to US CLOUD Act & FISA 702
SOV-3 Data & AI (10 %)6/10 Strong residency & BYOK controls; US access risk remains7/10 EU Data Boundary completed; strong confidential computing
SOV-4 Operational (15 %)4/10 EU Sovereign Cloud region with EU staff announced; global ops model today4/10 EU-based processing & support improved; global ops model
SOV-5 Supply Chain (20 %)3/10 Proprietary global supply chain, custom US silicon3/10 Global proprietary hardware & software supply chain
SOV-6 Technology (15 %)3/10 Proprietary stack, high lock-in, limited reversibility4/10 Proprietary platform, notable lock-in; hybrid options exist
SOV-7 Security & Compliance (10 %)8/10 BSI C5, ISO 27001, broad audit portfolio8/10 BSI C5, ISO 27001, extensive compliance portfolio
SOV-8 Environmental (5 %)8/10 100% renewable energy matched; net-zero 2040 pledge8/10 Carbon negative by 2030 commitment

Availability & Locations

ServiceAWSMicrosoft Azure
DACH PresenceGermanyGermany
Presence EuropeGermany Frankfurt, Brandenburg (Sovereign Cloud)Ireland Dublin
Presence North AmericaUSA Virginia, Ohio, Oregon, CaliforniaUSA Virginia, Iowa, Texas, California …
Presence South AmericaBrazil São PauloBrazil São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro
Presence Asia-PacificJapan Tokyo, OsakaAustralia Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra
Presence Middle East & AfricaBahrain ManamaUAE Dubai, Abu Dhabi
Availability Zones100+400+
Multi-AZ
Regions30+70+
Countries20+30+
Continents66
Point of Presence700192
Dedicated Backbone
DDoS

Compute

ServiceAWSMicrosoft Azure
Shared InstanceEC2 Elastic Compute 1vCPU-896vCPUVirtual Machine 1vCPU-832vCPU
Dedicated InstanceEC2 Dedicated instance 1vCPU-896vCPUIsolated VM
GPU InstanceElastic ComputeCloud GPU
Windows ServerEC2 Windows Server InstancesVirtual Machine
ServerlessLambdaFunctions
ARM InstanceGravitonCobalt Arm64 VMs
Confidential ComputingNitro EnclavesConfidential VMs

Hot Storage

ServiceAWSMicrosoft Azure
Block StorageElastic Block StorageDisk Storage
AssetsSimple Storage Service(S3)Blob Storage(Hot)
Managed NetAppFsXNetApp Files
FileElastic File SystemFiles

Cold Storage

ServiceAWSMicrosoft Azure
VM BackupAMIBlob Storage (Cool)
Volume BackupEBS SnapshotsBlob Storage(Cool)
ArchiveS3 - GlacierBlob Storage (Archive)
TapeS3 - Deep GlacierBlob Storage (Archive)
Disaster RecoveryElastic Disaster RecoverySite Recovery

Managed Databases

ServiceAWSMicrosoft Azure
MySQLAuroraDatabase for MySQL
PostGreAuroraDatabase for PostgreSQL
MS SQLRDS for SQL ServerAzure SQL Database
OracleRDS for OracleOracle Database@Azure
DB2RDS for Db2–
Document-OrientedDocumentDBCosmos DB
Distributed Wide-ColumnKeyspacesCosmos DB for Cassandra
TSDBTimestreamAzure Data Explorer
CacheElastiCacheCache for Redis
Search EngineCloudSearchAI Search
Knowledge GraphNeptuneCosmos DB

Network & Security

ServiceAWSMicrosoft Azure
NetworkVirtual Private CloudVirtual Network
Public IPElastic IPPublic IP
GatewayAPI GatewaysAPI Management
Load BalancerElastic Load BalancerApplication Gateway Load Balancer
Public DNSRoute53DNS
Private DNSRoute53Private DNS
FirewallWAFWAF
Private ConnectivityVirtual Private CloudExpress Route
Dedicated ConnectivityDirect ConnectExpress Route Direct
DDoS ProtectionShieldDDoS Protection
CDNCloudfrontCDN

Orchestration

ServiceAWSMicrosoft Azure
Container RegistryElastic Container RegistryAzure Container Registry
OrchestrationElastic Kubernetes Service(EKS)Azure Kubernetes Service(AKS)

Virtualization

ServiceAWSMicrosoft Azure
HypervisorNitro System KVM-basiert, kein direkter ZugangHyper-V kein direkter Zugang
Instance as a ServiceEC2 InstancesVirtual Machines
Managed Virtualization PlatformsVMware Cloud on AWS BYOK onlyAzure VMware Solution
Bare Metal VirtualizationEC2 Instances .metal instance typeDedicated Host
Edge VirtualizationOutposts ServerAzure Local
Workload-specific VirtualizationAWS für SAPSAP HANA on Azure

Management

ServiceAWSMicrosoft Azure
Identity ManagementIAMEntra ID
IaCCloudFormationResource Manager
Audit TrailCloudTrailActivity Log
Mail ServiceSESCommunication Services
Command LineAWS CLIAzure CLI
CO2 CalculatorCarbon FootprintSustainability Calculator

Big Data

ServiceAWSMicrosoft Azure
DashboardsCloudWatchMonitor
Data StreamingKinesis Data StreamsStream Analytics
MessagingMQService Bus
Business AnalyticsQuickSightPower BI
Big Data ProcessingEMRData Lake
Big Data PlattformGlueData Factory
Log MonitoringCloudwatchMonitor

AI & Machine Learning

ServiceAWSMicrosoft Azure
AssistantLexAI Bot Service
TranslationTranslateAI Translator
Audio AnalysisTranscribeAI Speech
Computer VisionRekognitionAI Vision
NLPComprehendAI Language
Image GenerationBedrockOpenAI Service
Machine LearningSageMakerMachine Learning
AI RouterBedrockAI Foundry
Document IntelligenceTextractForm Recognizer

Quantum Computing

ServiceAWSMicrosoft Azure
EmulatorBraketQuantum Simulator
EngineBraketQuantum

Compliance & Certificates

ServiceAWSMicrosoft Azure
C5\nGerman cloud security catalogue
ISO 20000\nIT service management system standard
ISO 27001\nInformation security management system
ISO 27017\nCloud security controls for providers
ISO 27018\nPersonal data protection for cloud
ISO 27701\nPrivacy information management extension
ISO 50001\nEnergy management for data centers
CSA STAR\nCloud Security Alliance assurance registry
SOC 1,2,3\nService organization control audit reports
PCI DSS\nPayment card data security standard
ISO 9001\nQuality management system standard

Cost Indication

ServiceAWSMicrosoft Azure
Rating6.0/105.7/10
CPU\nvCPU/h4.2/10 0,0335750 €4.0/10 0,0352750 €
GPU\nH100/h5.5/10 5,8480000 €5.4/10 5,9330000 €
RAM\nGB/h3.0/10 0,0097750 €3.6/10 0,0080750 €
VMware\nCPU/h-4.1/10 0,2911250 €
Managed MySQL\nRatio1/46.9/10 0,1033767 €5.5/10 0,1293863 €
Block Storage\nGB/h | 3000 IOPS10.0/10 0,0001108 €10.0/10 0,0001105 €
S3 Storage\nGB/h3.1/10 0,0000336 €4.4/10 0,0000233 €
Archive Storage\nGB/h4.5/10 0,0000157 €5.2/10 0,0000116 €
Tape\nGB/h8.4/10 0,0000025 €8.4/10 0,0000025 €
Kubernetes-Service-Premium\nCluster/h8.2/10 0,5100000 €8.2/10 0,5100000 €
Serverless-Request\nper 1 Mil Requests8.8/10 0,1700000 €8.8/10 0,1700000 €
Serverless-Compute\nGB-Sec5,9/10 0,0000142 €5.6/10 0,0000136 €
Generative AI-Token Input\nLLama3.3-70B per 1Mil tokens10.0/10 0,6120000 €9.2/10 0,7301500 €
Generative AI-Token Output\nLLama3.3-70B per 1Mil tokens10.0/10 0,6120000 €9.2/10 0,7301500 €
Egress\nper GB3.0/10 0,0765000 €3.0/10 0,0705500 €

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