1. Azure：
它是云服务提供商，并且是Microsoft的子公司，因此有时被称为Microsoft Azure。它成立于2008年，如今已成为全球第二大云服务提供商。它提供软件即服务(SaaS)，平台即服务(PaaS)和基础架构即服务(IaaS)，并支持许多不同的编程语言，工具和框架。 Azure是一个很好的平台，提供给开发人员以将其应用程序传输或存储到云中。
2. Google Cloud Platform(GCP)：
顾名思义，它是Google家族的一部分。它于2011年推出，与Azure(2008)相比有点晚，但它在市场上的地位非常迅速，如今，它已成为仅次于AWS和Azure的世界第三大云提供商。一些使用Google Cloud Platform(计算引擎或App Engine)服务的著名公司是Spotify，HSBC，Home Depot，Snapchat，HTC，Best Buy，Philips，可口可乐，Domino’s，Feedly，ShareThis，Sony Music和Ubisoft。
关于GCP，最重要的是，它为您提供了与Google用于其最终用户服务(例如Gmail，Youtube和Google Meet等)相同的环境和体系结构。截至2020年，Google列出了Google Cloud品牌下的90多种产品包括计算，存储，网络，数据库，分析，应用程序服务，部署，管理每个月都在增加。
Azure和GCP之间的区别：
| S.NO | Azure | GCP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It was started in 2008. | It was started in 2011. | |||
| 2 | As of February 2020, Canalys reports Azure with 14.9% of the market. | As of February 2020, Canalys reports GCP with 6% of the market. | |||
| 3 | It provides Azure Virtual Machines as computing service. | It provides Compute Engine as computing service. | |||
| 4 | It has more number of Zones. | It has less number of Zones than AWS. | |||
| 5 | The Growth Rate is low. | The Growth Rate is high. | |||
| 6 | It provides Azure CDN. | It provides Google Cloud CND. | 7 | It is expensive than GCP. | It is cheaper than Azure. |
| 8 | For Container-as-a-service, Azure offers Azure Kubernetes Service. | For Container-as-a-service, GCP Offers Google Kubernetes Engine. | |||
| 9 | For Function-as-a-service, Azure offers Azure Functions. | For Function-as-a-service, GCP Offers Google Cloud Functions. | |||
| 10 | In case of Azure, 1-3 years commitment for reserved VM instances grants a significant discount. | In case of GCP, if you use the same instance for most of a given month you are eligible for a sustained use discount of up to 30%. | |||
| 11 | Azure provides access to files via standard SMB protocol. | Google offers NAS access and integrates with GKE. | |||
| 12 | Azure offers a free tier with minimal services, many more popular services for 12 months, and $200 credit to try any other paid service. | GCP offers a free tier with some basic services that are always free and a $300 credit to try other services. | |||
| 13 | For RDBMS, Azure provides SQL Database. | For RDBMS, GCP provides Cloud SQL. | |||
| 14 | Azure VNet is used in Azure to create Virtual Network. | Virtual Private Cloud is used in GCP to create Virtual Network. |