AWS has been consistently hailed as the leading vendor in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant
Industry survey shows Amazon with a larger cloud market share than Azure
AWS offers more cloud products and services than Azure
Amazon’s cloud network is larger, with more points of presence around the world
AWS beat Azure in Cockroach Labs’ independent survey of compute, network and storage performance across the board
AWS is cheaper than Azure for pricing, which forms the backbone of cloud deployments
However, this research has taught us that this answer can change based on the unique requirements of each business. So while AWS may seem better overall, your own research for your business may lead you to decide on Azure as the best choice for you.
In the end, the fact is that both Azure and AWS are top vendors with the best cloud platform, products and services to offer. Wherever you end up, you will unlock a wealth of cloud benefits.