Amazon Web Services vs Google Cloud Platform vs Microsoft Azure: Security & Compliance Comparison
Summary
- Amazon Web Services holds 21 certifications. Google Cloud Platform holds 23 certifications. Microsoft Azure holds 23 certifications.
- Both are certified for: SOC 2, SOC 3, SOC 1, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 42001, ISO 9001, CSA STAR, HITRUST, BSI C5, EU-US DPF, Swiss-US DPF, PCI DSS, FedRAMP, StateRAMP, DORA, CJIS, IRAP, NIST CSF.
- Google Cloud Platform has but Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure don't: PIPEDA, FINRA.
- Microsoft Azure has but Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform don't: PIPEDA, FINRA.
Side-by-side: all 32 frameworks
| Framework | Amazon Web Services | Google Cloud Platform | Microsoft Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security & General Standards | |||
| SOC 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SOC 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SOC 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ISO 27001 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ISO 27017 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ISO 27018 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ISO 27701 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ISO 42001 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ISO 9001 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CSA STAR | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| HITRUST | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| BSI C5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Privacy & Data Transfer | |||
| GDPR | ~GDPR is a regulation, not a certification; AWS provides DPA/SCCs to support customer compliance. | ~GDPR is a regulation, not a certification; Google Cloud provides Cloud Data Processing Addendum/SCCs. | ~GDPR is a regulation, not a certification; Azure provides DPA/SCCs and control mappings. |
| CCPA | ? | ? | ? |
| UK GDPR | ~UK GDPR is a regulation, not a certification; covered via UK addendum and UK Extension to DPF. | ~UK GDPR is a regulation, not a certification; covered via UK addendum and UK Extension to DPF. | ~UK GDPR is a regulation, not a certification; covered via UK addendum and UK Extension to DPF. |
| LGPD | ? | ? | ? |
| PIPEDA | ? | ✓ | ✓ |
| DPDP Act | ? | ? | ? |
| PIPL | ? | ? | ? |
| EU-US DPF | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Swiss-US DPF | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Global CBPR | ? | ? | ? |
| Global PRP | ? | ? | ? |
| Industry & Government | |||
| HIPAA | ~HIPAA is a regulation; AWS offers standardized BAA and HIPAA-eligible services. | ~HIPAA is a regulation; Google Cloud offers BAA and HIPAA-eligible services. | ~HIPAA is a regulation; Azure offers BAA via Microsoft Product Terms and HIPAA/HITRUST built-in policy initiative. |
| PCI DSS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| FedRAMP | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| StateRAMP | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| DORA | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CJIS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| FINRA | ? | ✓ | ✓ |
| IRAP | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Emerging & Strategic | |||
| NIST CSF | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ Certified~ Partial / conditional— Not certified? Not publicly documented
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