AWS (Amazon Web Services), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) are the three leading cloud service providers. Here's a quick comparison: Feature AWS Azure GCP Launched 2006 2010 2011 Strengths Market leader, wide services, mature ecosystem Strong integration with Microsoft products Best for AI, ML, data analytics Pricing Pay-as-you-go, flexible Competitive, hybrid-friendly Aggressive pricing, sustained discounts Use Cases General-purpose, enterprises, startups Enterprises with Microsoft stack Big data, ML, startups, developers All three offer similar core services: compute (VMs), storage, networking, databases, and more, but they differ in performance, tools, integrations, and pricing models.