| Networking Feature | Azure | AWS |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual Network | Virtual Network (VNet) | Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) |
| Subnets | Subnet | Subnet |
| Private IP Addresses | Private IP address | Private IP address |
| Public IP Addresses | Public IP address | Public IP Address / Elastic IP Address |
| Network Interface Cards | Network Interface Card (NIC) | Elastic Network Interface (ENI) |
| Load Balancer | Azure Load Balancer | Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) – Classic Load Balancer – Application Load Balancer (ALB) – Network Load Balancer (NLB) |
| VPN Gateway | VPN Gateway | Virtual Private Gateway |
| Peering | Virtual Network Peering | VPC Peering |
| Network Security Groups (Firewall) | Network Security Group (NSG) | Security Group |
| Dedicated Network | ExpressRoute | Direct Connect |
| Content Delivery Network | Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) | Amazon CloudFront |
| Firewall Service | Azure Firewall | AWS Network Firewall |
| Network Traffic Manager | Azure Traffic Manager | Route 53 (primarily a DNS service with traffic management features) |
| Private DNS | Azure Private DNS | Route 53 Resolver |
| DNS | Azure DNS | Route 53 |
| Transit Gateway | Virtual WAN | AWS Transit Gateway |
| Service Endpoint | Service Endpoint | VPC Endpoint |
| Regions | Azure Region | AWS Region |
| Availability Zones | Availability Zones | Availability Zones |
| Public/Private Subnets | Public Subnet / Private Subnet in VNet | Public Subnet / Private Subnet in VPC |
| Transit Gateway | Virtual WAN | AWS Transit Gateway |
| Interface Endpoint | Service Endpoint | VPC Endpoint (Interface) |
| Gateway Endpoint | N/A | VPC Endpoint (Gateway) |
| Private Link | Azure Private Link | AWS PrivateLink |
| Storage | Azure Blob Storage | Amazon S3 |
| NAT | NAT Gateway | NAT Gateway / NAT Instance |
AWS & Azure Networking Terminology Comparison
