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Current list prices for the same building block on Azure, AWS and Google Cloud, side by side. Refreshed 27 Oct 2026.
By building block
IoT device gateway
Azure IoT Hub (Standard tier) · AWS IoT Core · Not offered
edgeEdge runtime
Azure IoT Edge · AWS IoT Greengrass · Not offered
ingestEvent streaming
Azure Event Hubs (Standard tier) · Amazon Kinesis Data Streams (on-demand) · Google Cloud Pub/Sub
processStream processing
Azure Stream Analytics (Standard V2) · Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink · Google Cloud Dataflow (streaming)
storeTime-series database
Azure Data Explorer · Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB · Google Cloud Bigtable
storeObject storage
Azure Blob Storage (Hot, LRS) · Amazon S3 Standard · Google Cloud Storage (Standard, regional)
computeGeneral-purpose VM
Azure Virtual Machines (Dsv5) · Amazon EC2 (M6i) · Google Compute Engine (N2)
Example factories
Small factory: 100 devices
One production line: 100 sensors reporting every 10 seconds through one edge gateway, a week of fast history and a year of archive.
Industry 4.0Mid-size plant: 1,000 devices
A full plant: 1,000 sensors and machines reporting every 10 seconds through 10 gateways, with real-time alerts, 30 days of fast history and a year of archive.
Industry 4.0Multi-site: 10,000 devices
Several plants: 10,000 devices reporting every 10 seconds through 50 gateways, with real-time alerts, 90 days of fast history and two years of archive.