{
  "id": "azure-vpn-gateway-vs-aws-vpn",
  "ids": [
    "azure-vpn-gateway",
    "aws-vpn"
  ],
  "title": "Azure VPN Gateway vs AWS VPN: network tunnels, routes and connection design",
  "heading": "Azure VPN Gateway vs AWS VPN",
  "kicker": "Software architecture comparison",
  "deck": "Azure VPN Gateway and AWS VPN include different connection arrangements. Name the site-to-site or remote-user requirement first, then compare peer compatibility, routing, redundancy and the full configured gateway scope.",
  "description": "Compare Azure VPN Gateway vs AWS VPN for network tunnels, routes and connection design.",
  "answerHeading": "Which option fits the requirement?",
  "answer": "Azure VPN Gateway and AWS VPN include different connection arrangements. Name the site-to-site or remote-user requirement first, then compare peer compatibility, routing, redundancy and the full configured gateway scope.",
  "checkedAt": "2026-10-25",
  "researchTag": "Deployment, compatibility and cost scope",
  "researchLimit": "Official product material reviewed. Acceptance checks are proposed exercises, not completed product trials, performance measurements or reliability guarantees.",
  "datasetDescription": "Seven technical differences and four proposed acceptance checks for Azure VPN Gateway vs AWS VPN.",
  "type": "workflow-buying",
  "sharedBuyingNeed": "Evaluate alternative approaches to network tunnels, routes and connection design.",
  "rows": [
    [
      "Provider context",
      "Microsoft Azure",
      "AWS"
    ],
    [
      "Service scope",
      "Virtual-network VPN gateway",
      "Site-to-Site VPN and Client VPN service family"
    ],
    [
      "Cloud network",
      "Azure Virtual Network",
      "Amazon VPC"
    ],
    [
      "Connection configuration",
      "Selected site-to-site or point-to-site configuration",
      "Selected site-to-site or client connection configuration"
    ],
    [
      "Routing decision",
      "Selected gateway routing and peer configuration",
      "Selected gateway, routing and peer configuration"
    ],
    [
      "Availability decision",
      "Selected gateway and peer redundancy",
      "Selected VPN, gateway and peer redundancy"
    ],
    [
      "Cost components",
      "Gateway configuration, networking and data transfer",
      "Selected VPN service, networking and data transfer"
    ]
  ],
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Tunnel connection",
      "question": "Can the team establish the disposable VPN connection with the intended peer?",
      "left": "With Azure VPN Gateway, establish the disposable VPN connection with the intended peer.",
      "right": "With AWS VPN, establish the disposable VPN connection with the intended peer.",
      "note": "The tunnel or client connection becomes healthy."
    },
    {
      "name": "Route scope",
      "question": "Can the team inspect routes for approved test networks?",
      "left": "With Azure VPN Gateway, inspect routes for approved test networks.",
      "right": "With AWS VPN, inspect routes for approved test networks.",
      "note": "Only the intended network paths are advertised and accepted."
    },
    {
      "name": "Traffic permission",
      "question": "Can the team connect to an authorised test service through the VPN?",
      "left": "With Azure VPN Gateway, connect to an authorised test service through the VPN.",
      "right": "With AWS VPN, connect to an authorised test service through the VPN.",
      "note": "Only approved traffic reaches the destination."
    },
    {
      "name": "Recovery",
      "question": "Can the team interrupt a disposable connection under the planned recovery design?",
      "left": "With Azure VPN Gateway, interrupt a disposable connection under the planned recovery design.",
      "right": "With AWS VPN, interrupt a disposable connection under the planned recovery design.",
      "note": "The connection recovers according to the documented procedure."
    }
  ],
  "exampleTable": {
    "caption": "Proposed checks using authorised non-production resources. Record the actual account, region, version, configuration and observed outcome.",
    "headers": [
      "Requirement",
      "Proposed exercise",
      "Accept when"
    ],
    "rows": [
      [
        "Tunnel connection",
        "Establish the disposable VPN connection with the intended peer.",
        "The tunnel or client connection becomes healthy."
      ],
      [
        "Route scope",
        "Inspect routes for approved test networks.",
        "Only the intended network paths are advertised and accepted."
      ],
      [
        "Traffic permission",
        "Connect to an authorised test service through the VPN.",
        "Only approved traffic reaches the destination."
      ],
      [
        "Recovery",
        "Interrupt a disposable connection under the planned recovery design.",
        "The connection recovers according to the documented procedure."
      ]
    ]
  },
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "scope-and-architecture",
      "title": "Scope and architecture",
      "paragraphs": [
        "Azure VPN Gateway and AWS VPN include different connection arrangements. Name the site-to-site or remote-user requirement first, then compare peer compatibility, routing, redundancy and the full configured gateway scope.",
        "Network-to-network VPN and individual-user VPN are different requirements. Specify peer devices, routing, authentication, redundancy and permitted traffic before comparing service families."
      ],
      "links": [
        {
          "url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/vpn-gateway",
          "label": "Azure VPN Gateway product information"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/",
          "label": "AWS VPN product information"
        }
      ],
      "navLabel": "Architecture"
    },
    {
      "id": "cost-and-migration",
      "title": "Cost and migration planning",
      "paragraphs": [
        "For Azure VPN Gateway, include gateway configuration, networking and data transfer. For AWS VPN, include selected VPN service, networking and data transfer. Use the same workload and resilience assumptions, then confirm current vendor terms for the selected configuration.",
        "Build a disposable connection with the intended routing and authentication configuration. Test failure recovery and confirm that the route and firewall design permits only the required networks."
      ],
      "navLabel": "Costs & migration"
    }
  ],
  "faqs": [
    {
      "question": "How should we choose between Azure VPN Gateway and AWS VPN?",
      "answer": "Azure VPN Gateway and AWS VPN include different connection arrangements. Name the site-to-site or remote-user requirement first, then compare peer compatibility, routing, redundancy and the full configured gateway scope."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which costs belong in the comparison?",
      "answer": "For Azure VPN Gateway, include gateway configuration, networking and data transfer. For AWS VPN, include selected VPN service, networking and data transfer. Use the same workload and resilience assumptions, then confirm current vendor terms for the selected configuration."
    },
    {
      "question": "What should we validate before a production move?",
      "answer": "Build a disposable connection with the intended routing and authentication configuration. Test failure recovery and confirm that the route and firewall design permits only the required networks."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/vpn-gateway",
      "facts": "Official product scope, deployment and integration context used for network tunnels, routes and connection design."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpn/",
      "facts": "Official product scope, deployment and integration context used for network tunnels, routes and connection design."
    }
  ],
  "relatedLinks": [
    {
      "path": "/categories/cloud-platforms/",
      "title": "Cloud Platforms software"
    },
    {
      "path": "/categories/network-management/",
      "title": "Network Management software"
    },
    {
      "path": "/guides/cloud-cost-checklist/",
      "title": "Cloud workload and cost checklist"
    }
  ]
}