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Cloud provider comparison

Enterprise AI deployments by cloud provider

Across 3,983 eligible AI deployments, Microsoft has the highest eligible deployments at 2177.

Compare source-linked enterprise AI deployments across Microsoft, AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle, IBM, Alibaba Cloud. Review complete evidence coverage alongside sampled technology, capability, and implementation patterns.

Eligible deployments

3,983

Complete provider-filtered eligible total.
Recent deployments

784

Complete eligible set from the last 180 days.
Quantified outcomes

1,436

Eligible deployments with a quantified outcome claim.
Production evidence

2,294

Eligible deployments with explicit production evidence.
Microsoft

Microsoft

Source-linked enterprise AI deployments using Microsoft Azure, Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Copilot, Microsoft Fabric, and related services.

55% share

2,177

Eligible cloud provider deployments

Provider page
Recent deployments
101
Recent share
5%
Quantified outcomes
587
Production evidence
1,504

Sampled technology signals

Stack:Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio, Microsoft 365 CopilotCapability:Agents, Copilot

AWS

Source-linked enterprise AI deployments using Amazon Web Services, including Bedrock, SageMaker, Amazon Q, and cloud-native AI services.

21% share

837

Eligible cloud provider deployments

Provider page
Recent deployments
299
Recent share
36%
Quantified outcomes
397
Production evidence
352

Sampled technology signals

Stack:Amazon Bedrock, Amazon S3, AWS LambdaCapability:Agents, RAG
GCP

Google Cloud

Source-linked enterprise AI deployments using Google Cloud, including Gemini, Vertex AI, BigQuery, and enterprise AI services.

18% share

700

Eligible cloud provider deployments

Provider page
Recent deployments
236
Recent share
34%
Quantified outcomes
371
Production evidence
339

Sampled technology signals

Stack:Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, BigQuery, GeminiCapability:Agents, Multi-agent

Oracle

Source-linked enterprise AI deployments using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, including OCI Generative AI, Select AI, Oracle Digital Assistant, and AI embedded in Fusion Applications.

1% share

27

Eligible cloud provider deployments

Provider page
Recent deployments
7
Recent share
26%
Quantified outcomes
4
Production evidence
2

Sampled technology signals

Stack:Oracle Digital Assistant, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, OCI Generative AICapability:Agents, RAG

IBM

Source-linked enterprise AI deployments using IBM watsonx, including watsonx.ai, watsonx Orchestrate, watsonx Assistant, and Granite models.

1% share

50

Eligible cloud provider deployments

Provider page
Recent deployments
12
Recent share
24%
Quantified outcomes
15
Production evidence
9

Sampled technology signals

Stack:IBM watsonx Orchestrate, IBM watsonx.ai, IBM CloudCapability:Agents, Multi-agent
Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud

Source-linked enterprise AI deployments using Alibaba Cloud, including Model Studio, Qwen (Tongyi Qianwen) models, and Platform for AI (PAI).

5% share

192

Eligible cloud provider deployments

Provider page
Recent deployments
129
Recent share
67%
Quantified outcomes
62
Production evidence
88

Sampled technology signals

Stack:Elastic Compute Service, Object Storage Service, Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute ServiceCapability:Vision, RAG

Top technologies by provider

Within the latest sampled cloud provider evidence

Cases by provider · segmented by top technologies

Colour marks the provider; segments run largest-first and fade with rank, so the most saturated one leads each provider. Hover or focus a segment for its count and share.

Technology readout

What the comparison suggests

Largest evidence footprint

Microsoft has the highest eligible deployments at 2177. This uses the complete eligible cloud provider dataset.

Broadest technology stack

Alibaba Cloud spans 196 sampled technologies, led by Elastic Compute Service, Object Storage Service.

Highest recent share

Alibaba Cloud has the highest recent share at 67.2%. This uses the complete eligible dataset within the configured recent window.

Broadest adoption context

Microsoft shows the broadest sampled technology adoption context across 16 industries and 24 countries.

See the full side-by-side signal table for every provider

Side-by-side table

Provider evidence signals

ProviderEligible deploymentsShareRecent deploymentsRecent shareQuantified outcomesProduction evidenceSampled innovationTop technologiesTechnology breadthCapability patternTop industry
Microsoft2,17755%1015%5871,504Not scoredAzure OpenAI, Copilot Studio, Microsoft 365 Copilot159Agents, CopilotProfessional Services
83721%29936%397352Not scoredAmazon Bedrock, Amazon S3, AWS Lambda170Agents, RAGTech & Comms
GCP70018%23634%371339Not scoredGemini Enterprise Agent Platform, BigQuery, Gemini182Agents, Multi-agentTech & Comms
271%726%42Not scoredOracle Digital Assistant, Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, OCI Generative AI70Agents, RAGHealthcare
501%1224%159Not scoredIBM watsonx Orchestrate, IBM watsonx.ai, IBM Cloud64Agents, Multi-agentFinance
Alibaba1925%12967%6288Not scoredElastic Compute Service, Object Storage Service, Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service196Vision, RAGFinance

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Evidence examples

Recent source-linked implementations in this comparison

Oct 2026

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FAQ

Cloud provider AI comparison questions

Which cloud provider has the largest eligible deployment footprint?

Microsoft has the highest eligible deployments at 2177.

Which provider has the highest recent share?

Alibaba Cloud has the highest recent share at 67.2%.

How is this cloud provider comparison calculated?

The page compares complete eligible deployment totals, recent share, quantified-outcome coverage, and explicit production evidence for all six tracked providers. Technology, industry, country, partner, and innovativeness signals are calculated from representative source-linked records and labelled as sampled.

Where can I inspect the underlying evidence?

Use the evidence links on each provider card or open Deployments with the same provider and industry filters applied.