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Akamai Cloud vs Alibaba Cloud

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What's good about...

Akamai Cloud logo Akamai Cloud

  • Wide range of VPS configurations including including GPU instances
  • Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kubernetes, and Object Storage
  • Competitive pricing with generous per-instance egress allowances
  • 30+ data center locations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America

Alibaba Cloud logo Alibaba Cloud

  • Strong presence in Asia and over 3,000 points of presence (POPs) around the world
  • Extensive range of managed services and server configurations
  • Offers a solid range of GPU servers

Price comparison

How do Akamai Cloud's prices compare against Alibaba Cloud?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$15.21 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.xn4.small)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$89.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.xlarge)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$180.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (G8 Dedicated)
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$170.49 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.2xlarge)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$11.20 / mo 100 GB (Enhanced SSD PL0)

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$20.00 / mo 1 TB
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$43.84 / mo 1 TB, 250 GB reads, 100 GB writes

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$10.00 / mo
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$16.56 / mo Small I (slb.s1.small)

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$63.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Shared, 1 node)
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$114.92 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (general-purpose)

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
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Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$43.09 / mo 1 GB Performance-enhanced (HA)

Free egress allowance

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
1-20 TB / mo per instance
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
10 GB / mo

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$5.00 $0.005 / GB
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$74.00 $0.074 / GB

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
$0.52/hr
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$0.62/hr

Billing Options

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
On-Demand
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
On-DemandReserved (12mo)

Available Models

Akamai Cloud offers 3 GPU models, while Alibaba Cloud offers 4.

Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
RTX Pro 6000(3) RTX 4000 Ada(9) Quadro RTX 6000(4)
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
V100(14) A10(26) T4(12) P100(12)

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Akamai Cloud and Alibaba Cloud offer:

Service Akamai Cloud Alibaba Cloud
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
www.akamai.com
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
www.alibabacloud.com
Headquarters
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
United States of America
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
Singapore
Founded
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
2003
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
2009
Data Center Locations
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
31
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
30
Example Customers
Akamai Cloud Akamai Cloud
Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers

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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for Alibaba Cloud on June 23, 2026.

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