Alibaba Cloud 🇸🇬
Cloud platform with a strong presence in Asia
Alibaba Cloud is a cloud computing platform founded in 2009 by Alibaba Group, one of the world's largest e-commerce companies. It offers a comprehensive suite of services to individuals, small businesses and enterprises.
What makes it stand out is its strong emphasis on machine learning, e-commerce and financial products with a strong presence in Asia.
Example customers include Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers. More here.
What's good about 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
Alibaba Cloud pricing examples
Below are some example configurations and their estimated cost:
| Example configuration | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| VM Small | $15.21 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.xn4.small) |
| VM Medium | $89.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.xlarge) |
| VM Large | $170.49 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.2xlarge) |
| Block Storage | $11.20 / mo 100 GB (Enhanced SSD PL0) |
| Object Storage | $43.84 / mo 1 TB, 250 GB reads, 100 GB writes |
| Load Balancer | $16.56 / mo Small I (slb.s1.small) |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $114.92 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (general-purpose) |
| Managed Redis®* | $43.09 / mo 1 GB Performance-enhanced (HA) |
| Free egress allowance | 10 GB / mo |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $74.00 $0.074 / GB |
GPUs are available in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ecs.gn6i-c4g1.xlarge | 1x T4 | 16GB | 4 | 15GB | $1.18 | Source |
| ecs.gn7i-c8g1.2xlarge | 1x A10 | 24GB | 8 | 30GB | $2.86 | Source |
| ecs.gn6e-c12g1.3xlarge | 1x V100 | 32GB | 12 | 92GB | $3.51 | Source |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing. You can find Alibaba Cloud's latest pricing here.
Which services does Alibaba Cloud offer
Here are some of the services that Alibaba Cloud offers:
Data center locations
Based on our records, Alibaba Cloud has at least 30 data center locations:
| Slug | Country | Location |
|---|---|---|
| ap-southeast-2 | Australia 🇦🇺 | Sydney |
| cn-qingdao | China 🇨🇳 | Qingdao |
| cn-beijing | China 🇨🇳 | Beijing |
| cn-zhangjiakou | China 🇨🇳 | Zhangjiakou |
| cn-huhehaote | China 🇨🇳 | Hohhot |
| cn-wulanchabu | China 🇨🇳 | Ulanqab |
| cn-hangzhou | China 🇨🇳 | Hangzhou |
| cn-shanghai | China 🇨🇳 | Shanghai |
| cn-nanjing | China 🇨🇳 | Nanjing |
| cn-fuzhou | China 🇨🇳 | Fuzhou |
| cn-wuhan-lr | China 🇨🇳 | Wuhan |
| cn-shenzhen | China 🇨🇳 | Shenzhen |
| cn-heyuan | China 🇨🇳 | Heyuan |
| cn-guangzhou | China 🇨🇳 | Guangzhou |
| cn-chengdu | China 🇨🇳 | Chengdu |
| cn-hongkong | China 🇨🇳 | Hong Kong |
| eu-central-1 | Germany 🇩🇪 | Frankfurt |
| ap-south-1 | India 🇮🇳 | Mumbai |
| ap-southeast-5 | Indonesia 🇮🇩 | Jakarta |
| ap-northeast-1 | Japan 🇯🇵 | Tokyo |
| ap-southeast-3 | Malaysia 🇲🇾 | Kuala Lumpur |
| ap-southeast-6 | Philippines 🇵🇭 | Manila |
| me-central-1 | Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 | Riyadh |
| ap-southeast-1 | Singapore 🇸🇬 | Singapore |
| ap-northeast-2 | South Korea 🇰🇷 | Seoul |
| ap-southeast-7 | Thailand 🇹🇭 | Bangkok |
| me-east-1 | UAE 🇦🇪 | Dubai |
| eu-west-1 | UK 🇬🇧 | London |
| us-west-1 | USA 🇺🇸 | Silicon Valley |
| us-east-1 | USA 🇺🇸 | Virginia |
Alternatives to Alibaba Cloud
Here are some alternatives to Alibaba Cloud:
Zeabur🇸🇬
Another cloud provider based in Asia is Zeabur. It offers a fully managed experience for deploying apps similar to Railway or Render.
Amazon Web Services🇺🇸
AWS too has an extensive range of managed services and products for small & medium businesses, and enterprises.
Microsoft Azure🇺🇸
Microsoft Azure offers a wide range of managed services and also has significant operations in Asia.
Google Cloud🇺🇸
Google Cloud also offers a wide range of managed services focused on AI and machine learning.
Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Oct. 14, 2024.