
Alibaba Cloud ๐ธ๐ฌ
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 |
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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 Redisยฎ* | $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 | |
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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 |
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ap-southeast-2 | Australia ๐ฆ๐บ | Sydney |
cn-qingdao | China ๐จ๐ณ | Qingdao |
cn-beijing | China ๐จ๐ณ | Beijing |
cn-zhangjiakou | China ๐จ๐ณ | Zhangjiakou |
cn-huhehaote | China ๐จ๐ณ | Hohhot |
cn-wulanchabu | China ๐จ๐ณ | Ulanqab |
cn-hangzhou | China ๐จ๐ณ | Hangzhou |
cn-shanghai | China ๐จ๐ณ | Shanghai |
cn-nanjing | China ๐จ๐ณ | Nanjing |
cn-fuzhou | China ๐จ๐ณ | Fuzhou |
cn-wuhan-lr | China ๐จ๐ณ | Wuhan |
cn-shenzhen | China ๐จ๐ณ | Shenzhen |
cn-heyuan | China ๐จ๐ณ | Heyuan |
cn-guangzhou | China ๐จ๐ณ | Guangzhou |
cn-chengdu | China ๐จ๐ณ | Chengdu |
cn-hongkong | China ๐จ๐ณ | Hong Kong |
eu-central-1 | Germany ๐ฉ๐ช | Frankfurt |
ap-south-1 | India ๐ฎ๐ณ | Mumbai |
ap-southeast-5 | Indonesia ๐ฎ๐ฉ | Jakarta |
ap-northeast-1 | Japan ๐ฏ๐ต | Tokyo |
ap-southeast-3 | Malaysia ๐ฒ๐พ | Kuala Lumpur |
ap-southeast-6 | Philippines ๐ต๐ญ | Manila |
me-central-1 | Saudi Arabia ๐ธ๐ฆ | Riyadh |
ap-southeast-1 | Singapore ๐ธ๐ฌ | Singapore |
ap-northeast-2 | South Korea ๐ฐ๐ท | Seoul |
ap-southeast-7 | Thailand ๐น๐ญ | Bangkok |
me-east-1 | UAE ๐ฆ๐ช | Dubai |
eu-west-1 | UK ๐ฌ๐ง | London |
us-west-1 | USA ๐บ๐ธ | Silicon Valley |
us-east-1 | USA ๐บ๐ธ | Virginia |
Alternatives to Alibaba Cloud
Here are some alternatives to Alibaba Cloud:

Zeabur๐ธ๐ฌ
Another cloud provider based in Asia is Zeabur. It offers a fully managed experience for deploying apps similar to Railway or Render.

Amazon Web Services๐บ๐ธ
AWS too has an extensive range of managed services and products for small & medium businesses, and enterprises.

Microsoft Azure๐บ๐ธ
Microsoft Azure offers a wide range of managed services and also has significant operations in Asia.

Google Cloud๐บ๐ธ
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.