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 costs:
| 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 |
Alibaba Cloud GPUs
Based on our data, Alibaba Cloud may have GPUs in the following configurations:
| GPU | Total VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Billing | $/GPU/h | Total/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1x V100
1x V100 16GB (ecs.gn6v-c8g1.2xlarge)
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16GB | 8 | 42GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.70 | $2.70 | View |
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1x A10
1x A10 24GB (ecs.gn7i-c8g1.2xlarge)
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24GB | 8 | 30GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.34 | $2.34 | View |
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1x T4
1x T4 16GB (ecs.gn6i-c4g1.xlarge)
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16GB | 4 | 15GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.12 | $1.12 | View |
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1x P100
1x P100 16GB (ecs.gn5-c4g1.xlarge)
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16GB | 4 | 30GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.55 | $1.55 | View |
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1x V100
1x V100 32GB (ecs.gn6e-c12g1.3xlarge)
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32GB | 12 | 92GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.82 | $2.82 | View |
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1x A10
1x A10 24GB (ecs.gn7i-c16g1.4xlarge)
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24GB | 16 | 60GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.48 | $2.48 | View |
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1x A10
1x A10 24GB (ecs.gn7i-c32g1.8xlarge)
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24GB | 32 | 120GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.76 | $2.76 | View |
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1x A10
1x A10 24GB (ecs.gn7i-c48g1.12xlarge)
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24GB | 48 | 188GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $3.31 | $3.31 | View |
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1x A10
1x A10 24GB (ecs.gn7i-c56g1.14xlarge)
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24GB | 56 | 220GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $3.97 | $3.97 | View |
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1x T4
1x T4 16GB (ecs.gn6i-c8g1.2xlarge)
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16GB | 8 | 30GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.30 | $1.30 | View |
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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. 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 centers:
| Country | Location | Slug |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Sydney | ap-southeast-2 |
| China | Beijing | cn-beijing |
| China | Chengdu | cn-chengdu |
| China | Fuzhou | cn-fuzhou |
| China | Guangzhou | cn-guangzhou |
| China | Hangzhou | cn-hangzhou |
| China | Heyuan | cn-heyuan |
| China | Hong Kong | cn-hongkong |
| China | Hohhot | cn-huhehaote |
| China | Nanjing | cn-nanjing |
| cn-qingdao | China | Qingdao |
| cn-shanghai | China | Shanghai |
| cn-shenzhen | China | Shenzhen |
| cn-wuhan-lr | China | Wuhan |
| cn-wulanchabu | China | Ulanqab |
| cn-zhangjiakou | China | Zhangjiakou |
| 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-east-1 | USA | Virginia |
| us-west-1 | USA | Silicon Valley |
Alternatives to Alibaba Cloud
Compare Alibaba Cloud against other cloud providers:
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Zeabur
Another cloud provider based in Asia is Zeabur. It offers a fully managed experience for deploying apps similar to Railway or Render.
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Amazon Web Services
AWS too has an extensive range of managed services and products for small & medium businesses, and enterprises.
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Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure offers a wide range of managed services and also has significant operations in Asia.
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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 June 18, 2026.