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Alibaba Cloud vs Atlas Cloud

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What's good about...

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

Atlas Cloud logo Atlas Cloud

  • Fully sovereign infrastructure hosted in Iceland
  • Free ingress and egress traffic
  • Tier 3 data center, working toward ISO 27001
  • Self-service provisioning via UI, CLI, API, Terraform, and Ansible

Price comparison

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

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$15.21 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.xn4.small)
Atlas Cloud Atlas Cloud
$74.46 / mo 1 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 20 GiB storage (a4)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$89.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.xlarge)
Atlas Cloud Atlas Cloud
$143.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM, 40 GiB storage (a5)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$170.49 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.2xlarge)
Atlas Cloud Atlas Cloud
$286.40 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GiB RAM, 160 GiB storage (a7)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$11.20 / mo 100 GB (Enhanced SSD PL0)
Atlas Cloud Atlas Cloud
$11.14 / mo 100 GiB Block Storage

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$43.84 / mo 1 TB, 250 GB reads, 100 GB writes
Atlas Cloud Atlas Cloud
$97.76 / mo 1 TiB stored, S3-compatible

Load Balancer

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

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$114.92 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (general-purpose)
Atlas Cloud Atlas Cloud
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Managed Redis®*

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

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
10 GB / mo
Atlas Cloud Atlas Cloud
Both ingress and egress are free. Unlimited free egress

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$74.00 $0.074 / GB
Atlas Cloud Atlas Cloud
Egress is always free

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$0.62/hr
Atlas Cloud Atlas Cloud
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Billing Options

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
On-DemandReserved (12mo)
Atlas Cloud Atlas Cloud
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Available Models

Alibaba Cloud offers 4 GPU models.

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
V100(14) A10(26) T4(12) P100(12)
Atlas Cloud Atlas Cloud
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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.

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Which services do they offer

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

Service Alibaba Cloud Atlas 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
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
www.alibabacloud.com
Atlas Cloud Atlas Cloud
www.atlascloud.is
Headquarters
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
Singapore
Atlas Cloud Atlas Cloud
Iceland
Founded
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
2009
Atlas Cloud Atlas Cloud
2025
Data Center Locations
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
30
Atlas Cloud Atlas Cloud
1
Example Customers
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers
Atlas Cloud Atlas Cloud
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for Atlas Cloud on May 13, 2026.

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