Alibaba Cloud
vs
Beyond.pl
What's good about each
- 30+ regions, most in mainland China and Asia-Pacific
- 3,200+ CDN nodes in 70+ countries
- Qwen models served through Model Studio
- PolarDB, its own MySQL and PostgreSQL-compatible database
- No overbooking: reserved GPU resources are not oversold
- Rated 4 (ANSI/TIA-942) and EN 50600 Class 4 facility
- Full DGX SuperPOD fabric: Quantum-2 InfiniBand, up to 400 Gb/s
- NVIDIA AI Enterprise, NIM and Mission Control on DGX OS
- 100% renewable power, 1.2 PUE, 150 MW campus
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Alibaba Cloud | Beyond.pl | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.62 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c2m1.large) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $60.34 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c1m2.xlarge) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $188.64 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c8a.2xlarge) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $7.60 /mo 100 GB (ESSD PL0) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $27.70 /mo 1 TB | $146.00 /mo 1 TB stored | 81% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Load balancer | $19.40 /mo Network Load Balancer | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $20.63 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration (0.15 vCPU) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 200 GB / mo | Free and unlimited | |
| Egress | $74.00 /TB $0.074 / GB | -- Not listed |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Alibaba Cloud offers 4 GPU models, while Beyond.pl offers 1. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Alibaba Cloud | Beyond.pl | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
V100
14 configs
|
$1.51 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Alibaba Cloud only |
|
T4
12 configs
|
$0.62 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Alibaba Cloud only |
|
A10
26 configs
|
$0.71 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Alibaba Cloud only |
|
P100
12 configs
|
$0.87 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Alibaba Cloud only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
-- | $5.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | Beyond.pl only |
Alibaba Cloud bills on-demand and reserved (12 months); Beyond.pl bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Alibaba Cloud | Beyond.pl |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | -- |
| PCI DSS | Level 1 | -- |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Alibaba Cloud | Beyond.pl |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 | 2005 |
| Headquarters | China | Poland |
| Locations | 31 | 2 |
| Example customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | Bielik AI, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine |
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | www.beyond.pl |
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Beyond.pl on Sept. 18, 2026.