Alibaba Cloud vs Civo

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What's good
Price comparison
What services do they offer
Company details
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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

Civo

Offers many managed services, from databases to GPUs to object storage to containers
Create a Kubernetes cluster with just a few clicks
Competitive pricing, free egress

Price comparison

How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against Civo?

Example configuration	Alibaba Cloud	Civo
VM Small	$15.21 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.xn4.small)	$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
VM Medium	$89.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.xlarge)	$40.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
VM Large	$170.49 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.2xlarge)	$160.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM
Block Storage	$11.20 / mo 100 GB (Enhanced SSD PL0)	$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Object Storage	$43.84 / mo 1 TB, 250 GB reads, 100 GB writes	$10.00 / mo 1 TB, unlimited data transfer
Load Balancer	$16.56 / mo Small I (slb.s1.small)	$10.00 / mo Single node
Managed PostgreSQL	$114.92 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (general-purpose)	$40.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
Managed Redis®*	$43.09 / mo 1 GB Performance-enhanced (HA)	$20.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM
Free egress allowance	10 GB / mo	--
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	$74.00 $0.074 / GB	Free and unlimited

Alibaba Cloud offers GPUs 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

Civo offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
L40S Medium	1x L40S	48GB	8	64GB	$1.79	Source
A100-40 Small	1x A100	40GB	8	64GB	$1.79	Source
A100-80 Small	1x A100	80GB	12	128GB	$2.38	Source
L40S Medium (2x)	2x L40S	96GB	16	128GB	$3.57	Source
A100-40 Medium	2x A100	80GB	16	128GB	$3.57	Source
A100-80 Medium	2x A100	160GB	24	256GB	$4.76	Source
L40S Large	4x L40S	192GB	32	255GB	$7.14	Source
A100-40 Large	4x A100	160GB	32	255GB	$7.14	Source
A100-80 Large	4x A100	320GB	48	512GB	$9.52	Source
L40S Extra Large	8x L40S	384GB	64	512GB	$14.29	Source
A100-40 Extra Large	8x A100	320GB	64	512GB	$14.29	Source
A100-80 Extra Large	8x A100	640GB	96	1024GB	$19.05	Source
H100	1x H100	80GB	--	--	On Request	Source
GH200	1x GH200	96GB	--	--	On Request	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.

Which services do they offer?

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

Service	Alibaba Cloud	Civo
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

	Alibaba Cloud	Civo
Website	www.alibabacloud.com	civo.com
Headquarters	Singapore 🇸🇬	United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Founded	2009	2015
Data Center Locations	30	5
Example Customers	Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers	TrueFoundry, Fermyon, Defense.com™

	Alibaba Cloud
Website	www.alibabacloud.com
Headquarters	Singapore 🇸🇬
Founded	2009
Data Center Locations	30
Example Customers	Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers