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Alibaba Cloud vs Cloudways

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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

Cloudways logo Cloudways

  • Deploy to 65+ datacenter regions across multiple cloud providers
  • Built-in cache, database, and CDN integration
  • Offers free SSL, staging environments, and automated backups

Price comparison

How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against Cloudways?

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)
Cloudways Cloudways
$11.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB)

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)
Cloudways Cloudways
$88.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB)

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)
Cloudways Cloudways
$149.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB)

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)
Cloudways Cloudways
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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
Cloudways Cloudways
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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)
Cloudways Cloudways
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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)
Cloudways Cloudways
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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)
Cloudways Cloudways
Included depending on plan

Free egress allowance

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
10 GB / mo
Cloudways Cloudways
1-12 TB / mo

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$74.00 $0.074 / GB
Cloudways Cloudways
$20.00 $0.02 / GB (DO provider)

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

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

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

Alibaba Cloud offers 4 GPU models.

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
V100(14) A10(26) T4(12) P100(12)
Cloudways Cloudways
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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 Cloudways offer:

Service Alibaba Cloud Cloudways
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
Cloudways Cloudways
www.cloudways.com
Headquarters
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
Singapore
Cloudways Cloudways
United States of America
Founded
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
2009
Cloudways Cloudways
2012
Data Center Locations
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
30
Cloudways Cloudways
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Example Customers
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers
Cloudways Cloudways
Stone Digital, BlueSkyPhoenix, DigiPix, PlatoData.io, James Schramko

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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for Cloudways on Feb. 12, 2026.

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NVIDIA H100 from $1.38/hr, A100 80GB from $0.78/hr, RTX A6000 from $0.27/hr
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One-click connection to VS Code or Cursor, simple CLI to connect without SSH
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