Alibaba Cloud
vs
Cloudzy
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
- 10+ regions across North America, Europe, Middle East, and Asia
- Monthly transfer allowance of 1-16 TB
- 40 Gb/s uplinks and NVMe storage on every plan
- GPU plans use full card passthrough, not vGPU or MIG slices
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Alibaba Cloud | Cloudzy | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.62 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c2m1.large) | $6.95 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe | 19% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Medium VM | $60.34 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c1m2.xlarge) | $52.95 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 240 GB NVMe | 12% cheaper on Cloudzy |
| Large VM | $188.64 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c8a.2xlarge) | $99.95 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 350 GB NVMe | 47% cheaper on Cloudzy |
| Block storage | $7.60 /mo 100 GB (ESSD PL0) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $27.70 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| 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 | 1-16 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | $74.00 /TB $0.074 / GB | Free and unlimited 1-16 TB per instance |
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 and Cloudzy each offer 4 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Alibaba Cloud | Cloudzy | 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 |
|
RTX PRO 6000
2 configs
|
-- | $1.81 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Cloudzy only |
|
RTX 5090
4 configs
|
-- | $1.39 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) · sold out | Cloudzy only |
|
A100
6 configs
|
-- | $1.53 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) · sold out | Cloudzy only |
|
RTX 4090
6 configs
|
-- | $1.08 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) · sold out | Cloudzy only |
Alibaba Cloud bills on-demand and reserved (12 months); Cloudzy bills on-demand and reserved (1 months). 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 | Cloudzy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Cloudzy |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | China | UAE |
| Locations | 31 | 13 |
| Example customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | University of Toronto, University of Washington, University of Calgary, University of Milan, Politecnico di Milano |
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | cloudzy.com |
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for Cloudzy on Sept. 23, 2026.