Alibaba Cloud
vs
E2E Networks
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
- Nvidia GPUs from T4 up to B200 on hourly billing
- Committed rates on Hopper and Blackwell GPUs
- SOC 2, ISO 27001 and PCI DSS certifications
- TIR platform for notebooks, training jobs and endpoints
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Alibaba Cloud | E2E Networks | 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) | $36.04 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (C3.8GB) | 40% cheaper on E2E Networks |
| Large VM | $188.64 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c8a.2xlarge) | $70.91 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 150 GB NVMe (C3.16GB) | 62% cheaper on E2E Networks |
| Block storage | $7.60 /mo 100 GB (ESSD PL0) | $26.33 /mo 250 GB · Smallest volume size | 71% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Object storage | $27.70 /mo 1 TB | $26.33 /mo 1 TB | 5% cheaper on E2E Networks |
| 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) | $17.77 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB, 150 ms | 14% cheaper on E2E Networks |
| Egress allowance | 200 GB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| 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 E2E Networks offers 11. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Alibaba Cloud | E2E Networks | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
V100
14 configs · 1 config
|
$2.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | 61% cheaper on E2E Networks |
|
T4
12 configs · 1 config
|
$1.12 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.32 /GPU/hr On-demand | 71% cheaper on E2E Networks |
|
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 |
|
H100
2 configs
|
-- | $3.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (3 mo) | E2E Networks only |
|
B200
2 configs
|
-- | $7.19 /GPU/hr Reserved (3 mo) | E2E Networks only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
2 configs
|
-- | $2.29 /GPU/hr Reserved (3 mo) | E2E Networks only |
|
H200
2 configs
|
-- | $4.87 /GPU/hr Reserved (3 mo) | E2E Networks only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
-- | $1.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | E2E Networks only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
-- | $1.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | E2E Networks only |
Alibaba Cloud bills on-demand and reserved (12 months); E2E Networks bills on-demand and reserved (3 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 | E2E Networks |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Yes |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | -- |
| PCI DSS | Level 1 | Yes |
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 | E2E Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 | 2009 |
| Headquarters | China | India |
| Locations | 31 | 2 |
| Example customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | CamCom AI, Scootsy, Crownit, Loora, Marsview.ai |
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | www.e2enetworks.com |
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Nov. 2, 2026, and for E2E Networks on Nov. 2, 2026.