Alibaba Cloud
vs
Elastx
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
- Three availability zones, all in Sweden
- ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and 14001 certified
- 24/7 support included at no extra cost
- Datacenters run on 100% renewable electricity
- A100, L4, L40S and RTX PRO 6000 GPUs
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Alibaba Cloud | Elastx | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.62 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c2m1.large) | $26.12 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk | 78% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Medium VM | $60.34 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c1m2.xlarge) | $126.43 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk | 52% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Large VM | $188.64 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c8a.2xlarge) | $252.86 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk | 25% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Block storage | $7.60 /mo 100 GB (ESSD PL0) | $28.32 /mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS) | 73% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Object storage | $27.70 /mo 1 TB | $69.87 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | 60% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $182.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | $19.40 /mo Network Load Balancer | $38.59 /mo v1-lb-1 | 50% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Serverless | $20.63 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration (0.15 vCPU) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 200 GB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $74.00 /TB $0.074 / GB | $49.85 /TB 1 TB external traffic | 33% cheaper on Elastx |
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 Elastx each offer 4 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Alibaba Cloud | Elastx | 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
1 config
|
-- | $2.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
|
A100
2 configs
|
-- | $3.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
-- | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
|
L4
1 config
|
-- | $0.98 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
Alibaba Cloud bills on-demand and reserved (12 months); Elastx 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 | Elastx |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | 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 | Elastx |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 | 2012 |
| Headquarters | China | Sweden |
| Locations | 31 | 3 |
| Example customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | -- |
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | elastx.se |
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Elastx on Sept. 22, 2026.