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
FluidStack
- Deploy GPU workloads without having to manage infrastructure
- Affordable prices, wide range of GPU options
- Clusters can be reserved to lock-in savings
- 24/7 support with a 15-minute response time
Price comparison
How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against FluidStack?
| Example configuration |
Alibaba Cloud
|
FluidStack
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $15.21 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.xn4.small) | -- |
| VM Medium | $89.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.xlarge) | -- |
| VM Large | $170.49 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.2xlarge) | -- |
| Block Storage | $11.20 / mo 100 GB (Enhanced SSD PL0) | -- |
| Object Storage | $43.84 / mo 1 TB, 250 GB reads, 100 GB writes | -- |
| Load Balancer | $16.56 / mo Small I (slb.s1.small) | -- |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $114.92 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (general-purpose) | -- |
| Managed Redis®* | $43.09 / mo 1 GB Performance-enhanced (HA) | -- |
| Free egress allowance | 10 GB / mo | -- |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $74.00 $0.074 / GB | -- |
FluidStack offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia A4000 | 1x A4000 | 16GB | 36 | 128GB | $0.40 | |
| Nvidia A5000 | 1x A5000 | 24GB | 36 | 128GB | $0.55 | |
| Nvidia A40 | 1x A40 | 48GB | 32 | 128GB | $0.60 | |
| Nvidia A6000 | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 48 | 128GB | $0.80 | |
| Nvidia L40 | 1x L40S | 48GB | 32 | 48GB | $1.25 | |
| Nvidia A100 PCIe 40GB | 1x A100 | 40GB | 32 | 128GB | $1.65 | |
| Nvidia A100 PCIe 80GB | 1x A100 | 80GB | 48 | 256GB | $1.80 | |
| Nvidia H100 PCIe | 1x H100 | 80GB | 48 | 256GB | $2.89 | |
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 of the managed services that Alibaba Cloud and FluidStack offer:
| Service |
Alibaba Cloud
|
FluidStack
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 | -- |
Company details
|
Alibaba Cloud
|
FluidStack
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | www.fluidstack.io |
| Headquarters | Singapore 🇸🇬 | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Founded | 2009 | 2017 |
| Data Center Locations | 30 | 4 |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | Character.ai, Playground, Samsung Research, Krisp, Codeway |
|
Alibaba Cloud
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com |
| Headquarters | Singapore 🇸🇬 |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Data Center Locations | 30 |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers |
|
FluidStack
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.fluidstack.io |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Data Center Locations | 4 |
| Example Customers | Character.ai, Playground, Samsung Research, Krisp, Codeway |
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on July 24, 2024, and for FluidStack on Sept. 25, 2024.