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
Fly.io
- Excellent tooling and developer experience
- Fast deployments, scale to zero, little config needed
- Wide range of instance configurations at competitive prices
Price comparison
How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against Fly.io?
| Example configuration |
Alibaba Cloud
|
Fly.io
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $15.21 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.xn4.small) | $10.70 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Shared-CPU-1x) |
| VM Medium | $89.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.xlarge) | $42.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared-CPU-4x) |
| VM Large | $170.49 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.2xlarge) | $328.04 / mo 8 CPU, 32 GB RAM (Performance-8x) |
| Block Storage | $11.20 / mo 100 GB (Enhanced SSD PL0) | $15.00 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $43.84 / mo 1 TB, 250 GB reads, 100 GB writes | $21.00 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | $16.56 / mo Small I (slb.s1.small) | Included in plan |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $114.92 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (general-purpose) | $33.90 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | $43.09 / mo 1 GB Performance-enhanced (HA) | -- |
| Free egress allowance | 10 GB / mo | 100 GB / mo |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $74.00 $0.074 / GB | $20.00 |
Fly.io offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | Total GPU Memory | vCPUs | RAM | Price per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A10 | 1x A10 | 24GB | -- | -- | $1.50 |
| L40S | 1x L40S | 48GB | -- | -- | $2.50 |
| A100 40G PCIe | 1x A100 | 40GB | -- | -- | $2.50 |
| A100 80G SXM | 1x A100 | 80GB | -- | -- | $3.50 |
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 Fly.io offer:
| Service |
Alibaba Cloud
|
Fly.io
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
|
Alibaba Cloud
|
Fly.io
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | fly.io |
| Headquarters | Singapore 🇸🇬 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2009 | 2017 |
| Data Center Locations | 30 | 35 |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | Cars.com, Fanatics, Tailscale, Supabase, Glitch |
|
Alibaba Cloud
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com |
| Headquarters | Singapore 🇸🇬 |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Data Center Locations | 30 |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers |
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on July 24, 2024, and for Fly.io on July 24, 2024.