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
Gcore
- Competitive pricing with pay-as-you-go model
- Over 210 global PoPs across six continents
- Free DDoS protection, WAF, and egress traffic
- Offers NVIDIA GPUs such as A100, H100, and L40S
Price comparison
How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against Gcore?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud
Gcore
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud
Gcore
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Alibaba Cloud
Gcore
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Alibaba Cloud
Gcore
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Alibaba Cloud
Gcore
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Alibaba Cloud
Gcore
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Alibaba Cloud
Gcore
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Alibaba Cloud
Gcore
Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Alibaba Cloud
Gcore
Free egress allowance
Alibaba Cloud
Gcore
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
Alibaba Cloud
Gcore
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
Alibaba Cloud
Gcore
Billing Options
Alibaba Cloud
On-DemandReserved (12mo)
Gcore
On-DemandCustomReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)
V100Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.
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Company details
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|---|---|---|
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | gcore.com |
| Headquarters | Singapore | Luxembourg |
| Founded | 2009 | 2014 |
| Data Center Locations | 30 | 53 |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | Xsolla, jsDelivr, Orange, Avast |
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Headquarters
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Founded
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Data Center Locations
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Example Customers
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for Gcore on Feb. 12, 2026.