Alibaba Cloud
vs
Gcore
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
- Cloud regions on six continents
- Free egress from virtual machines and bare metal
- Per-minute billing, only while a VM runs
- Nvidia GPUs from L40S up to GB300 NVL72 racks
- CDN and DDoS protection on the same account
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Alibaba Cloud | Gcore | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.62 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c2m1.large) | $11.72 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g3a-standard-1-2) | 52% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Medium VM | $60.34 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c1m2.xlarge) | $46.91 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g3a-standard-4-8) | 22% cheaper on Gcore |
| Large VM | $188.64 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c8a.2xlarge) | $93.83 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g3a-standard-8-16) | 50% cheaper on Gcore |
| Block storage | $7.60 /mo 100 GB (ESSD PL0) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $27.70 /mo 1 TB | $52.26 /mo 1 TB (Standard) | 47% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Load balancer | $19.40 /mo Network Load Balancer | $17.15 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (lb1-1-2) | 12% cheaper on Gcore |
| Serverless | $20.63 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration (0.15 vCPU) | $7.46 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms (Darmstadt) | 64% cheaper on Gcore |
| Egress allowance | 200 GB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $74.00 /TB $0.074 / GB | Free from VMs, billed from Object Storage |
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 Gcore offers 6. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Alibaba Cloud | Gcore | 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 |
|
H100
9 configs
|
-- | $1.73 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $6.78 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
|
H200
1 config
|
-- | $3.08 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
|
A100
5 configs
|
-- | $1.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Gcore only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
-- | $1.22 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
Alibaba Cloud bills on-demand and reserved (12 months); Gcore 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 | Gcore |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type I |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | 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 | Gcore |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | China | Luxembourg |
| Locations | 31 | 33 |
| Example customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | Microsoft, ProSieben, Higgsfield, Leonardo AI, Funcom |
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | gcore.com |
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Gcore on Sept. 18, 2026.