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
Heroku
- Fully-managed infra, minimal ops overhead
- Heroku Postgres is a one-click, battle-tested database
- Extensive add-on marketplace
Price comparison
How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against Heroku?
| Example configuration |
Alibaba Cloud
|
Heroku
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $15.21 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.xn4.small) | $50.00 / mo Dyno 1 GB RAM (Standard 2X) |
| VM Medium | $89.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.xlarge) | $250.00 / mo Dyno 2.5 GB RAM (Performance M) |
| VM Large | $170.49 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.2xlarge) | $500.00 / mo Dyno 14 GB RAM (Performance L) |
| 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) | Included in plan |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $114.92 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (general-purpose) | $50.00 / mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | $43.09 / mo 1 GB Performance-enhanced (HA) | $200.00 / mo 1 GB RAM |
| Free egress allowance | 10 GB / mo | 2 TB / mo per app |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $74.00 $0.074 / GB | Not publicly listed Bandwidth is soft limited per app (2 TB / mo) |
Alibaba Cloud offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ecs.gn6i-c4g1.xlarge | 1x T4 | 16GB | 4 | 15GB | $1.18 | Source |
| ecs.gn7i-c8g1.2xlarge | 1x A10 | 24GB | 8 | 30GB | $2.86 | Source |
| ecs.gn6e-c12g1.3xlarge | 1x V100 | 32GB | 12 | 92GB | $3.51 | Source |
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 managed services that Alibaba Cloud and Heroku offer:
| Service |
Alibaba Cloud
|
Heroku
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
|
Heroku
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | heroku.com |
| Headquarters | Singapore 🇸🇬 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2009 | 2007 |
| Data Center Locations | 30 | 10 |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify |
|
Alibaba Cloud
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com |
| Headquarters | Singapore 🇸🇬 |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Data Center Locations | 30 |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers |
|
Heroku
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | heroku.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Data Center Locations | 10 |
| Example Customers | Airbase, Dovetail, Hotel Engine, ClickMechanic, Ambassify |
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Oct. 14, 2024, and for Heroku on Nov. 12, 2024.