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
Hetzner
- High performance VPS configurations at affordable prices (shared, high memory, dedicated CPU)
- Easy to use web console & developer tooling (Terraform SDKs, official CLI)
- EU-based company, may simplify GDPR compliance for some
Price comparison
How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against Hetzner?
| Example configuration |
Alibaba Cloud
|
Hetzner
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $15.21 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.xn4.small) | $4.77 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX22) |
| VM Medium | $89.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.xlarge) | $8.56 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX32) |
| VM Large | $170.49 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.2xlarge) | $20.65 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX42) |
| Block Storage | $11.20 / mo 100 GB (Enhanced SSD PL0) | $5.49 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $43.84 / mo 1 TB, 250 GB reads, 100 GB writes | $5.29 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | $16.56 / mo Small I (slb.s1.small) | $6.73 / mo LB11 |
| 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 | 1-60 TB / mo per instance |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $74.00 $0.074 / GB | $1.06 €1 / TB |
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 |
Hetzner offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEX44 | 1x RTX4000 | 20GB | 14 | 64GB | $0.37 | Source |
| GEX130 | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 24 | 128GB | $1.69 | 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 Hetzner offer:
| Service |
Alibaba Cloud
|
Hetzner
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
|
Hetzner
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | hetzner.com |
| Headquarters | Singapore 🇸🇬 | Germany 🇩🇪 |
| Founded | 2009 | 1997 |
| Data Center Locations | 30 | 6 |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
|
Alibaba Cloud
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com |
| Headquarters | Singapore 🇸🇬 |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Data Center Locations | 30 |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers |
|
Hetzner
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | hetzner.com |
| Headquarters | Germany 🇩🇪 |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Data Center Locations | 6 |
| Example Customers | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Oct. 14, 2024, and for Hetzner on Dec. 3, 2024.