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?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud
Hetzner
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud
Hetzner
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Alibaba Cloud
Hetzner
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Alibaba Cloud
Hetzner
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Alibaba Cloud
Hetzner
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
Hetzner
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
Hetzner
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Alibaba Cloud
Hetzner
Free egress allowance
Alibaba Cloud
Hetzner
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
Alibaba Cloud
Hetzner
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
Alibaba Cloud
Hetzner
Billing Options
Alibaba Cloud
On-DemandReserved (12mo)
Hetzner
On-Demand
Available Models
Alibaba Cloud offers 4 GPU models, while Hetzner offers 2.
V100
Hetzner
Heads 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.
Which services do they offer
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Company details
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| 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 |
Website
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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 Hetzner on June 11, 2026.