Alibaba Cloud
vs
Leaseweb
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
- 20+ data centers across four continents
- 30 TB outgoing traffic included on every VPS
- DDoS protection and 10 Gbps uplink standard on VPS
- S3-compatible object storage in 6 regions
- 99.99% SLA on GPU cloud, high durability on object storage
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Alibaba Cloud | Leaseweb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.62 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c2m1.large) | $4.08 /mo 4 vCPU, 6 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (VPS 1) | 27% cheaper on Leaseweb |
| Medium VM | $60.34 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c1m2.xlarge) | $9.19 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe (VPS 2) | 85% cheaper on Leaseweb |
| Large VM | $188.64 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c8a.2xlarge) | $14.30 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM, 300 GB NVMe (VPS 3) | 92% cheaper on Leaseweb |
| Block storage | $7.60 /mo 100 GB (ESSD PL0) | $8.81 /mo 100 GB Network SSD, up to 5K IOPS | 14% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Object storage | $27.70 /mo 1 TB | $19.68 /mo 1 TB stored | 29% cheaper on Leaseweb |
| Load balancer | $19.40 /mo Network Load Balancer | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $20.63 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration (0.15 vCPU) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 200 GB / mo | VPS includes 30 TB per instance. Incoming is free. 1 TB free pooled traffic per month | |
| Egress | $74.00 /TB $0.074 / GB | $2.50 /TB 1 TB outgoing beyond free allowance · Drops to €1.00/TB at 100 TB. | 97% cheaper on Leaseweb |
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 Leaseweb offers 8. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Alibaba Cloud | Leaseweb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
T4
12 configs · 11 configs
|
$0.62 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $0.22 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Different terms |
|
V100
14 configs
|
$1.51 /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
7 configs
|
-- | $1.89 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
5 configs
|
-- | $0.88 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $2.23 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
|
L40S
6 configs
|
-- | $0.74 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
|
L4
20 configs
|
-- | $0.41 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
|
A30
3 configs
|
-- | $0.45 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | Leaseweb only |
Alibaba Cloud bills on-demand and reserved (12 months); Leaseweb bills on-demand and reserved (1 months). 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 | Leaseweb |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Leaseweb Canada colocation only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | Leaseweb USA only |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Level 1 | Physical security only |
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 | Leaseweb |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 | 1997 |
| Headquarters | China | Netherlands |
| Locations | 31 | 10 |
| Example customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | Adjust, Crytek, Rijksmuseum, XDA Developers, Remerge, Jodel, International Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | www.leaseweb.com |
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Leaseweb on Oct. 1, 2026.