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
Nova Cloud
- Per-second billing with no contracts or minimum spend
- Owned-and-operated datacenters in Western Canada
- Reserved 1, 3, and 6 month terms for additional discounts
- 5 Gb/s network bandwidth with all ports available
Price comparison
How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against Nova Cloud?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud
Nova Cloud
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
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Nova Cloud
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
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Nova Cloud
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Alibaba Cloud
Nova Cloud
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Alibaba Cloud
Nova Cloud
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
Nova Cloud
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
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Nova Cloud
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Alibaba Cloud
Nova Cloud
Free egress allowance
Alibaba Cloud
Nova Cloud
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
Alibaba Cloud
Nova Cloud
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
Alibaba Cloud
On-DemandReserved (12mo)
Nova Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)Reserved (1mo)Reserved (3mo)
Available Models
Alibaba Cloud offers 4 GPU models, while Nova Cloud offers 2.
V100
Nova Cloud
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
Here are some managed services that Alibaba Cloud and Nova Cloud offer:
Company details
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|---|---|---|
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | nova-cloud.ai |
| Headquarters | Singapore | Canada |
| Founded | 2009 | 2018 |
| Data Center Locations | 30 | 1 |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | -- |
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 Nova Cloud on June 23, 2026.