Alibaba Cloud
vs
Oblivus
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
- Unmetered bandwidth, up to 100 Gb/s per node
- Reservation terms of 1-36 months
- ISO 27001, SOC 1/2 Type 2 and HIPAA compliant datacenters
- 3x replicated NVMe network storage
- Datacenters in Canada, Norway and the United States
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Alibaba Cloud | Oblivus | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.62 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c2m1.large) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $60.34 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c1m2.xlarge) | $83.52 /mo 4 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (INTEL_XEON_x4) | 28% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Large VM | $188.64 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c8a.2xlarge) | $167.04 /mo 8 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (INTEL_XEON_x8) | 11% cheaper on Oblivus |
| Block storage | $7.60 /mo 100 GB (ESSD PL0) | $11.09 /mo 100 GB | 31% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Object storage | $27.70 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| 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 | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $74.00 /TB $0.074 / GB | Free and unlimited |
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 Oblivus offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Alibaba Cloud | Oblivus | Difference |
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$1.51 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Alibaba Cloud only |
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$0.62 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Alibaba Cloud only |
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$0.71 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Alibaba Cloud only |
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$0.87 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Alibaba Cloud only |
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-- | $2.56 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
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-- | $8.40 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Oblivus only |
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-- | $2.00 /GPU/hr Reserved (6 mo) | Oblivus only |
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-- | $4.47 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
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-- | $0.90 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Oblivus only |
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-- | $0.95 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
Alibaba Cloud bills on-demand and reserved (12 months); Oblivus bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3, 6, 12, 24 or 36 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 | Oblivus |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II, data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Data centers only |
| HIPAA | Yes | Data centers only |
| GDPR | Yes | -- |
| PCI DSS | Level 1 | -- |
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 | Oblivus |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | China | USA |
| Locations | 31 | 3 |
| Example customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | Stanford University, UCLA, UC San Diego, University of Notre Dame, Louisiana State University, University of Sydney, Bittensor, Akash, Prime Intellect, Shadeform, Strong Compute, RunComfy, VNG |
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | oblivus.com |
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Oblivus on Oct. 1, 2026.