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Alibaba Cloud vs OVH

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What's good about...

Alibaba Cloud logo 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

OVHcloud logo OVH

  • Wide range of managed services and VPS configurations
  • Competitive prices, unlimited free egress
  • 10+ data center locations
  • European-based, may ease GDPR compliance requirements

Price comparison

How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against OVH?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$15.21 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.xn4.small)
OVHcloud OVH
$5.85 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (VPS-1)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$89.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.xlarge)
OVHcloud OVH
$10.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VPS-2)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$170.49 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.2xlarge)
OVHcloud OVH
$27.50 / mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (VPS-4)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$11.20 / mo 100 GB (Enhanced SSD PL0)
OVHcloud OVH
$9.50 / mo 100 GB (3000 IOPS)

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$43.84 / mo 1 TB, 250 GB reads, 100 GB writes
OVHcloud OVH
$10.75 / mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB read

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 Alibaba Cloud
$16.56 / mo Small I (slb.s1.small)
OVHcloud OVH
$45.58 / mo Large 2 Gbps

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 Alibaba Cloud
$114.92 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (general-purpose)
OVHcloud OVH
$51.26 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Essential DB1-4)

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$43.09 / mo 1 GB Performance-enhanced (HA)
OVHcloud OVH
$44.57 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Essential DB1-4)

Free egress allowance

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
10 GB / mo
OVHcloud OVH
--

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$74.00 $0.074 / GB
OVHcloud OVH
Free and unlimited Reduced bandwidth may apply

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$0.62/hr
OVHcloud OVH
$0.60/hr

Billing Options

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
On-DemandReserved (12mo)
OVHcloud OVH
On-Demand

Available Models

Alibaba Cloud offers 4 GPU models, while OVH offers 8.

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
V100(14) A10(26) T4(12) P100(12)
OVHcloud OVH
H100(3) A100(3) L40S(3) V100(3) L4(3) A10(3) RTX 5000(3) V100S(3)

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.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Alibaba Cloud and OVH offer:

Service Alibaba Cloud OVH
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

Website
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
www.alibabacloud.com
OVHcloud OVH
www.ovhcloud.com
Headquarters
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
Singapore
OVHcloud OVH
France
Founded
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
2009
OVHcloud OVH
1999
Data Center Locations
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
30
OVHcloud OVH
19
Example Customers
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers
OVHcloud OVH
Société Générale, Louis Vuitton, Capgemini, Tenesys

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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for OVH on June 11, 2026.

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