Alibaba Cloud
vs
OVH
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
- No egress or object storage request fees in most locations
- Bare metal, VPS and public cloud from one provider
- 40+ datacenters across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific
- European-based, may ease GDPR compliance
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Alibaba Cloud | OVH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.62 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c2m1.large) | $5.35 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (VPS-1) | 5% cheaper on OVH |
| Medium VM | $60.34 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c1m2.xlarge) | $10.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VPS-2) | 83% cheaper on OVH |
| Large VM | $188.64 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c8a.2xlarge) | $27.50 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (VPS-4) | 85% cheaper on OVH |
| Block storage | $7.60 /mo 100 GB (ESSD PL0) | $9.50 /mo 100 GB (High Speed, 3,000 IOPS) | 20% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Object storage | $27.70 /mo 1 TB | $8.19 /mo 1 TB (Standard, 1-AZ) | 70% cheaper on OVH |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $63.36 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Discovery DB1-4) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $55.01 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Discovery DB1-4, Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | $19.40 /mo Network Load Balancer | $6.84 /mo 200 Mbps (Load Balancer S) · Node only. A floating IP adds $2.30 / mo. | 65% cheaper on OVH |
| 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 Billed in Singapore and Sydney |
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 OVH offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Alibaba Cloud | OVH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
V100
14 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | 71% cheaper on OVH |
|
A10
26 configs · 3 configs
|
$1.27 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 22% cheaper on OVH |
|
T4
12 configs
|
$0.62 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Alibaba Cloud only |
|
P100
12 configs
|
$0.87 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Alibaba Cloud only |
|
H100
3 configs
|
-- | $2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
H200
1 config
|
-- | $6.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
A100
3 configs
|
-- | $3.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
L40S
3 configs
|
-- | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
L4
3 configs
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
RTX 5000
3 configs
|
-- | $0.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
Alibaba Cloud bills on-demand and reserved (12 months); OVH bills on-demand. 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 | OVH |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | US data centers only |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Level 1 | Level 1, Hosted Private Cloud 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 | OVH |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | China | France |
| Locations | 31 | 19 |
| Example customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | AnyDesk, Sopra Steria, Floatplane, German Federal Police |
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | www.ovhcloud.com |
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for OVH on Oct. 1, 2026.