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
Paperspace
- Competitive GPU prices
- Managed platform, from notebooks to container-based clusters
- Free ingress and egress
Price comparison
How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against Paperspace?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
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Paperspace
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
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Paperspace
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
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Paperspace
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Alibaba Cloud
Paperspace
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Alibaba Cloud
Paperspace
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
Paperspace
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
Paperspace
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
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Paperspace
Free egress allowance
Alibaba Cloud
Paperspace
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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Paperspace
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
Alibaba Cloud
On-DemandReserved (12mo)
Paperspace
On-Demand
Available Models
Alibaba Cloud offers 4 GPU models, while Paperspace offers 12.
V100Heads 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 Paperspace offer:
Company details
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Alibaba Cloud
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Paperspace
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|---|---|---|
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | paperspace.com |
| Headquarters | Singapore | United States of America |
| Founded | 2009 | 2014 |
| Data Center Locations | 30 | 3 |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | Fast.ai, SciSpace, Tunebat, Spectrum Labs, Kando |
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 Paperspace on Feb. 12, 2026.