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
RunPod
- Affordable GPUs in various configurations
- Packed with features: hot-reloading, managed containers, logging & monitoring
- Available in 30+ regions across the world
Price comparison
How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against RunPod?
| Example configuration |
Alibaba Cloud
|
RunPod
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $15.21 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.xn4.small) | $43.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) |
| VM Medium | $89.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.xlarge) | $86.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) |
| VM Large | $170.49 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.2xlarge) | $172.80 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) |
| Block Storage | $11.20 / mo 100 GB (Enhanced SSD PL0) | $10.00 / mo $0.10 / GB / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $43.84 / mo 1 TB, 250 GB reads, 100 GB writes | -- |
| Load Balancer | $16.56 / mo Small I (slb.s1.small) | -- |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $114.92 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (general-purpose) | -- |
| Managed Redis®* | $43.09 / mo 1 GB Performance-enhanced (HA) | -- |
| Free egress allowance | 10 GB / mo | -- |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $74.00 $0.074 / GB | Free and unlimited |
RunPod offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX3070 | 1x RTX3070 | 8GB | 16 | 31GB | $0.13 | |
| A4000 | 1x A4000 | 16GB | 4 | 17GB | $0.17 | |
| A4500 | 1x A4500 | 20GB | 4 | 29GB | $0.19 | |
| A4000 Ada | 1x A4000 | 20GB | 4 | 31GB | $0.20 | |
| A30 | 1x A30 | 24GB | 8 | 31GB | $0.22 | |
| A5000 | 1x A5000 | 24GB | 4 | 24GB | $0.22 | |
| RTX4090 | 1x RTX4090 | 24GB | 7 | 24GB | $0.44 | |
| A40 | 1x A40 | 48GB | 9 | 50GB | $0.47 | |
| A6000 | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 8 | 50GB | $0.49 | |
| L40S | 1x L40S | 48GB | 12 | 62GB | $0.79 | |
| A6000 Ada | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 14 | 62GB | $0.79 | |
| MI250 | 1x MI250 | 128GB | -- | -- | $0.90 | |
| L40 | 1x L40S | 48GB | 16 | 250GB | $0.99 | |
| A100 PCIe | 1x A100 | 80GB | 8 | 83GB | $1.19 | |
| A100 SXM | 1x A100 | 80GB | 16 | 125GB | $1.94 | |
| H100 PCIe | 1x H100 | 80GB | 16 | 176GB | $2.69 | |
| H100 SXM | 1x H100 | 80GB | 24 | 125GB | $2.99 | |
| MI300X | 1x MI300X | 192GB | 24 | 283GB | $3.99 | |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
Which services do they offer?
Here are some of the managed services that Alibaba Cloud and RunPod offer:
| Service |
Alibaba Cloud
|
RunPod
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
|
Alibaba Cloud
|
RunPod
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | www.runpod.io |
| Headquarters | Singapore 🇸🇬 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2009 | 2022 |
| Data Center Locations | 30 | 24 |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | AfterShoot, Replika, Otovo, Data Science Dojo, Abzu |
|
Alibaba Cloud
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com |
| Headquarters | Singapore 🇸🇬 |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Data Center Locations | 30 |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers |
|
RunPod
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.runpod.io |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Data Center Locations | 24 |
| Example Customers | AfterShoot, Replika, Otovo, Data Science Dojo, Abzu |
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on July 24, 2024, and for RunPod on Sept. 25, 2024.