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 |
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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 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 |
Alibaba Cloud offers GPUs in the following configurations:
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
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ecs.gn6i-c4g1.xlarge | 1x T4 | 16GB | 4 | 15GB | $1.18 | Source |
ecs.gn7i-c8g1.2xlarge | 1x A10 | 24GB | 8 | 30GB | $2.86 | Source |
ecs.gn6e-c12g1.3xlarge | 1x V100 | 32GB | 12 | 92GB | $3.51 | Source |
RunPod offers GPUs in the following configurations:
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
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A30 | 1x A30 | 24GB | 8 | 31GB | $0.22 | Source |
RTX A4000 | 1x A4000 | 16GB | 4 | 20GB | $0.32 | Source |
A4500 | 1x A4500 | 20GB | 4 | 29GB | $0.34 | Source |
A5000 | 1x A5000 | 24GB | 4 | 24GB | $0.36 | Source |
A40 | 1x A40 | 48GB | 9 | 50GB | $0.39 | Source |
RTX4090 | 1x RTX 4090 | 24GB | 5 | 30GB | $0.69 | Source |
A6000 | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 8 | 62GB | $0.76 | Source |
L40S | 1x L40S | 48GB | 12 | 62GB | $0.86 | Source |
A6000 Ada | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 14 | 58GB | $0.88 | Source |
L40 | 1x L40S | 48GB | 8 | 94GB | $0.99 | Source |
A100 PCIe | 1x A100 | 80GB | 8 | 117GB | $1.64 | Source |
A100 SXM | 1x A100 | 80GB | 16 | 125GB | $1.89 | Source |
MI250 | 1x MI250 | 128GB | -- | -- | $2.10 | Source |
H100 PCIe | 1x H100 | 80GB | 16 | 188GB | $2.39 | Source |
H100 SXM | 1x H100 | 80GB | 16 | 125GB | $2.99 | Source |
MI300X | 1x MI300X | 192GB | 24 | 283GB | $2.99 | Source |
H200 SXM | 1x H200 | 141GB | -- | -- | $3.99 | Source |
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 managed services that Alibaba Cloud and RunPod offer:
Service |
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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
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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 |
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Website | www.alibabacloud.com |
Headquarters | Singapore 🇸🇬 |
Founded | 2009 |
Data Center Locations | 30 |
Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers |
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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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More comparisonsOur data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Oct. 14, 2024, and for RunPod on Nov. 9, 2024.