Alibaba Cloud
vs
Seeweb
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
- Four owned datacenters in Milan and Frosinone
- Nvidia and AMD GPUs from L4 to B300 and MI300X
- 10 TB of monthly traffic included with shared-CPU servers
- Qualified cloud provider for Italian public administration (ACN)
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Alibaba Cloud | Seeweb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.62 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c2m1.large) | $15.25 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (Shared CPU 1G) | 63% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Medium VM | $60.34 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c1m2.xlarge) | $50.58 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB SSD (Shared CPU 8G) | 16% cheaper on Seeweb |
| Large VM | $188.64 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c8a.2xlarge) | $317.78 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 30 GB SSD (Cloud Server, dedicated cores) | 41% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Block storage | $7.60 /mo 100 GB (ESSD PL0) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $27.70 /mo 1 TB | $30.10 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | 8% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $66.63 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 30 GB storage (Cloud DB 4G) | |
| Load balancer | $19.40 /mo Network Load Balancer | $50.73 /mo HTTP and TCP (Cloud Appliance Load Balancer) | 62% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Serverless | $20.63 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration (0.15 vCPU) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 200 GB / mo | 1-10 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | $74.00 /TB $0.074 / GB | $12.82 /TB 1 TB | 83% cheaper on Seeweb |
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 Seeweb offers 11. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Alibaba Cloud | Seeweb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
V100
14 configs
|
$1.51 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Alibaba Cloud only |
|
T4
12 configs
|
$0.62 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Alibaba Cloud only |
|
A10
26 configs
|
$0.71 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Alibaba Cloud only |
|
P100
12 configs
|
$0.87 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Alibaba Cloud only |
|
B300
16 configs
|
-- | $4.73 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | Seeweb only |
|
H100
16 configs
|
-- | $1.79 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | Seeweb only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
16 configs
|
-- | $1.18 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | Seeweb only |
|
H200
16 configs
|
-- | $2.46 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | Seeweb only |
|
A100
16 configs
|
-- | $0.94 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | Seeweb only |
MI300X
16 configs
|
-- | $2.23 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | Seeweb only |
Alibaba Cloud bills on-demand and reserved (12 months); Seeweb bills on-demand and reserved (3, 6 or 12 months). 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 | Seeweb |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | -- |
| PCI DSS | Level 1 | -- |
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 | Seeweb |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 | 1998 |
| Headquarters | China | Italy |
| Locations | 31 | 5 |
| Example customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | Tophost, Artera, GlobaLeaks, RedCarbon, Progress Group |
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | www.seeweb.it |
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Oct. 28, 2026, and for Seeweb on Oct. 28, 2026.