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
Sevalla
- Supports auto-deploy on git push, Docker image deployments, autoscaling, background workers, hibernation and more
- Fully managed platform: containers, databases, caches, and static sites
- Available in 25 locations and 260+ PoP (partnership with GCP and Cloudflare)
- No seat based pricing, only usage based
Price comparison
How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against Sevalla?
| Example configuration |
Alibaba Cloud
|
Sevalla
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $15.21 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.xn4.small) | $18.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1GB RAM (CPU optimized C1) |
| VM Medium | $89.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.xlarge) | $160.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8GB RAM (Standard S4) |
| VM Large | $170.49 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.2xlarge) | $320.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16GB RAM (Standard S5) |
| Block Storage | $11.20 / mo 100 GB (Enhanced SSD PL0) | $30.00 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $43.84 / mo 1 TB, 250 GB reads, 100 GB writes | $20.00 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | $16.56 / mo Small I (slb.s1.small) | Included with apps |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $114.92 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (general-purpose) | $145.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 8GB RAM (Database 4) |
| Managed Redis®* | $43.09 / mo 1 GB Performance-enhanced (HA) | $34.00 / mo 2GB RAM (Database 2) |
| Free egress allowance | 10 GB / mo | 100 GB (static sites) |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $74.00 $0.074 / GB | $100.00 $0.1 / GB |
Alibaba Cloud GPUs
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 Sevalla offer:
| Service |
Alibaba Cloud
|
Sevalla
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Company details
|
Alibaba Cloud
|
Sevalla
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | sevalla.com |
| Headquarters | Singapore 🇸🇬 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2009 | 2024 |
| Data Center Locations | 30 | 25 |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | Smart11, Imaginary Space, Talentblocks, ClearEstate |
|
Alibaba Cloud
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com |
| Headquarters | Singapore 🇸🇬 |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Data Center Locations | 30 |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers |
|
Sevalla
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | sevalla.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2024 |
| Data Center Locations | 25 |
| Example Customers | Smart11, Imaginary Space, Talentblocks, ClearEstate |
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Oct. 14, 2024, and for Sevalla on May 5, 2025.