Alibaba Cloud
vs
Sevalla
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
- Supports auto-deploy on git push, Docker image deployments, autoscaling, background workers, hibernation and more
- Fully managed platform: containers, databases, caches, and static sites
- Apps and databases run in locations on five continents, static sites on 260+ edge locations
- No seat based pricing, only usage based
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Alibaba Cloud | Sevalla | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.62 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c2m1.large) | $18.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1GB RAM (CPU optimized C1) | 69% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Medium VM | $60.34 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.e-c1m2.xlarge) | $160.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8GB RAM (Standard S4) | 62% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Large VM | $188.64 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c8a.2xlarge) | $320.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16GB RAM (Standard S5) | 41% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Block storage | $7.60 /mo 100 GB (ESSD PL0) | $30.00 /mo 100 GB | 75% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
| Object storage | $27.70 /mo 1 TB | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | 28% cheaper on Sevalla |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $175.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 50 GB (Database 4 + 30 GB add-on) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $34.00 /mo 2GB RAM (Database 2) | |
| Load balancer | $19.40 /mo Network Load Balancer | Included with apps | |
| Serverless | $20.63 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration (0.15 vCPU) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 200 GB / mo | 100 GB (static sites) | |
| Egress | $74.00 /TB $0.074 / GB | $100.00 /TB $0.1 / GB | 26% cheaper on Alibaba Cloud |
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. We track no GPU listings from Sevalla. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Alibaba Cloud | Sevalla | 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 |
Alibaba Cloud bills on-demand and reserved (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 | Sevalla |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | 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 | Sevalla |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | China | USA |
| Locations | 31 | 25 |
| Example customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | Smart11, Imaginary Space, Talentblocks, ClearEstate |
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | sevalla.com |
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Sevalla on Sept. 22, 2026.