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Alibaba Cloud vs Theta EdgeCloud

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What's good about...

Alibaba Cloud logo 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

Theta EdgeCloud logo Theta EdgeCloud

  • NVIDIA H100, H200, and A100 GPUs available on-demand
  • Competitive pricing compared to major hyperscalers
  • Supports 3D rendering, video transcoding, and AI inference workloads

Price comparison

How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against Theta EdgeCloud?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$15.21 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.xn4.small)
Theta EdgeCloud Theta EdgeCloud
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$89.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.xlarge)
Theta EdgeCloud Theta EdgeCloud
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$170.49 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.2xlarge)
Theta EdgeCloud Theta EdgeCloud
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$11.20 / mo 100 GB (Enhanced SSD PL0)
Theta EdgeCloud Theta EdgeCloud
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Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$43.84 / mo 1 TB, 250 GB reads, 100 GB writes
Theta EdgeCloud Theta EdgeCloud
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$16.56 / mo Small I (slb.s1.small)
Theta EdgeCloud Theta EdgeCloud
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Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$114.92 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (general-purpose)
Theta EdgeCloud Theta EdgeCloud
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$43.09 / mo 1 GB Performance-enhanced (HA)
Theta EdgeCloud Theta EdgeCloud
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Free egress allowance

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
10 GB / mo
Theta EdgeCloud Theta EdgeCloud
--

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$74.00 $0.074 / GB
Theta EdgeCloud Theta EdgeCloud
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GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$0.62/hr
Theta EdgeCloud Theta EdgeCloud
$0.11/hr

Billing Options

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
On-DemandReserved (12mo)
Theta EdgeCloud Theta EdgeCloud
On-Demand

Available Models

Alibaba Cloud offers 4 GPU models, while Theta EdgeCloud offers 26.

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
V100(14) A10(26) T4(12) P100(12)
Theta EdgeCloud Theta EdgeCloud
H100(3) A100(4) H200(3) V100(2) T4(2) RTX 3090(1) RTX 3070(1) RTX 4080(1) RTX 3060 Ti(1) RTX 3080 Ti(1)
View all 26 GPUs

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Alibaba Cloud and Theta EdgeCloud offer:

Service Alibaba Cloud Theta EdgeCloud
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

Website
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
www.alibabacloud.com
Theta EdgeCloud Theta EdgeCloud
thetaedgecloud.com
Headquarters
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
Singapore
Theta EdgeCloud Theta EdgeCloud
United States of America
Founded
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
2009
Theta EdgeCloud Theta EdgeCloud
2025
Data Center Locations
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
30
Theta EdgeCloud Theta EdgeCloud
1
Example Customers
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers
Theta EdgeCloud Theta EdgeCloud
Stanford University, Yonsei University, Seoul National University, NTU Singapore, Imperial College London, Las Vegas Knights (NHL), Houston Rockets (NBA)

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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for Theta EdgeCloud on June 23, 2026.

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NVIDIA H100 from $1.38/hr, A100 80GB from $0.78/hr, RTX A6000 from $0.27/hr
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Hot swappable hardware, templates for ComfyUI and Ollama
One-click connection to VS Code or Cursor, simple CLI to connect without SSH
Try now