The Basics
Alibaba Cloud
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UpCloud
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|---|---|---|
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | upcloud.com |
| Headquarters | Singapore 🇸🇬 | Finland 🇫🇮 |
| Founded | 2009 | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | 30 | 13 |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
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Alibaba Cloud
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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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UpCloud
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|---|---|
| Website | upcloud.com |
| Headquarters | Finland 🇫🇮 |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | 13 |
| Example Customers | Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
Cost Comparison
How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against UpCloud?
| Example configuration |
Alibaba Cloud
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UpCloud
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|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $15.21 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.xn4.small) | $7.61 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (General) |
| VM Medium | $89.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.xlarge) | $56.50 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General) |
| VM Large | $170.49 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.2xlarge) | $173.86 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU) |
| Block Storage | $11.20 / mo 100 GB (Enhanced SSD PL0) | $23.91 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $43.84 / mo 1 TB, 250 GB reads, 100 GB writes | $21.73 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | $16.56 / mo Small I (slb.s1.small) | $10.87 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $114.92 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (general-purpose) | $65.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | $43.09 / mo 1 GB Performance-enhanced (HA) | $54.33 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM |
| Free egress allowance | 10 GB / mo | 500 GB - 24 TB / mo per instance |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $74.00 $0.074 / GB | $10.87 |
Note: These 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 of the managed services that Alibaba Cloud and UpCloud offer:
| Service |
Alibaba Cloud
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UpCloud
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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) | -- |
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Feb. 14, 2024, and for UpCloud on Feb. 7, 2024.