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
Vercel
- Superb developer experience, from git push to deployed globally in seconds
- First class support for Next.js and other frontend frameworks
- Great API to issue custom domains for SaaS projects
- Very active community and plenty of learning resources
Price comparison
How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against Vercel?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud
Vercel
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud
Vercel
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Alibaba Cloud
Vercel
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Alibaba Cloud
Vercel
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Alibaba Cloud
Vercel
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
Vercel
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
Vercel
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Alibaba Cloud
Vercel
Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Alibaba Cloud
Vercel
Free egress allowance
Alibaba Cloud
Vercel
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
Alibaba Cloud
Vercel
V100Heads 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.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Alibaba Cloud and Vercel offer:
Company details
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| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | vercel.com |
| Headquarters | Singapore | United States of America |
| Founded | 2009 | 2015 |
| Data Center Locations | 30 | 18 |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | Box, Runway, Sonos, eBay, The Washington Post |
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for Vercel on Feb. 12, 2026.