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?
Example configuration | Alibaba Cloud | Vercel |
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VM Small | $15.21 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (ecs.xn4.small) | -- |
VM Medium | $89.79 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.xlarge) | -- |
VM Large | $170.49 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (ecs.c7.2xlarge) | -- |
Block Storage | $11.20 / mo 100 GB (Enhanced SSD PL0) | -- |
Object Storage | $43.84 / mo 1 TB, 250 GB reads, 100 GB writes | -- |
Load Balancer | $16.56 / mo Small I (slb.s1.small) | -- |
Managed PostgreSQL | $114.92 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (general-purpose) | $151.38 / mo 1440h compute, 50 GB storage, 10 GB read/mo 5 GB write/mo |
Managed Redis®* | $43.09 / mo 1 GB Performance-enhanced (HA) | $90.72 / mo 10 req/s @ $0.35 per 100k reqs |
Serverless 25M Executions | -- | $108.75 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration |
Free egress allowance | 10 GB / mo | 100 GB - 1 TB, depends on plan |
1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $74.00 $0.074 / GB | $150.00 $0.15 / GB (Edge) |
Alibaba Cloud offers GPUs in the following configurations:
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
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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 Vercel offer:
Service | Alibaba Cloud | Vercel |
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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 |
Company details
Alibaba Cloud | Vercel | |
---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
Vercel | |
---|---|
Website | vercel.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2015 |
Data Center Locations | 18 |
Example Customers | Box, Runway, Sonos, eBay, The Washington Post |
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More comparisonsOur data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Oct. 14, 2024, and for Vercel on Sept. 28, 2024.