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Alibaba Cloud vs Zerops

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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

Zerops logo Zerops

  • ZCP, an MCP server for coding agents (public preview)
  • Bring your own agent subscription, no seat fees
  • Root access and SSH inside full Linux containers
  • AMD EPYC bare metal in Prague, New York, Seattle
  • ISO 27001 certified, GDPR and DPA compliant

Price comparison

How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against Zerops?

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)
Zerops Zerops
$3.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM

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)
Zerops Zerops
$26.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM

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)
Zerops Zerops
$52.80 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM

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)
Zerops Zerops
$10.00 / mo 100 GB

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
Zerops Zerops
$13.00 / mo 1 TB

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)
Zerops Zerops
Included in plan

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)
Zerops Zerops
$18.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage

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)
Zerops Zerops
$3.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey)

Free egress allowance

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
10 GB / mo
Zerops Zerops
100 GB / mo on the free plan, 3 TB / mo on the paid plan

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
$74.00 $0.074 / GB
Zerops Zerops
$20.00 $0.02 / GB

GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
On-DemandReserved (12mo)
Zerops Zerops
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Available Models

Ranked by how many providers list each card. The number beside a GPU is how many instance configurations this provider sells it in, not how many are in stock.

Alibaba Cloud offers 4 GPU models.

Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
V100(14) T4(12) A10(26) P100(12)
Zerops Zerops
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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 Zerops offer:

Service Alibaba Cloud Zerops
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
Vector Databases

Company details

Website
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
www.alibabacloud.com
Zerops Zerops
zerops.io
Headquarters
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
Singapore
Zerops Zerops
Czechia
Founded
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
2009
Zerops Zerops
2024
Data Center Locations
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
30
Zerops Zerops
3
Example Customers
Alibaba Cloud Alibaba Cloud
Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers
Zerops Zerops
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on Aug. 25, 2026, and for Zerops on Aug. 25, 2026.