AWS vs. Alibaba Cloud: 2026 Cloud Pricing, Compute & APAC Infrastructure Comparison
Alibaba Cloud is 15% to 35% cheaper than AWS across standard compute and database instances, offering unbeatable regional pricing and compliance advantages throughout China and Southeast Asia.
26% Cheaper on Alibaba Cloud ECS
Standard on-demand list pricing comparison for general purpose memory and vCPU tiers.
20% Cheaper on ApsaraDB for RDS
PostgreSQL and MySQL database clusters with high availability and automated daily backups.
Alibaba Cloud Generous Free Pools
Alibaba Cloud provides lower per-GB transfer rates within the Asia-Pacific region and discounted data transfer packages for global traffic.
Direct Head-to-Head Configuration Shootout
Monthly prices based on 730 hours/month on-demand consumption.
| Workload Profile | AWS SKU & Rate | Alibaba Cloud SKU & Rate | Cost Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
General Purpose (2 vCPU / 8 GB) 2 vCPU • 8 GB RAM • General Purpose | t3.large ($0.0832/hr) $60.74/mo | ecs.g7.large ($0.071/hr) $51.84/mo | Alibaba Cloud saves 15% |
Production Compute (4 vCPU / 16 GB) 4 vCPU • 16 GB RAM • Intel Xeon / AMD | m5.xlarge ($0.192/hr) $140.16/mo | ecs.g7.xlarge ($0.142/hr) $103.68/mo | Alibaba Cloud saves 26% |
Managed Relational Database 2 vCPU • 8 GB RAM • 100 GB SSD | db.m5.large RDS ($138.00/mo) $138.00/mo | rds.mysql.s2.large ($112.00/mo) $112.00/mo | Alibaba Cloud saves 19% |
Object Storage (10 TB) 10,000 GB Capacity Storage | Amazon S3 Standard ($0.023/GB) $230.00/mo | Alibaba OSS Standard ($0.012/GB) $120.00/mo | Alibaba Cloud saves 48% |
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