Cheapest Alibaba Cloud Instances & Pricing Guide
Comprehensive cost analysis and lowest-price instance rankings for Alibaba Cloud.
Executive Summary & Quick Answer
Compare compute pricing and discount options for Alibaba Cloud.
Type
Hyperscaler Cloud
Pricing Models & Discounts
Offers Pay-As-You-Go, Subscription, and Spot pricing.
Family
e-series & t6 (Entry & Burstable)
Regions
4+ Datacenter Regions
Alibaba Cloud — Lowest Price Server Plans
Verified instance pricing and specs for Alibaba Cloud.
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Starts around $3.50 to $6.00/month on standard clouds, or under €4.00/month on Hetzner and Scaleway.
Prices range from ~€4.50/mo on Hetzner to ~$24.00/mo on DigitalOcean and ~$28.00-$35.00/mo on AWS EC2 on-demand.
Hetzner starts around €10.00-€12.00/month, compared to $48.00/month on DigitalOcean and $60.00-$70.00/month on AWS/GCP on-demand.
Starts around €18.00-€24.00/month on Hetzner and $90.00-$120.00/month on hyperscalers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Direct answers to common cloud compute pricing and infrastructure questions.
Is Alibaba Cloud suitable for international deployments? ▼
Yes, Alibaba Cloud operates international datacenters in Singapore, Tokyo, Frankfurt, London, Sydney, and the US, while offering the most extensive infrastructure network within mainland China and the Asia-Pacific region.