Alibaba Cloud vs DigitalOcean
Across 6 common sizes offered by both, Alibaba Cloud is cheaper in 6 and DigitalOcean in 0 (converted monthly prices, excluding new-customer deals).
| Size | Alibaba Cloud | Monthly | DigitalOcean | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 vCPU / 1 GB | SAS 1 vCPU / 1 GB 4M | $4.50 | s-1vcpu-1gb | $6 |
| 1 vCPU / 2 GB | SAS 1 vCPU / 2 GB 6M | $9 | s-1vcpu-2gb | $12 |
| 2 vCPU / 2 GB | SAS 2 vCPU / 2 GB 10M | $15 | s-2vcpu-2gb | $18 |
| 2 vCPU / 4 GB | SAS 2 vCPU / 4 GB 15M | $19 | s-2vcpu-4gb | $24 |
| 2 vCPU / 8 GB | SAS 2 vCPU / 8 GB 20M | $35 | g-2vcpu-8gb | $63 |
| 4 vCPU / 8 GB | — | — | s-4vcpu-8gb | $48 |
| 4 vCPU / 16 GB | SAS 4 vCPU / 16 GB 30M | $70 | g-4vcpu-16gb | $126 |
| 8 vCPU / 16 GB | — | — | s-8vcpu-16gb | $96 |
| 8 vCPU / 32 GB | — | — | g-8vcpu-32gb | $252 |
Regions
Alibaba Cloud
United States, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, United Kingdom
Parsed daily from the Alibaba Cloud international Simple Application Server pricing page (USD, Hong Kong and overseas regions).
DigitalOcean
United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Singapore, India, Australia
Parsed daily from the official DigitalOcean Droplet pricing page.
Regions both cover: United States, Germany, Singapore, United Kingdom
! Mainland China (aliyun.com) bundle prices are only shown on the logged-in checkout page, so they are not listed here.
! Only the Basic Regular tier of Basic Droplets is shown by default on the pricing page; Premium Intel/AMD are not tracked yet.