# Alibaba Cloud vs CoreWeave

**Leader by Vioscale score:** CoreWeave

| Attribute | Alibaba Cloud | CoreWeave |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 46.4 (49% (low)) | 58.8 (49% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Global cloud services provider offering infrastructure, AI capabilities, databases, serverless computing, and communications services. | AI-native platform of technology, tools, and teams fully integrated and purpose-built to power complex AI workloads. |
| features.capabilities | `{"tier":"hyperscaler","regions_count":"Global with significant Asia Pacific presence","serverless_faas":true,"managed_databases":true}` | `{"tier":"hyperscaler","bare_metal":true,"free_egress":true,"block_storage":true,"gpu_instances":true,"regions_count":"Multiple regions across US and Europe","data_residency":true,"object_storage":true,"serverless_faas":true,"managed_kubernetes":true,"private_networking":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Salesforce"}]` | `[{"name":"Datadog"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"CN","primaryMarkets":["CN"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["US"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Pay-As-You-Go","summary":"Usage-based billing","commitment":"monthly","description":"Pay only for what you use with no upfront payments required","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Subscription Billing","summary":"Lower subscription rates","commitment":"annual","description":"Lower rates for day-to-day services when elasticity is not a concern","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"AI Token Plan","summary":"Starts from $6/mo","commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":6,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"All-in-one plan covering every AI modality","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"ECS Savings Plans"},{"name":"Storage Capacity Unit"},{"name":"ECS Reserve Instance"},{"name":"Data Transfer Plan"},{"name":"CDN Resource Plan"},{"name":"SMS Resource Package"}],"summary":"From $6/mo (AI Token Plan). Multiple billing models: pay-as-you-go, subscription, resource packages. Free trial: $200 instant credits, up to $5000.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.alibabacloud.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T13:22:18.222Z","startingPrice":{"amount":6,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"GPU Instances (A La Carte)","summary":"Custom GPU configurations: GPUs $0.24–$4.76/hr, vCPU $0.01/hr, RAM $0.005/hr","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":4.25,"currency":"USD","description":"NVIDIA H100 PCIe"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":2.21,"currency":"USD","description":"NVIDIA A100 80GB"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","unit":"vCPU","amount":0.01,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","unit":"GB","amount":0.005,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Flexible GPU-based compute with configurable GPU, vCPU, and RAM components","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"CPU-Only Instances (A La Carte)","summary":"$0.0125–$0.035/vCPU/hr with 4GB RAM per vCPU included","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","unit":"vCPU","amount":0.035,"currency":"USD","description":"Intel Xeon Ice Lake"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","unit":"vCPU","amount":0.03,"currency":"USD","description":"Intel Xeon Scalable"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","unit":"vCPU","amount":0.0125,"currency":"USD","description":"Intel Xeon v3"}],"description":"CPU-based compute with RAM included per vCPU","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Storage (A La Carte)","summary":"$0.03–$0.07/GB/month with no egress charges","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"month"},"kind":"metered","unit":"GB","amount":0.04,"currency":"USD","description":"File Storage HDD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"month"},"kind":"metered","unit":"GB","amount":0.07,"currency":"USD","description":"File/Block Storage NVMe"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"month"},"kind":"metered","unit":"GB","amount":0.03,"currency":"USD","description":"Object Storage"}],"description":"High-performance file, block, and object storage","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Pure usage-based pricing: GPUs $0.24–$4.76/hr, vCPU $0.0125–$0.035/hr, RAM $0.005/hr, storage $0.03–$0.07/GB/month","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://wf.coreweave.com/pricing/classic","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T20:45:31.236Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.005,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["hour","month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Cloud Infrastructure)

| Capability | Alibaba Cloud | CoreWeave |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Provider tier | Hyperscaler | Hyperscaler |
| **Reach** |  |  |
| Regions / global footprint | Global with significant Asia Pacific presence | Multiple regions across US and Europe |
| **Compute** |  |  |
| Bare-metal servers | - | ✓ |
| GPU / accelerated compute | - | ✓ |
| Spot / preemptible pricing | - | - |
| **Storage** |  |  |
| Object storage | - | ✓ |
| Block storage | - | ✓ |
| **Managed** |  |  |
| Managed Kubernetes | - | ✓ |
| Managed databases | ✓ | - |
| Serverless / FaaS | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Network** |  |  |
| VPC / private networking | - | ✓ |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Free / low egress | - | ✓ |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| Data-residency / sovereign options | - | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Partner marketplace | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:02:54.345Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*