# Alibaba Cloud vs Exoscale

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Exoscale

| Attribute | Alibaba Cloud | Exoscale |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 46.4 (49% (low)) | 83.9 (72% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Global cloud services provider offering infrastructure, AI capabilities, databases, serverless computing, and communications services. | European cloud provider offering compute instances, managed Kubernetes, database services, object and block storage, and GPU servers across multiple European regions. |
| features.capabilities | `{"tier":"hyperscaler","regions_count":"Global with significant Asia Pacific presence","serverless_faas":true,"managed_databases":true}` | `{"tier":"vps_dev","marketplace":true,"block_storage":true,"gpu_instances":true,"regions_count":"5 European regions (Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, Croatia)","object_storage":true,"managed_databases":true,"managed_kubernetes":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Salesforce"}]` | `[{"name":"Rancher"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Karpenter"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"CN","primaryMarkets":["CN"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"CH","primaryMarkets":["CH","DE","AT"],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["AT","BG","CH","DE","HR"],"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":"Standard Micro","summary":"€0.00729/hour","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.00729,"currency":"EUR"}],"description":"512 MB RAM, 1 core, 10-200 GB storage","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"GPU A30 Small","summary":"€1.226/hour","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.22645833,"currency":"EUR"}],"description":"56 GB RAM, 12 cores, 1x NVIDIA A30 GPU","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Pay-as-you-go usage-based pricing billed by the second, no upfront costs or commitments. Starting from €0.00729/hour.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.exoscale.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T13:22:08.200Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.00729,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.95 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Cloud Infrastructure)

| Capability | Alibaba Cloud | Exoscale |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Provider tier | Hyperscaler | VPS / developer |
| **Reach** |  |  |
| Regions / global footprint | Global with significant Asia Pacific presence | 5 European regions (Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, Croatia) |
| **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 2026-09-01T15:05:15.216Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*