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Alibaba Cloud

Read 15 Alibaba Cloud reviews
7,464 views|5,172 comparisons
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Equinix Metal

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Aderonke Adeyegbe
Good storage, great for smaller companies, and has impressive support
The reason that we reached out to Alibaba is that we believe that they're focused on small and medium enterprises, and Africa, at this point in... Read more →
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  • "I don't know the exact cost. It is cheaper than AWS."
  • "I'm not sure about the exact pricing, but let's just say if it cost a dollar for Amazon AWS, it was closer to 70 to 80 cents for Alibaba Cloud."
  • "We cut our costs significantly by migrating our infrastructure to the cloud. Alibaba Cloud employs a pay-as-you-go model, so that minimizes many costs for us."
  • "The cost is better than similar solutions."
  • "Pricing for Alibaba Cloud is a little bit cheaper. It has reasonable pricing."
  • "The price of Alibaba Cloud is good. If I was to use Microsoft Azure I would have to pay 30 percent more."
  • "The solution's pricing is the same as AWS'."
  • "I noticed on the pricing that it's quite expensive. It is the price you pay for making a practical choice for enterprise-level companies since it has so many features and it fits an enterprise-level company just like our company right now."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about Alibaba Cloud?
    Top Answer:ECS is the most valuable feature of the solution.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Alibaba Cloud?
    Top Answer:The product is not that expensive. It is more affordable than Google. However, customers are not that comfortable with the product’s price.
    Read all 9 answers   →
    What needs improvement with Alibaba Cloud?
    Top Answer:The product must be made easier to use. The design is a bit tricky. When we log in to the Alibaba Cloud Marketplace and browse products, they look very small. The user experience must be improved… more »
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    Ranking
    9th
    out of 67 in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
    Views
    7,464
    Comparisons
    5,172
    Reviews
    9
    Average Words per Review
    409
    Rating
    7.7
    15th
    out of 67 in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
    Views
    1,133
    Comparisons
    998
    Reviews
    0
    Average Words per Review
    0
    Rating
    N/A
    Comparisons
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    Overview

    Alibaba Cloud offers a comprehensive suite of cloud computing services to support growing enterprises worldwide, including data storage, relational databases, big-data processing, and content delivery networks.

    Unleash a new level of Kubernetes performance, optimize your network, and easily deploy and manage your hyperconverged infrastructure globally. See how to optimize your multicloud connectivity and achieve high-performance storage with our partners.

    Reach more customers faster

    • Expand global reach with fully automated infrastructure across a global platform that is developer friendly.

    Get your data closer to your customers

    • Build enterprise-grade, cost optimized infrastructure with leading digital storage providers.

    Deliver world-class digital experiences at the edge

    • Quickly scale to improve performance with proximity to customers in growing metros.

    Directly access a world of service providers, customers and partners

    • With native integration into Equinix Fabric®, you can efficiently and securely reach the users, partners, clouds and networks that matter most to your business.

    Optimize cloud costs and increase security

    • Reduce public cloud egress costs while gaining greater control over surface vulnerability by isolating sensitive workloads in a single-tenant infrastructure.

    Innovate faster with DevOps automation

    • Automate digital infrastructure and software deployment in minutes, not months using the most popular DevOps tools.

    Dedicated support, all day every day

    • Technical account management and support are available, including shared Slack channels for responsive, personalized
    Sample Customers
    Schneider Electric, BorderX Lab, Royal Philips, Catchpoint, Conversant, Blogmint
    CyberAgent, Inc, Tokyo Gas i Net , Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS, Carsales, Sumishin SBI Net Bank Ltd.
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company45%
    Comms Service Provider18%
    Financial Services Firm18%
    Energy/Utilities Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Educational Organization8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Comms Service Provider8%
    Educational Organization7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business41%
    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise35%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise63%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    March 2024
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    Alibaba Cloud is ranked 9th in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) with 15 reviews while Equinix Metal is ranked 15th in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS). Alibaba Cloud is rated 7.2, while Equinix Metal is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Alibaba Cloud writes "The solution is useful for application development, but the user interface and user experience must be improved". On the other hand, Alibaba Cloud is most compared with Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Amazon AWS, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Google Firebase, whereas Equinix Metal is most compared with Amazon AWS, F5 Volterra, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and Tata Communications InstaCompute.

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