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Microsoft Azure vs Alibaba Cloud: VPS comparison 2026
We compare the VPS offers of two providers using data from their websites: prices, like-for-like plans, countries, payment and terms. The data is updated every hour.
In short
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | Microsoft Azure | Alibaba Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 6.13 $ B2pts v2 · 2 cores · 1 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
5.00 $ SAS 2vCPU 1GiB · 2 cores · 1 GB RAM · 30 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 24.52 $ B2pls v2 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
8.00 $ SAS 2vCPU 2GiB · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 24.52 $ B2pls v2 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
15.99 $ SAS 2vCPU 4GiB · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD |
| from 8 GB | 49.06 $ B2ps v2 · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
32.00 $ SAS 4vCPU 8GiB · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 70 GB SSD |
| from 16 GB | 67.32 $ E2ps v6 · 2 cores · 16 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
47.99 $ SAS 4vCPU 16GiB · 4 cores · 16 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.
Specs
| Microsoft Azure | Alibaba Cloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 6.13 $ | 4.00 $ |
| Median plan price | 971 $ | 12.00 $ |
| VPS plans | 1606 | 6 |
| Countries | 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇳🇿 New Zealand, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇹🇼 Taiwan, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇩🇰 Denmark | — |
| Payment | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard) | — |
| Plans on NVMe | 0% | 0% |
| IPv6 | no | no |
| DDoS protection | no | no |
| Hourly billing | yes | no |
| Trial period | 30 days | no |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | — | — |
| Founded | — | — |
| Country of registration | 🇺🇸 USA | — |
Server locations
Both: no countries in common
Only Microsoft Azure: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇳🇿 New Zealand, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇹🇼 Taiwan, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇩🇰 Denmark
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Microsoft Azure or Alibaba Cloud?
Alibaba Cloud has the cheapest plan: from 4.00 $ per month. Microsoft Azure starts from 6.13 $.
Which one has more locations?
Microsoft Azure — 33 countries, Alibaba Cloud — 0 countries. Countries in common: no.