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DigitalOcean 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.
DigitalOceandigitalocean.com · since 2012
from 4.00 $per month
38VPS plans
8countries
6.1score, #516 in the rating
In short
Entry pricea tiethe cheapest plan
Cheaper 2 GB RAMAlibaba Cloudthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more
More locationsDigitalOceancountries with servers
More plansDigitalOceanVPS plans in the catalog
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | DigitalOcean | Alibaba Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 6.00 $ Basic Regular 1GiB/1vCPU · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD |
5.00 $ SAS 2vCPU 1GiB · 2 cores · 1 GB RAM · 30 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 12.00 $ Basic Regular 2GiB/1vCPU · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD |
8.00 $ SAS 2vCPU 2GiB · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 40 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 24.00 $ Basic Regular 4GiB/2vCPU · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
15.99 $ SAS 2vCPU 4GiB · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD |
| from 8 GB | 47.99 $ Basic Regular 8GiB/4vCPU · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
32.00 $ SAS 4vCPU 8GiB · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 70 GB SSD |
| from 16 GB | 84.01 $ Memory-Optimized 16GiB/2vCPU · 2 cores · 16 GB RAM · 50 GB NVMe |
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
| DigitalOcean | Alibaba Cloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 4.00 $ | 4.00 $ |
| Median plan price | 420 $ | 12.00 $ |
| VPS plans | 38 | 6 |
| Countries | 🇺🇸 USA, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia | — |
| Payment | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, Invoice for companies | — |
| Plans on NVMe | 50% | 0% |
| IPv6 | yes | no |
| DDoS protection | no | no |
| Hourly billing | yes | no |
| Trial period | no | no |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | 99.99% | — |
| Founded | 2012 | — |
| Country of registration | 🇺🇸 USA | — |
Server locations
Both: no countries in common
Only DigitalOcean: 🇺🇸 USA, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean or Alibaba Cloud?
Alibaba Cloud has the cheapest plan: from 4.00 $ per month. DigitalOcean starts from 4.00 $.
Which one has more locations?
DigitalOcean — 8 countries, Alibaba Cloud — 0 countries. Countries in common: no.
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