Object storage · head to head · checked 8 August 2026
Alibaba Cloud OSS vs DigitalOcean Spaces
2 object storage offers from the two, side by side: what each plan includes, what it costs (for a reference workload of 100 GB stored and 200 GB downloaded a month), and where the price comes from.
Alibaba Cloud OSS
from $9.70/mo
Standard (LRS) · 1 plans listed
DigitalOcean Spaces
from $5/mo
Base plan (250 GiB incl.) · 1 plans listed
Which is cheaper, Alibaba Cloud OSS or DigitalOcean Spaces?
DigitalOcean Spaces's cheapest listed plan is Base plan (250 GiB incl.) at $5/mo; Alibaba Cloud OSS's is Standard (LRS) at $9.70/mo. The price shown is for a reference workload of 100 GB stored and 200 GB downloaded a month.
How many object storage offers does each offer here?
We list 1 for Alibaba Cloud OSS and 1 for DigitalOcean Spaces, each checked against the provider's own pricing page.
Alibaba Cloud OSS
Everything from Alibaba Cloud OSSStandard (LRS)
- Storage
- $0.017 per GB a month
- Egress
- $0.080 per GB
- Free tier
- First 5 GB storage free; first 100 GB/mo egress free, then $0.08/GB (0–10TB tier, steps down at higher volume)
- Region
- Singapore
DigitalOcean Spaces
Everything from DigitalOcean SpacesBase plan (250 GiB incl.)
- Storage
- $0.020 per GB a month
- Egress
- $0.010 per GB
- Free tier
- $5/mo flat includes 250 GiB storage + 1 TiB transfer, overage $0.02/$0.01 per GiB
- Region
- Global
Alibaba Cloud OSS against the rest
DigitalOcean Spaces against the rest