Object storage · head to head · checked 8 August 2026
Alibaba Cloud OSS vs Tencent Cloud COS
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
Tencent Cloud COS
from $16.10/mo
Standard (single-AZ) · 1 plans listed
Which is cheaper, Alibaba Cloud OSS or Tencent Cloud COS?
Alibaba Cloud OSS's cheapest listed plan is Standard (LRS) at $9.70/mo; Tencent Cloud COS's is Standard (single-AZ) at $16.10/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 Tencent Cloud COS, 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
Tencent Cloud COS
Everything from Tencent Cloud COSStandard (single-AZ)approx
- Storage
- $0.017 per GB a month
- Egress
- $0.072 per GB
- Free tier
- No free egress tier found for non-mainland regions. Storage rate confirmed official; egress rate reconstructed from a worked billing example, not a published rate table — treat as directional, not guaranteed current.
- Region
- Hong Kong / overseas
Alibaba Cloud OSS against the rest
Tencent Cloud COS against the rest