VPS · head to head · checked 8 August 2026
Alibaba Cloud vs Linode
7 VPS plans from the two, side by side: what each plan includes, what it costs, and where the price comes from.
Alibaba Cloud
from $11/mo
ecs.n4.small · 3 plans listed
Best price per vCPU: $10.50/vCPU (ecs.n4.large)
Linode
from $5/mo
Nanode 1 GB · 4 plans listed
Best price per vCPU: $5.00/vCPU (Nanode 1 GB)
Which is cheaper, Alibaba Cloud or Linode?
Linode's cheapest listed plan is Nanode 1 GB at $5/mo; Alibaba Cloud's is ecs.n4.small at $11/mo.
Which gives more for the money, Alibaba Cloud or Linode?
On price per vCPU, Linode does best with Nanode 1 GB at $5.00/vCPU; Alibaba Cloud's best is ecs.n4.large at $10.50/vCPU.
How many VPS plans does each offer here?
We list 3 for Alibaba Cloud and 4 for Linode, each checked against the provider's own pricing page.
Alibaba Cloud
Everything from Alibaba Cloudecs.n4.smallapprox
- vCPU
- 1 (shared)
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- Not included — system disk billed separately
- Transfer
- Not included — billed separately
- Region
- Singapore
ecs.n4.largeapprox
- vCPU
- 2 (shared)
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- Not included — system disk billed separately
- Transfer
- Not included — billed separately
- Region
- Singapore
ecs.n4.xlargeapprox
- vCPU
- 4 (shared)
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- Not included — system disk billed separately
- Transfer
- Not included — billed separately
- Region
- Singapore
Linode
Everything from LinodeNanode 1 GB
- vCPU
- 1 (shared)
- RAM
- 1 GB
- Storage
- 25 GB SSD
- Transfer
- 1 TB
- Region
- Global (Akamai edge)
Linode 2 GBapprox
- vCPU
- 1 (shared)
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 50 GB SSD
- Transfer
- 2 TB
- Region
- Global (Akamai edge)
Linode 4 GBapprox
- vCPU
- 2 (shared)
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 80 GB SSD
- Transfer
- 4 TB
- Region
- Global (Akamai edge)
Linode 8 GBapprox
- vCPU
- 4 (shared)
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 160 GB SSD
- Transfer
- 5 TB
- Region
- Global (Akamai edge)
Alibaba Cloud against the rest