Proveedores cloud

Resumen de los 4 principales proveedores cloud comparados en CloudCost: AWS, Azure, GCP y Alibaba Cloud.

Total: 4

Cloud Providers

CloudCost comparars pricing across the four cloud proveedors most commonly used by global engineering teams. Each proveedor has a distinct pricing model, nivel gratuito, and descuento program, and understanding these differences is the first step to lowering your cloud bill.

The Four Providers

  • AWS (Amazon Web Services) — the largest cloud proveedor by market share, with the broadest catalog of services and the most granular pricing options.
  • Microsoft Azure — the enterprise-focused cloud, tightly integrated with Windows Server, Active Directory, and the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP) — known for sustained-use descuentos, per-second billing, and strong data and machine-learning services.
  • Alibaba Cloud — the leading cloud in China and a strong choice for carga de trabajos that need presence in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

Pricing Model Differences at a Glance

DimensionAWSAzureGCPAlibaba Cloud
Default billingper-secondper-minute (rounded)per-secondper-hour
Commitment discountReserved Instances / Savings PlansReserved InstancesCommitted Use DiscountsReserved Instances
Spot/preemptibleSpot InstancesSpot VMsSpot / Preemptible VMsPreemptible Instances
Free tier12-month + always-free12-month + always-free$300 / 90-day credit12-month free trial

How to Choose

The right proveedor depends on your carga de trabajo, region, and team expertise. Use the comparacions in the next section to see how equivalent services stack up on precio, then use the costo calculadora to model your specific carga de trabajo. For long-running steady-state carga de trabajos, pay close attention to reservada instancia pricing; for bursty or fault-tolerant carga de trabajos, spot instancias can cut costos by up to 90 percent.