Cloud-leverandorer

Oversikt over de 4 storste cloud-leverandorene sammenlignet i CloudCost: AWS, Azure, GCP og Alibaba Cloud.

Total: 4

Cloud Providers

CloudCost sammenlignes pricing across the four cloud leverandors most commonly used by global engineering teams. Each leverandor has a distinct pricing model, free tier, and rabatt program, and understanding these differences is the first step to lowering your cloud bill.

The Four Providers

  • AWS (Amazon Web Services) — the largest cloud leverandor 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 rabatts, per-second billing, and strong data and machine-learning services.
  • Alibaba Cloud — the leading cloud in China and a strong choice for arbeidsbelastnings 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 leverandor depends on your arbeidsbelastning, region, and team expertise. Use the sammenlignings in the next section to see how equivalent services stack up on pris, then use the kostnad kalkulator to model your specific arbeidsbelastning. For long-running steady-state arbeidsbelastnings, pay close attention to reservert instans pricing; for bursty or fault-tolerant arbeidsbelastnings, spot instanss can cut kostnads by up to 90 percent.