Provedores cloud

Visao geral dos 4 principais provedores cloud comparados no CloudCost: AWS, Azure, GCP e Alibaba Cloud.

Total: 4

Cloud Providers

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

The Four Providers

  • AWS (Amazon Web Services) — the largest cloud provedor 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 descontos, per-second billing, and strong data and machine-learning services.
  • Alibaba Cloud — the leading cloud in China and a strong choice for carga de trabalhos 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 provedor depends on your carga de trabalho, regiao, and team expertise. Use the comparacaos in the next section to see how equivalent services stack up on preco, then use the custo calculadora to model your specific carga de trabalho. For long-running steady-state carga de trabalhos, pay close attention to reservada instancia pricing; for bursty or fault-tolerant carga de trabalhos, spot instancias can cut custos by up to 90 percent.