Cloud-leverantorer

Oversikt over de 4 storsta cloud-leverantorerna jamforda i CloudCost: AWS, Azure, GCP och Alibaba Cloud.

Total: 4

Cloud Providers

CloudCost jamfors pricing across the four cloud leverantors most commonly used by global engineering teams. Each leverantor 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 leverantor 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 arbetsbelastnings 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 leverantor depends on your arbetsbelastning, region, and team expertise. Use the jamforelses in the next section to see how equivalent services stack up on pris, then use the kostnad kalkylator to model your specific arbetsbelastning. For long-running steady-state arbetsbelastnings, pay close attention to reserverad instans pricing; for bursty or fault-tolerant arbetsbelastnings, spot instanss can cut kostnads by up to 90 percent.