The broadest catalog of managed cloud services
Best suited to: Teams needing broad managed services, global regions and compliance options
- EC2
- S3
- RDS
- Lambda
- CloudFront
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Independent overviews of twelve cloud platforms: what each one offers, how its pricing model works and where it fits best.
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Strong in data analytics, AI and Kubernetes
Best suited to: Data analytics, containerized apps and AI projects using Gemini
- Compute Engine
- GKE
- Cloud Run
- BigQuery
- Cloud Storage
Enterprise cloud built around the Microsoft ecosystem
Best suited to: Microsoft-centric organizations, hybrid setups and enterprise AI projects
- Virtual Machines
- AKS
- Azure SQL
- Blob Storage
- Azure OpenAI
Simple, predictable cloud infrastructure for developers
Best suited to: Developers and startups wanting simple infrastructure with predictable monthly costs
- Droplets
- App Platform
- Managed Databases
- DOKS
- Spaces
Developer-friendly compute backed by Akamai's network
Best suited to: Developers wanting simple VMs and Kubernetes with growing edge reach
- Linodes
- LKE
- Managed Databases
- Object Storage
- NodeBalancers
European cloud and dedicated servers with data sovereignty
Best suited to: European data residency needs and cost-effective dedicated or bandwidth-heavy hosting
- VPS
- Public Cloud
- Bare Metal
- Object Storage
- Managed Kubernetes
Enterprise cloud with strong database services
Best suited to: Oracle Database workloads, enterprise apps and learning with Always Free
- Compute
- Autonomous Database
- MySQL HeatWave
- Object Storage
- OKE
Strong price-performance servers from Germany
Best suited to: Cost-conscious teams comfortable managing their own servers and software
- Cloud Servers
- Dedicated Servers
- Storage Box
- Load Balancers
- Object Storage
Scalable email sending for applications on AWS
Best suited to: Applications sending permission-based transactional and marketing email on AWS
- SES API
- SMTP Interface
- Easy DKIM
- Configuration Sets
- Dedicated IPs
Fast cloud servers with MaxIOPS storage
Best suited to: Performance-sensitive and disk-heavy workloads hosted mainly in Europe
- Cloud Servers
- MaxIOPS Storage
- Managed Databases
- Managed Kubernetes
- Object Storage
Leading cloud platform across Asia-Pacific markets
Best suited to: Businesses serving mainland China and Asia-Pacific, and teams using Qwen
- ECS
- OSS
- ApsaraDB
- ACK
- Model Studio
Cloud servers configured to your exact specifications
Best suited to: Flexible server sizing across many global data center locations
- Cloud Servers
- Block Storage
- Firewalls
- Load Balancers
- Private Networks
How to read these overviews #
Each overview follows the same questions so platforms are easy to compare: which core services the provider offers, how it charges for them, the workloads it suits and the trade-offs worth knowing before you commit. Pricing is described as a model rather than a list of numbers, because providers change prices and free allowances regularly. Always confirm current figures on the provider’s official pricing page.
If you are still deciding, start with how to choose a cloud provider or the comparison of hyperscalers and developer clouds.
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