Alibaba Cloud Function Compute Pricing, Features & Alternatives
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Alibaba Cloud Function Compute Overview
Alibaba Cloud Function Compute Information Resource Links
What is Alibaba Cloud Function Compute?
Alibaba Cloud Function Compute is a fully managed, event-driven service that lets you run applications without worrying about infrastructure. Since its launch in 2016, Alibaba Cloud has grown into one of the top cloud providers, with over 25,000 employees and millions of customers worldwide. Alibaba Cloud aims to compete with major players like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
Use Cases
Serverless Functions
Artificial Intelligence
Web & Mobile Backends
Real-time Stream Processing
Real-time File Processing
Key Features
Custom Container functions through Alibaba Cloud Container Registry images
Integration with other Alibaba Cloud services
GPU-accelerated instances: Tesla T4 and Ampere A10
Flexible Runtime Support and Environment Variables
Integrated Logging and Monitoring
*Alibaba Cloud may face restrictions in some regions.
Alibaba Cloud Function Compute Features
Category
Container Deployment
Supported Runtimes
Execution Limits and Resource Quotas
Compliance
Alibaba Cloud Function Compute Pricing
- Unified Billing: Charges based on Compute Unit (CU), combining function invocations, vCPU, memory, and disk usage.
- Usage Tiers: Pay-as-You-Go, billed for actual usage during execution based on time and resources used.
- Resource Plans: Pre-purchase Compute Units at discounted rates; excess usage billed as pay-as-you-go.
Free Trial Quota
Resource Pricing
Usage Tier 1
< 100 Million CU per month
$0.00002 /CU
Usage Tier 2
100 - 500 Million CU per month
$0.000017 /CU
Usage Tier 3
> 500 Million CU per month
$0.000014 /CU
Resource Plan 1
1 Million CU
$19 per year
Resource Plan 2
10 Million CU
$185 per year
Resource Plan 3
100 Million CU
$1,800 per year
Resource Plan 4
500 Million CU
$8,500 per year
Resource Plan 5
2 Billion CU
$30,000 per year
Alibaba Cloud Function Compute Regions
18 Locations
Location | Region | ID |
|---|---|---|
| US (Silicon Valley) | North America | us-west-1 |
| US (Virginia) | North America | us-east-1 |
| Germany (Frankfurt) | Europe | eu-central-1 |
| UK (London) | Europe | eu-west-1 |
| SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region) | Middle East and Africa | me-central-1 |
| Indonesia (Jakarta) | Asia-Pacific | ap-southeast-5 |
| Japan (Tokyo) | Asia-Pacific | ap-northeast-1 |
| Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) | Asia-Pacific | ap-southeast-3 |
| Singapore | Asia-Pacific | ap-southeast-1 |
| China (Beijing) | China Mainland | cn-beijing |
| China (Chengdu) | China Mainland | cn-chengdu |
| China (Hangzhou) | China Mainland | cn-hangzhou |
| China (Hohhot) | China Mainland | cn-huhehaote |
| China (Hong Kong) | China Mainland | cn-hongkong |
| China (Qingdao) | China Mainland | cn-qingdao |
| China (Shanghai) | China Mainland | cn-shanghai |
| China (Shenzhen) | China Mainland | cn-shenzhen |
| China (Zhangjiakou) | China Mainland | cn-zhangjiakou |
Source: https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/functioncompute/fc-3-0/product-overview/supported-regions
*Information is subject to change. Verify with the official Alibaba Cloud Function Compute website.
