Alibaba Cloud 阿里云
China · Hangzhou
alternative to AWS / Azure / GCP
Strongest non-Western global cloud footprint, especially APAC.
Why it fits
- Closed
- Global-ready
Regional alternatives
Independence & portability
Strong independence · 64/100
- Deployment
- on prem
- Data control
- customer managed
- Portability
- medium
- Supply-chain
- medium
- Ecosystem
- strategic
- Openness
- closed (0/15)
Procurement/migration signal, not a certification. As of 2026-10. Apsara Stack full-stack on-prem/hybrid; KMS/BYOK; mature global ecosystem. How this is scored.
Regulatory & supply-chain notes
US DoD Section 1260H list
The parent company, Alibaba Group Holding, is on the list.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited · parent group listed · as of 2026-10 · source ↗
A list of “Chinese military companies”. Since 30 June 2026 the Department of Defense may not contract with listed companies; from 30 June 2027 that extends to goods and services that include their products. It does not restrict anyone else buying or using the product.
Company & market
- Parent company
- Alibaba
- Registered
- Hangzhou
- Listing
- US-listed
- Market cap / val. (USD)
- ~$285–320 B
- Foreign-investable
- Yes
- Global 500 #63
- China 500 #18