Alibaba Cloud ecs.c9ae.2xlarge benchmarks

8 dedicated vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe Enterprise

[Dedicated CPU](https://rackcensus.com/vps-categories/dedicated-cpu-vps-benchmarks)[CPU Optimized](https://rackcensus.com/vps-categories/cpu-optimized-vps-benchmarks)[NVMe Storage](https://rackcensus.com/vps-categories/nvme-storage-vps-benchmarks)

$167.07/mo

$0.33/hr

$240.70/mo at 730 hours

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# Similar plans from other providers

Scores are medians across every location over the last 90 days. Multi per $ is the multi-core median divided by the current monthly price, USD only. Bars are relative to the best value on this page.

This plan

$167.07/mo

Not tested in the last 90 days

This plan's price position

Cheaper than 58% of 26 similar plans

Same vCPU count and CPU type, 12 to 21 GB RAM, median $168

| Provider | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Monthly | vs this plan | GB7 multi | Multi per $ |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [DigitalOcean](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks) | [CPU-Optimized 8 vCPU / 16 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/bz7nn9-digitalocean-cpu-optimized-8-vcpu-16-gb-benchmarks) | 8 dedicated vCPU | 16 GB | 100 GB SSD | $168.00 | $0.93 more (+1%) | 4,207 Last tested Oct 10, 2026 | 25 $39.93 per 1,000 points |
| [Amazon Lightsail](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/lightsail-benchmarks) | [Compute Optimized 2Xlarge, 7 TB transfer](https://rackcensus.com/plans/mcyw7w-lightsail-compute-optimized-2xlarge-7-tb-transfer-benchmarks) | 8 dedicated vCPU | 16 GB | 640 GB SSD | $168.00 | $0.93 more (+1%) | Not tested yet | Not tested yet |
| [DigitalOcean](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks) | [Memory-Optimized 4 vCPU / 32 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/99nrq2-digitalocean-memory-optimized-4-vcpu-32-gb-benchmarks) | 4 dedicated vCPU | 32 GB | 100 GB SSD | $168.00 | $0.93 more (+1%) | Not tested yet | Not tested yet |
| [Scaleway](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/scaleway-benchmarks) | [MEMORY3-X4C-32G](https://rackcensus.com/plans/1h0ndb-scaleway-memory3-x4c-32g-benchmarks) | 4 dedicated vCPU | 32 GB | | €165.42 EUR | $26 more (+16%) | Not tested yet | Not tested yet |
| [OVHcloud](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/ovh-benchmarks) | [C2-30](https://rackcensus.com/plans/xixvtg-ovh-c2-30-benchmarks) | 8 dedicated vCPU | 30 GB | 200 GB SSD | $169.36 | $2.29 more (+1%) | Not tested yet | Not tested yet |
| [RamNode](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/ramnode-benchmarks) | [32GB VDS](https://rackcensus.com/plans/5ma9s0-ramnode-32gb-vds-benchmarks) | 8 dedicated vCPU | 30.3 GB | 800 GB NVMe | $170.00 | $2.93 more (+2%) | Not tested yet | Not tested yet |
| [UpCloud](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/upcloud-benchmarks) | [Premium 8 vCPU / 16 GB](https://rackcensus.com/plans/k9i5lm-upcloud-premium-8-vcpu-16-gb-benchmarks) | 8 shared vCPU | 16 GB | 200 GB NVMe | €164.00 EUR | $25 more (+15%) | Not tested yet | Not tested yet |
| [Scaleway](https://rackcensus.com/vps-providers/scaleway-benchmarks) | [COMPUTE3-X8C-16G](https://rackcensus.com/plans/3un189-scaleway-compute3-x8c-16g-benchmarks) | 8 dedicated vCPU | 16 GB | | €170.89 EUR | $33 more (+20%) | Not tested yet | Not tested yet |