cloud_essd_PL3
Ultra SSD · SSD · 27 regionsAlibaba Cloud Intl Ultra SSD disk · SSD · in 27 regions, from $50.64/mo for a reference config (100 GiB + 3000 IOPS + 125 MB/s).
Specs & pricing
Performance model · IOPS and throughput a single disk delivers at various sizes (linear model, capped at the whole-disk ceiling)
| Size | Monthly | IOPS | Tput MB/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 GiB | $50.64 | 6.8k | 170 |
| 500 GiB | $253.20 | 26.8k | 370 |
| 1000 GiB | $506.40 | 51.8k | 620 |
Same category on other clouds
UCloud RSSDDataDisk $8.16/100G·mo · 1.2M IOPS · 4,800 MB/s Alibaba Cloud cloud_auto $12.77/100G·mo · 1M IOPS · 4,000 MB/s Oracle Cloud ultra_high $22.95/100G·mo · 300k IOPS · 2,680 MB/s Huawei Cloud ESSD $29.69/100G·mo · 128k IOPS · 1,000 MB/s Huawei Cloud Intl ESSD $30.80/100G·mo · 128k IOPS · 1,000 MB/s Baidu AI Cloud enhanced_ssd_pl3 $59.38/100G·mo · 1M IOPS · 4,000 MB/s Google Cloud pd-extreme $147.50/100G·mo · 120k IOPS · 4,000 MB/s Price by region
| IOPS | Tput MB/s | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia us-east-1 | $50.64 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur ap-southeast-3 | $54.72 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇰🇷 Seoul ap-northeast-2 | $57.76 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇬🇧 London eu-west-1 | $58.72 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇬🇧 London eu-west-2 | $60.24 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $60.24 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $60.80 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇵🇭 Manila ap-southeast-6 | $60.80 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-8 | $60.80 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇮🇩 Jakarta ap-southeast-5 | $60.80 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $60.80 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇺🇸 Silicon Valley us-west-1 | $60.80 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇹🇭 Bangkok ap-southeast-7 | $60.80 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇨🇳 Hangzhou cn-hangzhou | $61.20 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇨🇳 Beijing cn-beijing | $61.20 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇨🇳 Hohhot cn-huhehaote | $61.20 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇨🇳 Heyuan cn-heyuan | $61.20 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇨🇳 Chengdu cn-chengdu | $61.20 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇨🇳 Shenzhen cn-shenzhen | $61.20 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇨🇳 Ulanqab cn-wulanchabu | $61.20 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇨🇳 Qingdao cn-qingdao | $61.20 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou cn-zhangjiakou | $61.20 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇨🇳 Shanghai cn-shanghai | $61.20 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇨🇳 Guangzhou cn-guangzhou | $61.20 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong cn-hongkong | $66.88 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai me-east-1 | $103.60 | 1M | 4,000 |
| 🇸🇦 Riyadh me-central-1 | $107.52 | 1M | 4,000 |
Price is the monthly cost of a 100 GiB disk = on-demand $/GiB·month × 100, the lowest across regions, normalized to USD. IOPS/throughput are estimated from each vendor's published linear model — verify officially.
FAQ
How much does cloud_essd_PL3 cost on Alibaba Cloud Intl?
cloud_essd_PL3 starts at about $0.5064/GiB·month, the cheapest of its 27 regions. A 100 GiB volume is roughly $50.6400/month.
What IOPS and throughput does cloud_essd_PL3 deliver?
At 500 GiB it delivers about 26,800 IOPS and 370 MBps. See the performance table above for 100 / 500 / 1000 GiB.
Is cloud_essd_PL3 cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-category disk elsewhere is UCloud RSSDDataDisk at $0.0816/GiB·month. See the full list above.