Alibaba Cloud Auto Scaling vs Scaleway Serverless Containers

Alibaba Cloud Auto Scaling9.1Visit Scaleway Serverless Containers7.9Visit

Higher score Alibaba Cloud Auto Scaling #1 in Auto Scaling Software 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan Visit Alibaba Cloud

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Scaleway Serverless Containers #6 in Auto Scaling Software 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan Visit Scaleway

• Alibaba Cloud Auto Scaling fits best

  Alibaba Cloud users scaling instance groups

• Scaleway Serverless Containers fits best

  Scaleway users running demand-based containers

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Side by side

Feature	Alibaba Cloud Auto Scaling 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Scaleway Serverless Containers 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	7.9
Ranking	#1 in Auto Scaling Software	#6 in Auto Scaling Software
Best for	Alibaba Cloud users scaling instance groups	Scaleway users running demand-based containers
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	5 integrations	5 integrations
Specs
Scaling targets	Instances	Not checked yet
Scaling triggers	Predictive	Not checked yet
Cloud support	Single-cloud	Not checked yet
Scale direction	Both	Not checked yet
Deployment	Cloud	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports scheduled, metric-based, target-tracking, and predictive rules Replaces unhealthy instances and manages load-balancer registration Lifecycle hooks and activity records support custom operations and monitoring	Scales automatically, including to zero when containers are idle Supports HTTP and CRON triggers, custom domains, and Private Network connectivity Offers configurable CPU, memory, and minimum and maximum scale
Cons	Scaling targets are limited to ECS and ECI instances Designed for Alibaba Cloud rather than multi-cloud scaling Compute and associated cloud resources are billed separately	No persistent storage; storage is ephemeral or temporary Focused on container workloads rather than a broader scaling job Usage-based billing can require tracking memory and vCPU consumption
Our verdict	Alibaba Cloud Auto Scaling adjusts the number of Elastic Compute Service (ECS) or Elastic Container Instance (ECI) instances in configured scaling groups. It suits teams already running those workloads on Alibaba Cloud, from small… Read the review →	Scaleway Serverless Containers is a managed service for running containerized web applications and services without managing servers or clusters. It suits teams already working in Scaleway that want containers to respond to demand,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Alibaba Cloud Auto Scaling — where it wins

  • Supports scheduled, metric-based, target-tracking, and predictive rules
  • Replaces unhealthy instances and manages load-balancer registration
  • Lifecycle hooks and activity records support custom operations and monitoring

  Where it doesn't

  • Scaling targets are limited to ECS and ECI instances
  • Designed for Alibaba Cloud rather than multi-cloud scaling
  • Compute and associated cloud resources are billed separately

• Scaleway Serverless Containers — where it wins

  • Scales automatically, including to zero when containers are idle
  • Supports HTTP and CRON triggers, custom domains, and Private Network connectivity
  • Offers configurable CPU, memory, and minimum and maximum scale

  Where it doesn't

  • No persistent storage; storage is ephemeral or temporary
  • Focused on container workloads rather than a broader scaling job
  • Usage-based billing can require tracking memory and vCPU consumption

• Alibaba Cloud Auto Scaling9.1/10 · Free plan

  A free Alibaba Cloud service for scaling ECS and ECI instance groups.

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• Scaleway Serverless Containers7.9/10 · Free plan

  A focused fit for Scaleway workloads that need demand-based container scaling, including scale-to-zero.

  Visit ScalewayFull verdict →