Alibaba Cloud Messaging

Alibaba Mail

Alibaba Mail is a public cloud-based email service hosted on Alibaba Cloud. It handles standard messaging tasks, providing a managed infrastructure for sending and receiving emails without requiring local server maintenance. The platform operates on a pay-as-you-go pricing model, meaning costs are directly tied to actual usage rather than fixed monthly subscriptions.

This setup suits organizations already integrated into the Alibaba Cloud ecosystem or those preferring operational expense models for email. The main drawback is the complete absence of a free tier. Unlike many competitors, there is no zero-cost entry point, so even minimal usage incurs charges from the start, which might deter small teams or individual users testing the service.

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  • Free tier No
  • Pricing Pay as you go
  • Regions 8 · 4 continents
  • SLA uptime 99.99%
  • Compliance 10 certifications
  • Provider health A

Decision score

38 /100
Features 20
Pricing 0
Reliability 100
Community 0
Ecosystem 86

Computed from catalog breadth, pricing, provider reliability (uptime & SLA), community signal, and ecosystem (compliance & regions). Weighted equally.

Trust & reach via Alibaba Cloud

Compliance
  • C5
  • CSA STAR
  • FedRAMP
  • GDPR
  • HIPAA
  • ISO 27001
  • ISO 27017
  • ISO 27018
  • ISO 9001
  • PCI DSS
  • SOC 1 Type II
  • SOC 2 Type II
+1 more
SLA uptime
  • compute99.95%
  • database99.95%
  • networking99.95%
  • storage99.99%
Global reach

8 regions across 4 continents

  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania

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