Alibaba Cloud · Compute

Cloud Storage Gateway (CSG)

Alibaba Cloud’s CSG acts as a bridge between on-prem infrastructure and cloud storage, handling the heavy lifting of data synchronization and protocol translation. It effectively extends local file systems into the cloud, letting you treat remote buckets as native drives without rewriting application logic. This setup simplifies hybrid architectures by masking the complexity of direct API calls and managing the underlying connectivity automatically.

This approach suits enterprises needing to migrate legacy workloads or maintain existing storage protocols while leveraging cloud scalability. The main friction point is the strict pay-as-you-go model with no free tier available. You pay for every byte transferred and stored, so budgeting requires careful monitoring of data egress and capacity growth to prevent cost surprises during initial testing phases.

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