Item: Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS)
Rating: 9
Author: Mochammad Zachri

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Alibaba OSS is used to store uploaded files and static files for our platform usage. It's used for all platforms in our organization and it solves our problem of file storage availability. We used Backblaze too as a backup if something happens with Alibaba. We choose Alibaba because price-wise it's much cheaper than Amazon

Pros and Cons

Cheap
Many location options
Well documented

Reliability
Technical support
Availability

Return on Investment

Storage efficiency
Cost efficiency
Low-availability

Alternatives Considered

Backblaze

I used Backblaze as Alibaba OSS backup, Backblaze is good for you that need a cheap-first OSS service. In our team's opinion, Backblaze isn't too good for our region market (Southeast Asia) but its service can be reliable. So, we choose it as a backup service for Alibaba Object Storage Service.

Key Insights

Do you think Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS)'s feature set?

Yes

Did Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Did implementation of Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Linode, Vultr Bare Metal, Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)

Likelihood to Recommend

It will be a very good decision to use Alibaba Object Storage Service if you need a good OSS at a cheap price. Alibaba is the answer to it, but you can't fully rely on it because sometimes on Southeast Asia server locations it will always have a high possibility of loss (can't be accessed, cant upload/download, etc.).

A Honest Review About Alibaba OSS: Southeast Asia Usage

Overall Satisfaction with Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS)