We use the product for storage and as a VPN.
An easy to setup storage and VPN solution
Pros and Cons
- "We use the product for storage and as a VPN."
- "The solution needs to improve its graphical user interface."
What is our primary use case?
What needs improvement?
The solution needs to improve its graphical user interface.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with the product for one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the solution's stability a seven out of ten.
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How was the initial setup?
The tool's initial setup is simple.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution's pricing is the same as AWS'.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate the product a seven out of ten. This solution is the best for the Chinese region.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
System Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Good pricing and security, but lacks decent performance
Pros and Cons
- "The cost of hosting the solution is very reasonable. It's quite inexpensive."
- "From a performance point of view, Huawei and Azure are faster. Alibaba isn't as good."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for the access it provides. Users can access it from anywhere, including their homes if they need to.
What is most valuable?
The cost of hosting the solution is very reasonable. It's quite inexpensive.
The solution is very secure.
What needs improvement?
We use Azure and Huawei as well, and, from an ease of use perspective, those two are much better. Alibaba should work to make the solution simpler like them.
The interface could be more user-friendly.
From a performance point of view, Huawei and Azure are faster. Alibaba isn't as good.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
From what I have seen and how I have used the solution, I find it to be quite stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution has been scalable for us. However, I haven't personally tried to scale it too much, so I can't gauge exactly how scalable it could be.
How are customer service and technical support?
We've never contacted technical support directly. Typically, if I run into issues, I go to Google and see what I can find online.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We currently also use Huawei and Azure. We use each of these interchangeably.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup isn't too difficult if you are a technical person. However, Azure, for example, is much easier to set up. There's a bit of complexity with Alibaba. We have issues with translation from English to Chinese, for example.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of the solution is quite good and is one of the main reasons we still use it.
What other advice do I have?
We're just a customer. We don't have a relationship or affiliation with Alibaba.
I wouldn't recommend Alibaba. I think other companies should just use Azure instead, as it's a much simpler solution.
I'd rate it six out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Solution Consultant at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
Flexible and reliable with highly responsive technical support
Pros and Cons
- "Alibaba support is responsive. When we create tickets in the Alibaba portal, they usually respond online or call me in five minutes."
- "Alibaba Cloud's initial setup is somewhat complex."
What is our primary use case?
We moved our internal system from the physical server to an Alibaba Cloud instance. And we use a PPM system or some internal system like Salesforce that we migrated over from the physical server to the cloud instance.
What is most valuable?
I think Alibaba Cloud is user-friendly.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using Alibaba Cloud for more than five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Alibaba Cloud is a reliable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I think Alibaba Cloud is a flexible solution for us. We can easily add more resources or open another instance at any time.
How are customer service and support?
Alibaba support is responsive. When we create tickets in the Alibaba portal, they usually respond online or call me in five minutes.
How was the initial setup?
Alibaba Cloud's initial setup is somewhat complex.
What was our ROI?
We cut our costs significantly by migrating our infrastructure to the cloud. Alibaba Cloud employs a pay-as-you-go model, so that minimizes many costs for us.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Alibaba Cloud nine out of 10. Many Chinese enterprises are migrating their infrastructure to the cloud, so Alibaba is the preferred cloud platform in China, and the second choice is AWS. Chinese users generally prefer Alibaba because we can get support easily, and they always respond faster.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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