Awesome Alt Clouds
Awesome Alt Clouds
The cloud landscape has long been dominated by a few hyperscalers. While they offer incredible breadth, many developers find themselves paying for complexity they don't need, or missing specialized capabilities that could transform their applications.
Alternative cloud providers fill these gaps. They offer focused expertise, transparent pricing, and often better economics for specific workloads. A GPU cloud built by ML engineers understands your training needs. An edge provider knows latency like the hyperscalers never will.
We believe in a diverse cloud ecosystem where the best tool for the job isn't always the biggest. This directory exists to help you discover these alternatives and make informed choices.
Every service in our directory must meet at least 2 of 3 criteria:
Services meeting all 3 criteria get a green badge (3/3). Those meeting 2 get a yellow badge (2/3). This helps you quickly identify the most developer-friendly options.
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From Zac Smith, Co-Founder & CEO of Datum
Public, dedicated, and bring your own cloud, plus pure open source.
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