Alibaba Cloud (阿里云) vs Synthetics
If you need a Cloud Storage & File Sharing API that's easy to integrate, go with Alibaba Cloud (阿里云).
Alibaba Cloud (阿里云)
China's largest cloud provider — compute, database, storage, CDN, networking, AI services with SDKs
Synthetics
<fullname>Amazon CloudWatch Synthetics</fullname> <p>You can use Amazon CloudWatch Synthetics to continually monitor your services. You can create and manage <i>canaries</i>, which are modular, lig...
Alibaba Cloud (阿里云)
- No authentication required
- HTTPS supported
Synthetics
- Simple API key authentication
- HTTPS supported
| Feature | Alibaba Cloud (阿里云) | Synthetics |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | None | apiKey |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
| CORS | Unknown | Unknown |
When to use which?
Alibaba Cloud (阿里云) is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication.