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Alibaba Cloud Hologres
What Alibaba Cloud Hologres is
Alibaba Cloud Hologres is a cloud service available through the web, with separate storage and compute, data lake support, and streaming ingestion. It lists three plans: Pay-as-you-go, Subscription, and Shared Cluster (Lakehouse Acceleration Edition). Pay-as-you-go is billed hourly, with the lowest published compute rate for Zhangjiakou; Subscription is prepaid for a fixed term, and its price varies by region. Neither has a listed price. For both, 1 CU represents 1 core and 4 GB of memory. Shared Cluster is listed at $0.04 a month and billed hourly, with regional price variation and a 10 MB minimum charge per query. The pricing note says pricing is on request, and there is no free plan. The service's listed data capabilities and the different billing arrangements are key points to weigh when considering it.
Who it suits
It suits teams looking for a cloud data service with data lake support, streaming ingestion, and separate storage and compute. Buyers need to consider regional pricing and the query minimum charge.
What it does well
- Separates storage and compute
- Supports data lakes
- Supports streaming ingestion
- Shared Cluster has a listed $0.04 a month price
What to know first
- No free plan
- Two plans have no listed price
- Shared Cluster has a 10 MB minimum charge per query
Limits
There is no free plan.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go | Billed hourly; lowest published compute rate is for Zhangjiakou. · 1 CU = 1 core and 4 GB memory | On request |
| Subscription | Prepaid for a fixed term; price varies by region. · 1 CU = 1 core and 4 GB memory | On request |
| Shared Cluster (Lakehouse Acceleration Edition) | Billed hourly; price varies by region. · 10 MB minimum charge per query | $0.04 a month |
As alibabacloud.com lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit the Alibaba Cloud Hologres website.
- Choose Pay-as-you-go, Subscription or Shared Cluster (Lakehouse Acceleration Edition).
- For Pay-as-you-go, account for hourly billing and its lowest published compute rate in Zhangjiakou.
- For Subscription, account for prepaid fixed-term billing and regional price variation.
- For Shared Cluster, account for hourly billing and the 10 MB minimum charge per query.
Verdict
Hologres combines data lake and streaming support with several billing structures. Pricing varies by region, and the listed plans include both hourly and prepaid options.
Questions
Is Alibaba Cloud Hologres free?
No. Hologres has no free plan.
What plans does Hologres offer?
The listed plans are Pay-as-you-go, Subscription and Shared Cluster (Lakehouse Acceleration Edition).
How is Pay-as-you-go billed?
It is billed hourly. Its lowest published compute rate is for Zhangjiakou.
What is a CU?
For Pay-as-you-go and Subscription, 1 CU equals 1 core and 4 GB of memory.
What is the price of Shared Cluster?
It is listed at $0.04 a month, billed hourly, and each query has a 10 MB minimum charge.
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