# Alibaba Cloud

Alibaba Cloud is a cybersecurity company based in China, founded in 2009. It has 12 products listed on CybersecTools.

> Public cloud platform provider with compute, storage, AI/ML, and security services

Source: https://cybersectools.com/companies/alibaba-cloud · Updated October 2026

## Quick facts

- Category: [Cloud Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/cloud-security)
- Type: Product vendor
- Headquarters: China
- Founded: 2009
- Products listed: 12
- Website: [alibabacloud.com](https://www.alibabacloud.com/)

## What does Alibaba Cloud do?

Alibaba Cloud is a public cloud computing platform that provides infrastructure and platform services globally. The company offers compute services including Elastic Compute Service (ECS) and serverless computing, storage solutions for data management, and database services such as PolarDB for MySQL and other relational database options. The platform includes Container Service for Kubernetes for running containerized applications and data integration services.

The company provides AI and machine learning capabilities through its Platform for AI (PAI), which offers data science and machine learning tools for enterprise-level data modeling. PAI serves as a machine learning platform that originated within Alibaba Group and was commercialized in 2018, supporting enterprise customers and individual developers with code-centric and visual interfaces for ML development.

Alibaba Cloud's security offerings include various security products and services integrated into its cloud platform. The company operates data centers across multiple global locations and serves customers in various industries including financial services, retail, media, gaming, and ISV solutions. The platform provides services ranging from basic infrastructure components to advanced AI model repositories and serverless functions-as-a-service (FaaS) capabilities.

Categories: [Cloud Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/cloud-security), [Data Protection](https://cybersectools.com/categories/data-protection), [IAM](https://cybersectools.com/categories/iam), [Network Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/network-security)

## Alibaba Cloud products

- [Alibaba Cloud Web Application Firewall (WAF)](https://cybersectools.com/tools/alibaba-cloud-web-application-firewall-waf): Cloud-based WAF providing web app, API, and bot protection for cloud services (commercial)
- [Alibaba Cloud Cloud Hardware Security Module](https://cybersectools.com/tools/alibaba-cloud-elastic-compute-service): Cloud-hosted HSM service for key management and cryptographic operations on Alibaba Cloud. (commercial)
- [Alibaba Cloud ID Verification](https://cybersectools.com/tools/alibaba-cloud-object-storage-service-oss): AI-powered eKYC solution for real-time identity verification using OCR and facial (commercial)
- [Alibaba Cloud Security Center](https://cybersectools.com/tools/alibaba-cloud-anti-ddos): Alibaba Cloud CNAPP offering CWPP, CSPM, CIEM, SIEM, and SOAR for cloud workloads. (commercial)
- [Alibaba Cloud Key Management Service (KMS)](https://cybersectools.com/tools/alibaba-cloud-kms): Managed cloud key management and cryptography service with HSM support on Alibaba Cloud. (commercial)
- [Alibaba Cloud IDaaS](https://cybersectools.com/tools/alibaba-cloud-model-studio): Alibaba Cloud IDaaS is a cloud-native Identity and Access Management platform. (commercial)
- [Alibaba Cloud Secure Access Service Edge](https://cybersectools.com/tools/alibaba-cloud-apsaradb-rds-for-mysql): Alibaba Cloud SASE platform integrating ZTNA, DLP, and terminal management. (commercial)
- [Alibaba Cloud Anti-DDoS](https://cybersectools.com/tools/alibaba-cloud-ai-coding-assistant-lingma): Alibaba Cloud's global DDoS protection service with 20+ Tbit/s mitigation capacity. (commercial)
- [Alibaba Cloud Web Application Firewall (WAF)](https://cybersectools.com/tools/alibaba-cloud-ai-doc): Alibaba Cloud's fully managed WAAP solution for web, API, and bot protection. (commercial)
- [Alibaba Cloud AI Guardrails](https://cybersectools.com/tools/alibaba-cloud-platform-for-ai): Real-time AI content moderation and prompt injection defense for AIGC applications. (commercial)
- [Alibaba Cloud Certificate Management Service](https://cybersectools.com/tools/alibaba-cloud-container-service-for-kubernetes-ack): Alibaba Cloud's full lifecycle SSL certificate management platform for issuance and (commercial)
- [Alibaba Cloud Data Security Center](https://cybersectools.com/tools/alibaba-cloud-microservices-engine-mse): Alibaba Cloud DSC detects, classifies, and de-identifies sensitive data across cloud (commercial)

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