← Blog

Cloud Strategy

AWS vs Alibaba Cloud: key considerations for Japanese companies

A practical comparison across performance, regions, cost, China expansion and operations.

Cloud selection should not be based on price alone. Region coverage, operational maturity and security requirements matter — especially when Japanese companies need China-facing capabilities.

AWS offers a mature global ecosystem and tooling. Alibaba Cloud provides strong regional coverage, network options and local service integration for China-based workloads such as cross-border e-commerce.

For China-facing services, connectivity, compliance and local cloud expertise become critical factors. Dedicated lines, CDN strategy and data residency should be clarified before architecture decisions.

JoyCloud helps customers design practical multi-cloud or hybrid roadmaps aligned with Japan, China and global operations.