Huawei Cloud
6.3/10Huawei's public cloud platform, offering compute, containers, serverless, storage, databases, CDN and security services to enterprises across 34 regions worldwide.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
Huawei Cloud is the public cloud business of Huawei. It offers a full infrastructure-as-a-service and platform catalogue, including Elastic Cloud Server virtual machines, Cloud Container Engine for managed Kubernetes, FunctionGraph for serverless code, Object Storage Service, and managed RDS for MySQL and PostgreSQL. It also offers a certificate manager, Anti-DDoS scrubbing and a CDN that Huawei says has more than 2,800 points of presence. Huawei says its infrastructure spans 34 regions and 103 availability zones, with strong coverage in China, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa. It suits enterprises, telecom operators and governments in those markets, especially organisations already running Huawei hardware or building AI workloads on the ModelArts platform. Billing is usage-based, with pay-per-use, prepaid monthly or yearly subscriptions, and spot-style instances. A public price calculator is available, but there are no fixed plans, and enterprise discounts are negotiated through sales. Infrastructure can be automated with the official Terraform provider, which covers CCE clusters, node pools and add-ons. The main limitation is the ecosystem. Reviewers report that many third-party tools do not support Huawei Cloud. Geopolitical and sanctions concerns may also block adoption in some regulated Western markets. In 2025, reports said Huawei was restructuring the cloud unit to focus on AI after losses.
Our Rating
Hosting & Infrastructure6.6/10
AI Software6.1/10
Who Huawei Cloud is best for
Good fit
Its broad service catalogue, Huawei hardware integration and negotiated enterprise pricing target large organisations.
Smart city and sovereign deployments are listed strengths, though sanctions concerns limit its use in some countries.
It suits hybrid estates running Huawei servers, storage and networking gear.
Less suited
Terraform, serverless and Kubernetes support exist, but third-party tool support is thinner than on AWS or Azure.
Its complexity and usage-based billing make it less approachable than simpler hosts.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Huawei reports 34 regions and 103 availability zones, giving strong reach in China, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.
- Gartner Peer Insights reviewers praise responsive after-sales technical support and low pricing.
- The official Terraform provider manages CCE clusters, node pools, add-ons and namespaces as code.
- Integrates closely with Huawei servers, storage and networking for hybrid deployments.
- The ModelArts platform and GPU servers support AI and HPC workloads.
Cons
- Reviewers say many third-party tools do not support Huawei Cloud, which makes integrations harder.
- There are no fixed public plans, and enterprise discounts and egress rates are not published.
- Geopolitical and sanctions concerns can block adoption in some regulated markets.
- Fees for cancelling long prepaid commitments can raise switching costs.
- Analysts say identity federation and third-party observability integrations trail Western hyperscalers.
Key Features
Huawei Cloud Pricing
Pay-per-use / prepaid subscription
- Public price calculator
- Usage-based billing per service
- Prepaid monthly or yearly subscriptions
- Enterprise discounts negotiated through sales
Frequently Asked Questions
Most services can be billed pay-per-use or as prepaid monthly or yearly subscriptions, and spot-style options are also available. A price calculator estimates costs, while enterprise discounts go through sales.
Yes. Huawei documents an official Terraform provider whose resources include CCE clusters, node pools, nodes, namespaces and add-ons.
Yes. Its Anti-DDoS Service uses globally distributed scrubbing centres to filter network floods such as SYN and UDP attacks, and also blocks web attacks such as CC attacks and SQL injection.
Huawei states it has 34 regions and 103 availability zones, including sites in Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Ireland, Brazil and South Africa.
The most common complaint is limited third-party tool support. Some reviewers also say it lacks features compared with the largest providers.
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