Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management and the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud-Native Application Platforms.
The recognitions highlight Alibaba Cloud’s commitment to driving innovation and supporting global enterprises in accelerating digital transformation.
“We believe being recognized by Gartner as a Leader in both categories reflects our unwavering focus on delivering solutions that meet the rapidly evolving technology needs of today’s businesses,” said Jiangwei Jiang, Senior Researcher and General Manager of Infrastructure Products, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence. “With digital competency now a necessity, we remain committed to simplifying digital adoption while expanding the limits of what’s possible in cloud technologies.”
According to Gartner, Leaders “distinguish themselves by offering a service suitable for strategic adoption and having an ambitious roadmap.”
Alibaba Cloud’s comprehensive Container Service portfolio provides flexibility across public, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. The global container management market surpassed USD 2.5 billion in 2024, with Gartner projecting that 95% of new AI deployments will use Kubernetes by 2028, up from less than 30% today.
In the Cloud-Native Application Platforms category, Alibaba Cloud’s leadership is driven by its modern development environment integrating developer productivity, AI, and serverless compute. Its Serverless App Engine (SAE), Function Compute, and Container Compute Service (ACS) enable rapid, scalable deployment of AI-enabled applications.
During the 2025 Apsara Conference, Alibaba Cloud also announced upgrades to ACS—enhancing auto-scaling capabilities and supporting elasticity of up to 15,000 pods per minute.
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