Yandex Cloud
Russian public cloud platform with compute, storage, ML (YandexGPT), and 60+ managed services accessible via API.
Our Verdict
Fully featured Russian hyperscaler, only suitable if your business and customers operate primarily in Russia/CIS.
Pros
- Native YandexGPT and ML services
- Full IaaS plus 60+ managed services via API
- Strong performance in Russia and CIS regions
- Competitive local pricing
Cons
- Sanctions exposure for Western users
- Smaller ecosystem than AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Documentation weaker in English
- Limited global region availability
Best for: Russian and CIS-focused businesses needing local cloud with ML capabilities
Not for: Global startups with Western investors or sanctions compliance concerns
When to Use Yandex Cloud
Good fit if you need
- Russian public cloud with compute, storage, and ML services
- YandexGPT-powered AI APIs for Russian-language applications
- Managed Kubernetes and serverless functions on Yandex Cloud
- Data residency in Russia for regulatory compliance workloads
- Object storage and CDN for Russian internet companies
Lock-in Assessment
Medium 3/5
Lock-in Score 3/5
Pricing
Price wrong?Yandex Cloud Pricing
- Pricing Model
- usage
- Free Tier
- Yes
- Entry Price
- —
- Enterprise Available
- No
- Transparency Score
- —
Beta — estimates may differ from actual pricing
1,000
1001K10K100K1M
10,000
1K10K100K1M10M
Estimated Monthly Cost
$25
Estimated Annual Cost
$300
Estimates are approximate and may not reflect current pricing. Always check the official pricing page.
Project Health
B
Health Score
256 140
Bus Factor
10
Last Commit
1 day
Release Freq
4d
Open Issues
176
Issue Response
4d
License
MPL-2.0
Last checked: 2026-04-21
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