Sync Alibaba Cloud OSS with AWS S3, Google Drive, and Other Clouds Using RcloneView

March 9, 2026 · 4 min read

Senior Engineer

If your business operates in China or Asia-Pacific, Alibaba Cloud OSS is likely part of your storage infrastructure. But managing it alongside global clouds like S3 and Google Drive requires a unified tool.

Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS) is one of the largest cloud storage platforms in Asia. With data centers across China, Southeast Asia, and globally, it's the go-to choice for businesses serving Asian markets. RcloneView connects Alibaba Cloud OSS with 70+ other cloud providers, giving you a single interface for multi-cloud management.

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Why Alibaba Cloud OSS?

Regional advantage

China coverage — Data centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, and more.
Low latency in Asia — Faster access for users in China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia.
Compliance — Meets Chinese data residency requirements.

S3-compatible

Alibaba Cloud OSS provides an S3-compatible API, making it compatible with rclone and RcloneView out of the box.

Pricing

Competitive pricing, especially for businesses already in the Alibaba Cloud ecosystem:

Feature	Alibaba OSS	AWS S3
Standard Storage	$0.02/GB/month	$0.023/GB/month
Infrequent Access	$0.015/GB/month	$0.0125/GB/month
Archive	$0.005/GB/month	$0.004/GB/month

Setting Up Alibaba Cloud OSS in RcloneView

Get credentials

Log in to the Alibaba Cloud console.
Navigate to AccessKey Management.
Create an AccessKey ID and AccessKey Secret.
Note your OSS endpoint (e.g., oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com).

Add as Remote

Open RcloneView and click Add Remote.
Select S3 Compatible as the type.
Choose Alibaba as the provider.
Enter your AccessKey ID, Secret, and endpoint.

Common Workflows

1) Alibaba OSS ↔ AWS S3

Sync data between Alibaba Cloud and AWS for multi-region redundancy:

Use cases:

China ↔ US data sync — Keep copies in both regions for global access.
Disaster recovery — Cross-cloud, cross-region backup.
Migration — Move workloads between cloud providers.

2) Alibaba OSS → Google Drive

Share data from your Alibaba infrastructure with teams using Google Workspace:

Schedule daily syncs of report folders to Google Drive.
Teams in different regions access data from their preferred platform.

3) Local/NAS → Alibaba OSS

Back up on-premise data to Alibaba Cloud for China-region compliance:

4) Multi-cloud architecture

China users → Alibaba OSS (primary)
Global users → AWS S3 (mirror)
Collaboration → Google Drive (team files)

RcloneView syncs between all three automatically.

Verify and Monitor

Folder Comparison

Transfer Monitoring

Cross-Border Data Considerations

When syncing between Alibaba Cloud (China) and global providers:

China's data regulations may restrict certain data from leaving the country.
Network performance between China and overseas can be variable — use bandwidth limiting and retry (v1.3) for reliable transfers.
Choose the right Alibaba region — Use oss-cn-hangzhou for domestic, or oss-ap-southeast-1 (Singapore) for better international connectivity.