We have an entire blog post that compares Hula Global vs. Alibaba. The core fundamental boils down to industry expertise and minimum guarantees. Here are a few points that Hula Global's Gold plan beats Alibaba's Gold plan:
Alibaba will not provide minimum guarantees - even for 2 inquiries a month or 6 inquiries a quarter, whereas Hula Global's all plans - including the standard plan provide a minimum guarantee of at least 2 inquiries per month.
Hula Global's gold plan comes with a guarantee of at least 1 inquiry corresponding to a PO value of $25k USD or 2 inquiries corresponding to PO value of $10k USD+
Alibaba does not provide financing facilities to vendors outside China, whereas Hula Global's Gold Plan provides financing facilities to vendors in India and Bangladesh who are enrolled in the Gold Plan.
Alibaba does not take responsibility for the Buyer's credit checks, whereas Hula Global's Gold plan members benefit from buyer credit checks
Alibaba does not provide liquidation support in case of buyer default whereas Hula Global provides
Alibaba does not provide any commitment on payment terms, whereas Hula Global's gold plan members receive a commitment of advance payment for at least 1 ($25k PO value) or 2 orders ($10k PO Value)
Alibaba is an intermediary, whereas Hula Global is a supplier on-record: which means Hula Global is the end buyer for each vendor