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Elastic Compute Service (ECS)
ApsaraDB for RDS
An on-demand database hosting service for MySQL, PostgreSQL.
ApsaraDB for RDS
1 Core CPU 1 GB RAM, MySQL 5.7/8.0 Basic instance, Standard SSD
or 1 Core CPU 1 GB RAM, MySQL 5.6/5.7/8.0 High-availability instance, Local SSD
or 1 Core CPU 2 GB RAM, PostgreSQL 10/11/12/13 Basic instance, Standard SSD
20 GB SSD storage
ApsaraDB for Redis
A key value database service, applied for high-performance Web applications.
ApsaraDB for Redis
Redis 2.8/4.0/5.0
4GB Master-Replica instance
Dual-node hot-standby architecture
4 Shards
Developer After-sales Support Plan
Supports unlimited amount of technical tickets.
Developer After-sales Support Plan
Unlimited ticket of technical support
Supported by senior technical staff
Ticket response maintained within 8 hours
Certification: Operate & Manage ECS
Informative courses on how to manage and operate cloud servers. Popular with new users.
Certification: Operate & Manage ECS
Unlimited viewing of the training video
2 chances to take the certification exam
Server Load Balancer
Handle sudden traffic spikes, minimize response time and maintain 99.99% availability of your web application.
Server Load Balancer
1 public SLB instance * 750+ hrs
50 - 150 GB downstream traffic *
* The actual traffic volume varies depending on the actual data center used.
Object Storage Service
An encrypted and secure cloud storage for all your data storage needs.
Object Storage Service
100 GB Standard storage
50,000 put/post/delete
50,000 get/head
Network Attached Storage
A file storage service for Alibaba Cloud ECS instances, Alibaba Cloud E-HPC and Container Service.
Network Attached Storage
5GB storage for 6 months
Storage type: Performance NAS
Protocol type: NFS/SMB
Hybrid Backup Recovery
A BaaS solution that protects your data
Trials
Enterprise Email - Standard/Advanced
Supports public cloud services and provides fast, secure, and stable email services.
Enterprise Email - Standard/Advanced
Use the service for 1 month
Each user can participate in up to three free trials.
Cloud Enterprise Network
Create enterprise-class global network
Cloud Enterprise Network
Security Center
Round the clock security and protection.
Sensitive Data Discovery and Protection
A security service that protects sensitive data.
Sensitive Data Discovery and Protection
Five databases, including RDS, DRDS, PolarDB, OTS, MaxCompute, and ECS self-built databases
1000GB OSS storage
GameShield
A customizable network security solution.
GameShield
Custom TCP Attack Protection
Mobile Client Environment Threat Detection
Malicious Client Automatic Detection and Quarantining
Cloud Firewall
The first defense of network security
Cloud Firewall
Content Moderation
Image and video moderation service that accurately detects inappropriate content.
Content Moderation
Application Real-Time Monitoring Service
Build business monitoring capabilities.
Application Real-Time Monitoring Service
Database Gateway
A private database connection service with high security and reliability.
Database Gateway
No public IP or ports required
No extra ECS or VPC required
Rich cloud service options to enhance business
Global Traffic Manager
Global acceleration, scheduling, and disaster recovery across IP addresses.
Image Search
An intelligent image search service with product search and generic search features to help users resolve image search requests.
Image Search
Use the service for 1 month
100 thousand images
1 query/sec
Choose the search type either product search or general search
Always Free Products
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Resources for New Users
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FAQs
- Will I be charged if exceed the usage of free trial?
- Yes, you will simply pay standard service rates for the extra usage if you exceed the dollar value or allotted time during the free trial period.
- Will the free trial instance stop automatically after the free trial expires?
- Yes. For pre-paid products, when your free trial expires, the pre-paid instances will stop automatically and immediately. If you want to continue using them, please renew or upgrade before they expire.
- How can I continue using an instance used during free trial?
- You can renew or upgrade the instance when the free trial expires, using the same purchase process as for any other instances.
- Is the outbound traffic generated by the Free Trial ECS instance free?
- We provide a certain amount of free outbound traffic for free trial ECS instances. Depending on the instance model you choose, you can enjoy a fixed bandwidth of 1Mbps or 5Mbps peak. For details, please refer to the "Free Trial Offers" section on the Free Trial page.
- Can I change the traffic bandwidth limit of the Free Trial ECS?
- Yes, you can upgrade the bandwidth of your Free Trial instance, but you will be charged for the price difference. If you want to select pay-as-you-go billing, you will be charged according to the actual usage data from the time of the change, and the free fixed-bandwidth traffic that was originally given will immediately expire. We recommend you to not make any changes unless you are completely sure. For more details on changing the bandwidth of your instance, please refer to this document.
- Why is it that after clicking on the free trial of OSS, SLB and Table Store, their buy pages still display price information?
- For Pay-As-You-Go products like OSS, SLB and Table Store, you will receive dedicated product credits, which will be deducted automatically when you use the resources. Please note that if your usage exceeds the free trial offer, you will be charged at the standard rate. You may however, choose to stop using the resources if you don’t want to get billed.
- How long is the valid period of the product credit for free trial?
- The credits for trialing the Pay-As-You-Go products will be valid for a period of 60 days.
- Which regions are included in the free trial offer?
- All regions except for Dubai are included in this free trial offer. In some cases, you may find that some regions may temporarily be out of resources. If this is the case, we recommend trying other regions instead.
- Do free trial instances support upgrades?
- Yes, your free trial instances can be upgraded just like any other instances.
- I chose the account type as “individual” when registered, how can I upgrade to “enterprise” account?
- Currently we don’t support account self-upgrade, you can file a work order to get assistance from our post-sales team.
- Can customers of resellers join this campaign?
- Sorry, this campaign is currently not open to reseller users.
- Free Trial Offers
- Users who meet the above criteria are eligible to receive the following free trial offers: Elastic Compute Services (ECS) For Individual Free Trial, you can use the following instances' service: • ecs.t6-c1m1.small or ecs.t5-c1m1.small for 12 months with 40 GB ultra cloud disk or SSD disk and 1Mbps internet bandwidth. • ecs.t6-c1m1.large or ecs.t5-c1m1.large for 3 months with 40 GB ultra cloud disk or SSD disk and 1Mbps internet bandwidth. For Enterprise Free Trial, you can use one of the following instances’ services: • ecs.t6-c1m1.large or ecs.t5-c1m1.large for 12 months with 40 GB ultra cloud disk or SSD disk and 1Mbps internet bandwidth. • ecs.c5.large for 3 months with 40 GB ultra cloud disk or SSD disk and 5Mbps internet bandwidth. Server Load Balancer (SLB) For Individual Free Trial, you will receive a USD $15 SLB credit, which can be applied to reduce the SLB usage fee. The usage can be 750+ hours rental for one public network shared-performance SLB instance and 50-150 GB downstream traffic*. For Enterprise Free Trial, you will be given a USD $55 SLB credit, which can be applied to reduce the SLB usage fee. The usage can be 750+ hours rental for one public network shared-performance SLB instance and 300-400 GB downstream traffic*. * The actual traffic volume varies depending on the data center you select, and the upstream data transfer is always free.
- ApsaraDB for RDS For Individual Free Trial, you can use one instance free for 1 calendar month: • Choose one database types from MySQL 5.6/5.7/8.0 High-availability, MySQL 5.7/8.0 Basic, or PostgreSQL 10/11/12/13 Basic. • The instance is with the following configurations: - 1 Core CPU, 1 GB Memory (MySQL 5.6/5.7/8.0 High-availability & MySQL 5.7/8.0 Basic) - 1 Core CPU, 2 GB Memory (PostgreSQL 10/11/12/13 Basic)- 20 GB Storage For Enterprise Free Trial, you can use one instance free for 2 calendar months: • Choose one database types from MySQL 5.6/5.7/8.0 High-availability, Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2016 WEB Basic or PostgreSQL 10/11/12/13 High-availability. • The instance is with the following configurations: - 2 Core CPU, 4 GB Memory - 20 GB Storage ApsaraDB for Redis For Individual Free Trial, you can use one 4GB Master-Replica instance free for 1 calendar month, with standard architecture and VPC network. For Enterprise Free Trial, you can use one 8GB Master-Replica instance free for 2 calendar months, with standard architecture and VPC network. ApsaraDB for MongoDB For Individual Free Trial, you can use one instance with the following configurations free for 1 calendar month: • 1 Core, 2 GB • 20 GB storage • ReplicaSet instance with 3 nodes • Classic or VPC network For Enterprise Free Trial, you can use one instance with the following configurations free for 2 calendar months: • 2 Core, 4 GB • 20 GB storage • ReplicaSet instance with 3 nodes • Classic or VPC network Object Storage Service (OSS) For Individual Free Trial, you will be given a USD $5 OSS credit, which can be applied towards any of the following: • Standard Storage 100 GB • 50,000 Put/Post/Delete in total • 50,000 Get/Head in total For Enterprise Free Trial, you will be given a USD $12 OSS credit, which can be applied towards any of the following: • Standard Storage 500 GB • 500,000 Put/Post/Delete in total • 500,000 Get/Head in total Tablestore You will get a USD $19 USD Table Store credit, which can be applied towards one of the following: The usage can be 100GB storage on Capacity type of instance for 750 hrs, or 50GB storage on High-performance type of instance for 750 hrs, and 50+ GB downstream traffic (the upstream data transfer is always free). Network Attached Storage (NAS) For Individual Free Trial: Use 5GB storage for 6 calendar months, Storage type: Performance NAS, Protocol type: NFS/SMB. For Enterprise Free Trial: Use 100GB storage for 6 calendar months, Storage type: Capacity-type, Protocol type: NFS/SMB. Hybrid Backup RecoveryUse 100GB storage for 3 calendar months
- API Gateway For the 1st year you activate API Gateway, you get 1 million free calls each month. Enterprise Distributed Application Service (EDAS) The standard edition of the EDAS service, which supports at most 20 instances, is free for 1 calendar month. Developer After-sales Support Plan The Developer After-sale Support Plan is free for 1 calendar month and includes the following services: • Unlimited tickets for technical support • Supported by senior technical staff • Tickets response time within 8 hours Certification: Operate & Manage ECS • Unlimited viewing of our training video • 2 chances to take the certification exam for free
Disclaimer • Alibaba Cloud reserves the right to disqualify users who engage in the following activities on our platform and/or with our services: credit card theft, fraud, bitcoin mining or similar conduct, illegal activities, or any other activity that conflicts with our terms of service. You will not be eligible for the free trial if you or your organization create(s) more than one account to receive the benefits under the free trial. • Users who apply for the Enterprise Free Trial will be asked to submit certain company information, which will not be used for any other purpose except for the verification process. • Alibaba reserves the right to adjust the products in this free trial campaign and end the campaign at any time.
- Disclaimer
- • Alibaba Cloud reserves the right to disqualify users who engage in the following activities on our platform and/or with our services: credit card theft, fraud, bitcoin mining or similar conduct, illegal activities, or any other activity that conflicts with our terms of service. You will not be eligible for the free trial if you or your organization create(s) more than one account to receive the benefits under the free trial. • Users who apply for the Enterprise Free Trial will be asked to submit certain company information, which will not be used for any other purpose except for the verification process. • Alibaba reserves the right to adjust the products in this free trial campaign and end the campaign at any time.
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