How to Get a Free Trial and First-Time Purchaser Discount


01. Sign up for a free Alibaba Cloud account,add a payment method
Creating a free Alibaba Cloud account to enjoy Alibaba Cloud Free Trial, enter your payment method information then choose verify and add on billing information page.
Creating a free Alibaba Cloud account to enjoy Alibaba Cloud Free Trial, enter your payment method information then choose verify and add on billing information page.


02. Find the ECS Free Trial below, click apply now to enter the order page
Different offers for enterprises and individuals, just select basic information on configuration page (such as region, available zone, and OS), 0 cost means it is a free trial.


03. Purchase it to complete the order, click Console to view the server
Click ECS console to view the cloud servers you own, click connect to log in to the cloud server, then reset the password for the first login and log in to the cloud server.


04. Get additional discounts for first renewal or upgrade
Renew or upgrade it for 40% off (after the free trial finishes) ! If you need help, please visit our Documentation Help Center for more information.
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Terms & Conditions
1. General Terms for All Offers
- a. All offers cannot be refunded. b. Users who are using Alibaba Cloud through an agency, reseller, and distributor are not eligible for the special free-trials, and selected product offers.
2. Currency and Pricing
- All prices and values displayed on this page are in USD.
3. Disclaimer
- Alibaba Cloud reserves the right to cancel and withdraw all coupons and offers you received from this campaign if we determine that you are not eligible for the campaign according to all your actions on our platform, including, but not limited to, trying to get more benefit through fraud, illegal activities, or any other activity that conflicts with our terms of service. Alibaba Cloud reserves the right to change or update the terms and conditions of this campaign without notice. This includes adjusting the rules of the campaign according to business needs.
4. Free Trial conditions
- a. Free trial products need to meet the "first use of the product" condition, namely, there is no historical order under the product you choose to try. b. Each user is entitled to a one-time free trial of each product unless specified otherwise. If you have multiple accounts, only one account is eligible to participate. c. During the free trial period, you must add a payment method to continue using the service for free. These payment methods include the credit card, debit card, and PayTM. d. Users who pass our Company Real Name Registration verification process are eligible for Enterprise Free Trial. Those who have already joined our Individual Free Trial are not eligible for the Enterprise Free Trial. e. The products offered in the Free Trial program are subject to Alibaba Cloud online terms. f. If we find that you are not qualified to participate in the free trial activity, the instances that you create during the free trial period are stopped. These instances will be released after 15 days. We will send you a notice 72 hours before these instances are stopped. g. You can enjoy a special offer on the first renewal of a free-trial ECS or SAS instance. However, you cannot modify the instance configurations, such as upgrading the configurations or purchasing additional data disks. The renewal period is one year. The instances involved in the activity are subject to the information displayed on the buy page.
5. Terms & Conditions for ECS and Simple Application Server
- a. The special offers apply only to accounts that purchase Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances or simple application servers for the first time. If you have purchased ECS instances or simple application servers, you cannot enjoy the special offers. b. Each user can enjoy the special offers on the first purchase for one month and a renewal of a one-month/six-month/one-year subscription. And users cannot modify the instance configurations, such as upgrading the configurations or purchasing additional data disks etc. Subscriptions of other periods cannot enjoy the special offer on a renewal. If you place more orders after the special offers are enjoyed, you are charged at the prices on the Alibaba Cloud official website. c. To enjoy the special offer on the renewal of multiple instances, you must renew the instances at a time rather than renewing each instance at a time. For the special offer details of instances, see the cards on the page. d. Users who purchase Alibaba Cloud products through agents, resellers, and distributors cannot enjoy the special offers.
6. Terms & Conditions for Domain Names Discounts
- Please refer to Get Your Domain Name With Alibaba Cloud for detailed terms and conditions.
7. Terms & Conditions for SMS Products Discounts
- The SMS offer is only valid for the enterprise users who have completed the Company Real Name Registration Verification.
8. Terms & Conditions for Database Products Discounts
- a. The Database special offer is only applicable to new users for each specific product. b. Each user can only claim the discount once.
9. Terms & Conditions for Storage Products Discounts
- a. The Storage Products special offer is only applicable to new users. b. Each user can only claim the discount once.
10. Terms & Conditions for Elastic IP Discounts
- a. Each user can only claim the special offer up to ten times. b. This offer is only applicable to the fee for an instance in the first month. You will be charged at the list price from the next month onward. c. Each user can purchase up to one instance. d. This offer is applicable to all data center regions. e. This offer is only applicable to Linux system. f. Users who are using Alibaba Cloud through an agency, reseller, and distributor are not eligible for this offer.
11. Terms & Conditions for Network Products Discounts
- a. The Network Products special offer is only applicable to new users. b. Each user can only claim the discount once.
12. Terms & Conditions for Cloud Security Products Discounts
- a. The Cloud Security Products special offer is only applicable to new users. b. Each user can only claim the discount once.
13. Terms & Conditions for Big Data Products Discounts
- a. The Big Data Products special offer is only applicable to new users. b. Each user can only claim the discount once.
14. Terms & Conditions for Container Service Discounts
- a. The Container Service Products special offer is only applicable to new users. b. Each user can only claim the discount once.