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Simple Application Server:Benefits

Last Updated:Dec 26, 2023

Simple Application Server is a compute service that is designed for single-server scenarios. The service provides cloud-based and lightweight servers that are easy to set up and manage. You can use Simple Application Server to deploy applications, implement security management, and perform O&M operations. Simple Application Server can improve your user experience and server usage efficiency. This topic describes the benefits of Simple Application Server. This topic also compares the key features of Simple Application Server with virtual private servers (VPS) and webspaces. You can build a simple application server as a single cloud server and use the server to manage applications.

Benefits

  • Ease of use

    • You can deploy and use simple application servers with just a few clicks.

    • You can use Simple Application Server to manage applications and perform operations and maintenance.

    • Simple Application Server is integrated with other Alibaba Cloud services.

  • Cost-effectiveness

    • High performance: Simple Application Server uses the resources of Elastic Compute Service (ECS) and is equipped with enhanced SSDs (ESSDs) at the performance level 0 (PL0) or standard SSDs.

    • Low price: Simple Application Server provides cost-effective subscription plans compared with other separate cloud resources of the same configurations.

Comparison of key features

Feature

Simple Application Server

VPS

Webspace

OS image

Supported

Supported

Supported

Custom image

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Independent IP address

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Remote server logon

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Server management and monitoring

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Server-based application management

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Firewall

Supported

Supported

Not supported

Data backup

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Domain name management

Supported

Not supported

Supported

Secure HTTPS access enabled with just a few clicks

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Remote website logon over SSH

Supported

Not supported

Not supported

Integration of commonly used cloud services

Supported

Not supported

Not supported