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ApsaraDB Console:What is the ApsaraDB console?

Last Updated:Mar 25, 2026

The ApsaraDB console is a free, unified platform that allows you to centrally manage all Alibaba Cloud database products and services through a graphical user interface (GUI) and the Cloud Shell command-line interface.

Overview

The ApsaraDB console helps enterprises manage their growing database assets with six core database management capabilities: resource management, stability and maintenance, cost center, security center, cross-database queries, and solutions.

Benefits

  • Centralized management: You can centrally manage all your Alibaba Cloud database products and services in the ApsaraDB console.

  • Multiple management platforms: The console offers a web-based interface for simple, interactive operations and the Cloud Shell command-line interface for performing daily O&M with scripts.

  • Efficient and convenient operations: The console provides integrated management windows for the dimensions that are most important to users: cost, performance, security, and management. This provides core data for enterprise administration more efficiently.

  • Streamlined operations: The unified, open management service eliminates the need to switch between consoles, allowing you to manage services across multiple database products with a single click.

Core features

The core features of the ApsaraDB console include but are not limited to:

  • Comprehensive management and use of Alibaba Cloud database products.

  • Access to all cost information and drill-down analysis of consumption for Alibaba Cloud databases.

  • A database O&M event service that provides rich monitoring integrations, powerful alert denoising, reliable notifications, and flexible event streams. Its centralized management and multi-terminal collaboration help businesses achieve real-time digital management, faster fault response, shorter fault duration, and improved database service continuity.

  • A self-service solution, with a free What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) experience for exploring various aspects of the database, such as features, performance, and pricing. This significantly reduces the difficulty and cost of adoption and helps customers migrate to the cloud efficiently.