Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS) provides fast memory and the latest Intel CPUs to help you to power your cloud applications and achieve faster results with low latency. All ECS instances come with Anti-DDoS protection to safeguard your data and applications from DDoS and Trojan attacks.
Deploy ECS instances with just a few clicks from the easy-to-use console and scale capacity up or down based on real-time demands. This means you only pay for the resources you use and avoid the need to provision expensive IT infrastructure and hire large network teams.
ECS Starter Package Plans
Various pricing options to meet your requirements.
Worldwide: Singapore, Sydney, Frankfurt, Virginia, Silicon Valley
Mainland China: Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Qingdao, Zhangjiakou, Hohhot
Benefits
- Achieve Faster Results
Deploy on I/O-optimized instances with fast memory, 99.999999999% data reliability, and the latest Intel CPUs.
- Deploy and Grow Globally
Choose from 16 international regions with multiple availability zones in each region and manage all regions from a single global account.
- Protect and Backup Your Data
Choose how you safeguard your data with free Anti-DDoS Basic service, automatic snapshots, and triplicated backups.
- Unrivalled Performance For China
Deploy from 7 regions in Mainland China and receive ICP license application support to deploy your website.
Features
Computing
Elastic
Configurable CPU, memory, data disk and bandwidth variations to tailor instances to specific needs. Instant bandwidth upgrades and CPU and memory upgrades take less than 5 minutes.
I/O-optimized Instances
Augmented to power SSD CloudDisks and ensure a high IOPS. For non-I/O-optimized instances, mounted SSD CloudDisks can process up to 1,000 IOPS.
Global Computing
Data centers in 15 regions around the world, including China, USA, Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Middle East.
Storage
Data Block Storage
Attach data blocks to ECS instances to achieve reliable data storage. Three data block services are available and can be used separately or in combination.
Snapshots
Create automatic and manual snapshot policies through the console or OpenAPI to backup and recover ECS CloudDisks.
Management
Remote Access
Remotely solve system problems and perform operations through connected terminals, similar to managing on-premise local servers, and have complete control over your ECS instances.
Simple Management
Easy access to restart your servers, reset login passwords, and isolate networks through the console, API, and command lines.
Network
Public IP Addresses
Connect instances to the Internet or between instances and Alibaba Cloud services.
Private IP Addresses
Connect between different ECS instances over the Intranet or between ECS instances and other cloud products. Communication traffic through private IP addresses between instances in the same region is free of charge. Note: The IP addresses for different products in different regions are not interconnected over the Intranet.
Classic Network
Manage network access to achieve isolation with the help of security groups. IP addresses of Classic Networks are uniformly distributed and easy to configure.
Virtual Private Cloud
An isolated network environment for full control of virtual networks, including customization of IP address ranges, network segments, route tables, and gateways.
Security
Anti-DDoS
Protects against most common network and transport layer DDoS attacks
Server Security
Protection against brute force attacks, password cracking, Trojans and other threats. ECS offers remote login reminders and repairs high-risk vulnerabilities.
Site Monitoring
Offers statistics, monitoring and alarm options to track availability and response time of HTTP, Ping, DNS, TCP, UDP, SMTP, POP and FTP services.
CloudMonitor
Advanced monitoring and alarm options. Also provides uniform and bulk messaging services on alarm rules and alarm contacts.
Images
Public Images
Provides multiple released versions for Windows and Linux.
Cloud Marketplace
Offers a variety of server operating systems, tools and software images provided by third-party Independent Software Vendors (ISVs).
Image Sharing
Offers user-defined images shared by owners with other users through the ECS console or ECS API that can be used for creating ECS instances and replacing system disks.
Choose How You Pay
Alibaba Cloud ECS provides different purchasing methods. Based on your needs, you can select Pay-As-You-Go or Subscription.
Pay-As-You-Go
Bills you for the exact amount of resources you use. Activate or release resources at any time with no hardware or maintenance costs.
Subscription
Subscription fees are lower on average than that of Pay-As-You-Go, and suited for those requiring long-term resources at reduced cost.
