Elastic Compute Service
AlibabaComputeFree tier availableSecure, elastic, high-performance virtual machine instances across general-purpose, compute-optimised, memory-optimised, GPU, and bare metal families with per-second billing
Attributes
- SLA Uptime
- 99.975%
- ARM Support
- Yes
Sub-services (3)
ECS Instances
On-demand and reserved VM instances across 10+ families
Preemptible Instances
Spot-style VMs at up to 90% discount with interruption
Elastic Bare Metal
Dedicated physical servers exposed via the ECS API
Compliance & Certifications
This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.
Where this runs
Sovereign regions (7)
- China (Hangzhou) · HangzhouAlibaba Cloud China
- China (Beijing) · BeijingAlibaba Cloud China
- China (Shanghai) · ShanghaiAlibaba Cloud China
- China (Shenzhen) · ShenzhenAlibaba Cloud China
- China (Chengdu) · ChengduAlibaba Cloud China
- China (Zhangjiakou) · ZhangjiakouAlibaba Cloud China
- China (Hohhot) · HohhotAlibaba Cloud China
Commercial regions (15)
Europe (2)
- Frankfurt
- London
North America (2)
- Silicon Valley
- Virginia
Asia (9)
- Hong Kong
- Mumbai
- Jakarta
- Tokyo
- Kuala Lumpur
- Manila
- Singapore
- Seoul
- Bangkok
Oceania (1)
- Sydney
Middle East (1)
- Dubai
Tags
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