Alibaba Cloud

Service Mesh (ASM)

Alibaba Cloud Service Mesh (ASM) is a compute service designed for unified traffic management of microservices. It operates across multiple clusters, allowing teams to control and monitor service interactions in complex distributed environments. This tool helps engineers manage network traffic patterns and ensure reliable communication between different service instances without modifying application code directly.

Choose ASM when you need centralized control over microservice traffic in a multi-cluster setup. Be aware that there is no free tier available for this service. You must use the pay-as-you-go pricing model, meaning costs accrue based on actual usage rather than a fixed monthly fee or free allowance.