Alibaba Cloud · Compute

ECS Bare Metal Instance

Alibaba Cloud’s ECS Bare Metal Instance delivers elastic compute resources without virtualization overhead. It provides physical server access for workloads requiring direct hardware interaction, such as specialized high-performance computing or legacy applications that need specific CPU features. The service operates on a strict pay-as-you-go model, charging only for the resources consumed during active use.

This setup suits teams needing dedicated hardware performance but lacking existing reserved capacity. The primary trade-off is the absence of a free tier, meaning every instance incurs immediate costs. There is no trial period to test performance characteristics, so budgeting must account for full pricing from the first minute of deployment.

• Free tier No
• Pricing Pay as you go
• Regions 8 · 4 continents
• SLA uptime 99.99%
• Compliance 10 certifications
• Provider health A