Security Center
Security Center is an Alibaba Cloud compute service designed to run lightweight applications instantly and cost-effectively. It operates on a pay-as-you-go pricing model, allowing users to pay only for the resources they consume during operation. This structure supports flexible deployment scenarios without requiring long-term commitments or upfront investments in infrastructure capacity.
Choose this service when you need to deploy lightweight apps quickly while maintaining cost efficiency through variable billing. Note that there is no free tier available, meaning all usage incurs charges from the start. This limitation requires careful monitoring of resource consumption to avoid unexpected costs, especially for sporadic or short-lived workloads that might otherwise go unnoticed in a pay-as-you-go environment.