Simple Application Server is a lightweight compute service built for single-server deployments. It gives you a fast path to running applications without managing complex cloud infrastructure, improving your user experience and server usage efficiency.
Why choose Simple Application Server
Deploy in minutes
Simple Application Server is designed around a few-clicks experience. Choose a pre-configured OS image, set up your server, and start managing your application — all from a single console. Built-in security management and operations and maintenance (O&M) tools mean you don't need separate products to keep your server running.
Simple Application Server is also integrated with other Alibaba Cloud services, so you can extend your setup without switching between multiple portals.
Predictable monthly cost
Simple Application Server provides cost-effective subscription plans compared with other separate cloud resources of the same configurations. No need to juggle separately priced resources.
System disks deliver stable read and write performance that meets the requirements of mainstream applications — so you get reliable performance at a cost-effective price point.
Comparison of key features
The table below shows how Simple Application Server compares to a virtual private server (VPS) and a webspace in terms of features available.
| Feature | Simple Application Server | VPS | Webspace |
|---|---|---|---|
| OS image | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Custom image | Supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Independent IP address | Supported | Supported | Not supported |
| Remote server logon | Supported | Supported | Not supported |
| Server management and monitoring | Supported | Supported | Not supported |
| Server-based application management | Supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Firewall | Supported | Supported | Not supported |
| Data backup | Supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Domain name management | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
| Secure HTTPS access enabled with just a few clicks | Supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Remote website logon over SSH | Supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Integration of commonly used cloud services | Supported | Not supported | Not supported |