tencent cloud

Product Features
Secure compute resources designed for performance, reliability, and cost optimisation.
Global Availability
Performance
Cost Optimisation
Ease of Use
Security
Operating Systems & Software
Monitoring & Management
Storage & Data Management
Networking
Global Availability
Global Availability and Guarantees

Deploy workloads across 64 availability zones in 22 regions backed by a service-level agreement (SLA) of 99.975% for a single instance availability and 99.9999999% for data durability for persistent storage.

Resilient Network Architecture

Built on mature network virtualisation and NIC bonding technologies, our infrastructure delivers consistent fault tolerant connectivity. All environments run in Tier III and above data centers to ensure reliability and minimise network-related interruptions.

Time Synchronisation

Provides accurate, consistent time reference for your CVM server tasks and processes based on the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) global standard.

Performance
Instance Types Optimized for Any Workload

CVM offers multiple instance families including Standard (S), Compute-Optimised (C), Memory-Optimised (M), IO-Optimised (I), Big Data-Optimised (D), each tailored for different performance profiles. Underlying configurations leverage Intel Xeon, AMD EPYC, and Arm processors, with optional local NVMe SSDs to balance compute, memory, and storage throughput.

High Network Bandwidth

Supports up to 300Gbps networking with SA9, enables ultra-low latency and connectivity for distributed services and data-intensive applications.

Rapid Instance Provisioning

Industry-benchmarked instance launch times minimize operational delay during sudden workload spikes.

Cost Optimisation
Flexible Billing Modes

Switch seamlessly between Pay-as-You-Go (PAYG), Monthly, and Reserved billing modes as your business requirements evolve. For further savings, Spot Instances lets you tap into unused capacity at discounts of up to 95%, ideal for batch processing, stateless services, and other flexible workloads.

High Density Compute Efficiency

Optimised host utilisation ensures more compute capacity per physical hardware node, enabling predictable performance at a lower total cost.

Auto-Scaling

Automatically scale resources up or down based on demand patterns, minimising both downtime and cost without manual intervention.

Adjustable Network Billing

Switch dynamically between bandwidth-based and traffic-based billing to match the network profile of your workload. Learn more

Pause and Resume Instances

Stop or hibernate idle istances directly from the console or API to eliminate unecessary compute costs.

Ease of Use
Configurability of instance parameters

Adjust vCPU, memory, disk size, OS image, conversion to elastic IP, network billing mode, network bandwidth, at any time to meet changing workload requirements. Learn more

Cross Region Image Replication

Replicate images across regions or within a region to standardise CVM environments and accelerate multi-region deployments.

Custom Network Architecture

A Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) gives you an isolated network environment with fully customizable IP ranges, subnet configurations, and routing policies. You can define granular inbound and outbound port-level access controls to achieve complete network-level isolation. For more information, see VPC (Virtual Private Cloud).

Unified Console and Developer Tooling

Our intuitive console UI and comprehensive developer toolkit make it easy to build, deploy, and operate at scale. Access a full set of APIs, SDKs, and CLI commands, along with ready-to-use Terraform templates and MCP server configurations to automate workflows and integrate seamlessly with existing enterprise environments.

Security
End-to-end Security Services

Tencent Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) offers a suite of protections including DDoS mitigation, DNS hijacking detection, intrusion detection, vulnerability scanning, web shell detection, and brute-force login protection. Automatically install CWPP basic for free when creating a CVM instance. After successful installation, you can view the security status of the instance on the CWPP console.

Multiple Authentication Methods

Authenticate using SSH keys, password login, or VNC-based access depending on your operational model.

Granular Access Control

On the network layer, Security Groups and Network ACLs can be configured to enforce least-privilege access across your environment.

Operating Systems & Software
Broad OS Image Catalog

Deploy from a library of commercial and in-house OS images, including Microsoft Windows, and Linux distributions such as TencentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, CentOS, SUSE, Debian. Learn more

Monitoring & Management
Comprehensive Instance Monitoring

Cloud Monitor provides real-time visibility into CPU, memory, and network performance metrics, helping you identify bottlenecks and optimize system health through alerts and automation. Understand more on the telemetry provided

Placement Groups for High Availability

Define placement policies to control how instances are distributed across underlying hardware to minimise the risk of simultaneous failures for high-availability architectures.

(Beta) MIG

Automated fleet management for scaling deploying and maintaining enterprise groups of instances.

(Beta) System Orchestration

CVM System Orchestration delivers fully managed job scheduling and elastic resource management.

Beta features include batch instance deprovisioning, multi-instance configuration updates across specifications and billing modes.

Storage & Data Management
Persistent Block and Object Storage

Tencent Cloud Block Storage (CBS) offers high-performance, low-latency storage volumes with up to 26,000 IOPS per disk, while Cloud Object Storage (COS) delivers highly durable, scalable storage for unstructured data. Integrated snapshot and backup functions support disaster recovery and long-term data retention.

Recycle Bin

Terminated instances enter a recycle bin for up to 2 hours or 15 days depending on billing mode. EIPs remain intact, and recoveries can be performed within the retention window.

Networking
Low-Latency Global Network

Tencent Cloud’s global backbone connects more than 20 major carriers through premium BGP routing, reducing latency and improving stability across regions. Applications benefit from fast and reliable connectivity no matter where your users are located.

Elastic IPs with Built-In DDoS Protection

Elastic IPs provide enterprise-grade Anti-DDoS protection and can be bound to any CVM instance for secure, high-availability networking.

Global Availability
Global Availability and Guarantees

Deploy workloads across 64 availability zones in 22 regions backed by a service-level agreement (SLA) of 99.975% for a single instance availability and 99.9999999% for data durability for persistent storage.

Resilient Network Architecture

Built on mature network virtualisation and NIC bonding technologies, our infrastructure delivers consistent fault tolerant connectivity. All environments run in Tier III and above data centers to ensure reliability and minimise network-related interruptions.

Time Synchronisation

Provides accurate, consistent time reference for your CVM server tasks and processes based on the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) global standard.

Performance
Instance Types Optimized for Any Workload

CVM offers multiple instance families including Standard (S), Compute-Optimised (C), Memory-Optimised (M), IO-Optimised (I), Big Data-Optimised (D), each tailored for different performance profiles. Underlying configurations leverage Intel Xeon, AMD EPYC, and Arm processors, with optional local NVMe SSDs to balance compute, memory, and storage throughput.

High Network Bandwidth

Supports up to 300Gbps networking with SA9, enables ultra-low latency and connectivity for distributed services and data-intensive applications.

Rapid Instance Provisioning

Industry-benchmarked instance launch times minimize operational delay during sudden workload spikes.

Cost Optimisation
Flexible Billing Modes

Switch seamlessly between Pay-as-You-Go (PAYG), Monthly, and Reserved billing modes as your business requirements evolve. For further savings, Spot Instances lets you tap into unused capacity at discounts of up to 95%, ideal for batch processing, stateless services, and other flexible workloads.

High Density Compute Efficiency

Optimised host utilisation ensures more compute capacity per physical hardware node, enabling predictable performance at a lower total cost.

Auto-Scaling

Automatically scale resources up or down based on demand patterns, minimising both downtime and cost without manual intervention.

Adjustable Network Billing

Switch dynamically between bandwidth-based and traffic-based billing to match the network profile of your workload. Learn more

Pause and Resume Instances

Stop or hibernate idle istances directly from the console or API to eliminate unecessary compute costs.

Ease of Use
Configurability of instance parameters

Adjust vCPU, memory, disk size, OS image, conversion to elastic IP, network billing mode, network bandwidth, at any time to meet changing workload requirements. Learn more

Cross Region Image Replication

Replicate images across regions or within a region to standardise CVM environments and accelerate multi-region deployments.

Custom Network Architecture

A Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) gives you an isolated network environment with fully customizable IP ranges, subnet configurations, and routing policies. You can define granular inbound and outbound port-level access controls to achieve complete network-level isolation. For more information, see VPC (Virtual Private Cloud).

Unified Console and Developer Tooling

Our intuitive console UI and comprehensive developer toolkit make it easy to build, deploy, and operate at scale. Access a full set of APIs, SDKs, and CLI commands, along with ready-to-use Terraform templates and MCP server configurations to automate workflows and integrate seamlessly with existing enterprise environments.

Security
End-to-end Security Services

Tencent Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) offers a suite of protections including DDoS mitigation, DNS hijacking detection, intrusion detection, vulnerability scanning, web shell detection, and brute-force login protection. Automatically install CWPP basic for free when creating a CVM instance. After successful installation, you can view the security status of the instance on the CWPP console.

Multiple Authentication Methods

Authenticate using SSH keys, password login, or VNC-based access depending on your operational model.

Granular Access Control

On the network layer, Security Groups and Network ACLs can be configured to enforce least-privilege access across your environment.

Operating Systems & Software
Broad OS Image Catalog

Deploy from a library of commercial and in-house OS images, including Microsoft Windows, and Linux distributions such as TencentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, CentOS, SUSE, Debian. Learn more

Monitoring & Management
Comprehensive Instance Monitoring

Cloud Monitor provides real-time visibility into CPU, memory, and network performance metrics, helping you identify bottlenecks and optimize system health through alerts and automation. Understand more on the telemetry provided

Placement Groups for High Availability

Define placement policies to control how instances are distributed across underlying hardware to minimise the risk of simultaneous failures for high-availability architectures.

(Beta) MIG

Automated fleet management for scaling deploying and maintaining enterprise groups of instances.

(Beta) System Orchestration

CVM System Orchestration delivers fully managed job scheduling and elastic resource management.

Beta features include batch instance deprovisioning, multi-instance configuration updates across specifications and billing modes.

Storage & Data Management
Persistent Block and Object Storage

Tencent Cloud Block Storage (CBS) offers high-performance, low-latency storage volumes with up to 26,000 IOPS per disk, while Cloud Object Storage (COS) delivers highly durable, scalable storage for unstructured data. Integrated snapshot and backup functions support disaster recovery and long-term data retention.

Recycle Bin

Terminated instances enter a recycle bin for up to 2 hours or 15 days depending on billing mode. EIPs remain intact, and recoveries can be performed within the retention window.

Networking
Low-Latency Global Network

Tencent Cloud’s global backbone connects more than 20 major carriers through premium BGP routing, reducing latency and improving stability across regions. Applications benefit from fast and reliable connectivity no matter where your users are located.

Elastic IPs with Built-In DDoS Protection

Elastic IPs provide enterprise-grade Anti-DDoS protection and can be bound to any CVM instance for secure, high-availability networking.