How to Apply for the Aliyun Startup Program and Get Up to 3500 Yuan in Cloud Credits

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Published·Feb 4, 2024Modified·Feb 4, 2024

Recently, a community member shared the Aliyun Startup Program in the Xiaoz Blog fan group. This program offers a minimum of 3500 yuan in cloud credits. Xiaoz decided to apply and was successfully approved, receiving the 3500 yuan credit. Subsequently, a 4-year Aliyun lightweight server was purchased. Thanks to the community member for sharing this information and to Aliyun for their services. Those interested are encouraged to try it.

Apply for the Aliyun Startup Program

Requirements:

If your company is registered in China and is an unlisted startup, and you meet the customer qualification criteria for credit application, you are eligible to join the Startup Program. Successful applicants will receive at least 3500 yuan in cloud credits.
Customer qualification for credit application: New enterprise users who have not paid on Aliyun before. Credits are issued after audit approval, with an estimated processing time of 10 working days.

To apply for the Aliyun Startup Program, enterprise qualifications are required (individual businesses are also accepted). Open the link: https://www.aliyun.com/benefit/developer/company?userCode=qdcp2xnv and switch to "Startup Support".

Continue by clicking "Apply for Support Credit".

Fill out the form according to actual circumstances and submit it.

After approval, Xiaoz did not receive SMS or email notifications. Upon logging into the backend, it was discovered that the audit was passed and the "3500 yuan credit" was issued. It took less than 5 working days, though it may take up to 10 working days in the longest case.

Purchase Lightweight Server

The credit voucher is valid for only 3 months, so it must be used within this period, or it will expire. Xiaoz chose to purchase a 2-core 4GB lightweight cloud server.

Aliyun Lightweight Server Purchase Link: https://dwz.ovh/dny3l

When purchasing, a certain strategy is needed: the longer the duration, the cheaper the price. Therefore, Xiaoz directly selected a 3-year duration, resulting in a price of 0 yuan after the credit deduction.

After placing the order, locate your lightweight server and continue to click "Renewal". Within the allowed time, ensure the cost is 0 yuan during the renewal operation.

This cycle can be repeated until the credit voucher balance is exhausted.

Note: Activity-specific machines (such as the 99 yuan/year offer) cannot use credit vouchers. You must purchase regular non-activity products. If you do not need a server, you can also purchase other Aliyun products.

Conclusion

The Aliyun Startup Program provides excellent support for startups, helping those with genuine needs. However, the program requires the enterprise to be a new Aliyun user who has not previously paid for Aliyun services. The gifted credit voucher is valid for only 3 months and can only be used for regular products, not for activity-specific products.

Apply for the Aliyun Startup Program: https://www.aliyun.com/benefit/developer/company?userCode=qdcp2xnv (Switch to "Startup Support")