Recommendation
Keep static sites on CDN; use 4C8G + RDS + Redis + CDN/WAF for Mini Programs; use 4C8G + DB + Redis + limits for API gateways.
Best for
- Products with real traffic
- Teams preparing a budget
- MVPs moving to production
- Procurement checklists
Not for
- Pre-launch speculation
- Lowest-price-only decisions
- No monitoring or backup
Cost bands
| Band | Monthly | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Website | $15-120/month | Static hosting + CDN + light backend |
| Mini Program | $120-350/month | 4C8G + RDS + Redis + CDN/WAF |
| API gateway | $200+/month | Gateway + DB + Redis + queue + billing logs |
Candidate plans
Mainland China
Tencent Cloud Lighthouse
Needs verification Verify official page
- Spec
- 4C / 8G / 8Mbps
- ICP/Mini Program
- ICP path / recommended
- API gateway
- not_recommended
- Risk
- Verify pricing, traffic, renewal, and regional network quality before purchase.
Mainland China
Tencent Cloud CVM
Needs verification Verify official page
- Spec
- 4C / 8G
- ICP/Mini Program
- ICP path / recommended
- API gateway
- not_recommended
- Risk
- Verify pricing, traffic, renewal, and regional network quality before purchase.
Mainland China
Alibaba Cloud ECS
Needs verification Verify official page
- Spec
- 4C / 8G
- ICP/Mini Program
- ICP path / acceptable
- API gateway
- not_recommended
- Risk
- Verify pricing, traffic, renewal, and regional network quality before purchase.
Hong Kong
Tencent Cloud Lighthouse
Needs verification Verify official page
- Spec
- 4C / 8G / 35Mbps / 5120GB
- ICP/Mini Program
- Not ICP primary / not_primary_backend
- API gateway
- mvp_ok
- Risk
- Verify pricing, traffic, renewal, and regional network quality before purchase.
| Provider/Product | Region | Spec | Price | ICP/Mini Program | API gateway | Risk note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tencent Cloud Lighthouse | Mainland China | 4C / 8G / 8Mbps | Needs verification Verify official page | ICP path recommended | not_recommended | Verify pricing, traffic, renewal, and regional network quality before purchase. |
| Tencent Cloud CVM | Mainland China | 4C / 8G | Needs verification Verify official page | ICP path recommended | not_recommended | Verify pricing, traffic, renewal, and regional network quality before purchase. |
| Alibaba Cloud ECS | Mainland China | 4C / 8G | Needs verification Verify official page | ICP path acceptable | not_recommended | Verify pricing, traffic, renewal, and regional network quality before purchase. |
| Tencent Cloud Lighthouse | Hong Kong | 4C / 8G / 35Mbps / 5120GB | Needs verification Verify official page | Not ICP primary not_primary_backend | mvp_ok | Verify pricing, traffic, renewal, and regional network quality before purchase. |