Which service allows applications to be deployed in a serverless manner?

Alibaba Cloud Function Compute is the ideal service for deploying applications in a serverless manner. It allows developers to focus on writing code without having to manage the underlying infrastructure. In a serverless model, resources are allocated dynamically, and you only pay for the resources consumed during the execution of your functions.

Function Compute abstracts away the complexities of server management, enabling automatic scaling, event-driven execution, and integration with various Alibaba Cloud services. This means that applications can respond to events (such as changes in data or incoming requests) without requiring a constantly running server, making it a cost-effective and efficient solution for many types of applications.

In contrast, the other services mentioned do not provide a truly serverless architecture. For example, Alibaba Cloud Container Service facilitates container orchestration but still requires server management. Alibaba Cloud ECS (Elastic Compute Service) provides virtual servers that you manage directly, and Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer distributes traffic across servers that you also need to maintain.