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Last Updated:Jun 20, 2026

This document describes the pricing, overdue payments, and how to unsubscribe from the Database Autonomy Service (DAS) Enterprise Edition that uses the new billing method.

Billing

Database Autonomy Service (DAS) includes the Basic Edition and the Enterprise Edition. The editions are described as follows:

  • Basic Edition: free of charge.

  • Enterprise Edition: available in a new version and a previous version.

    Version

    Paid feature

    Billing method

    Description

    New version

    SQL Explorer and Audit (new version)

    New billing method

    Compared to the previous version, the new version uses an updated underlying storage architecture. It uses a hybrid model of hot storage and cold storage to reduce costs and improve efficiency, significantly lowering usage costs. For more information, see What are the differences between the new and previous versions of SQL Explorer and Audit?

    Previous version

    SQL Explorer and Audit (previous version)

    Billing method for the previous version

    If your database instance and its region support the new version, you can manually upgrade to the new version. For more information, see How do I upgrade from the previous version of SQL Explorer and Audit to the new version?

    Important
    • Database instances in the China (Heyuan) and China (Ulanqab) regions do not support data migration from Enterprise Edition V1 to Enterprise Edition V2.

    • For database instances in the China (Qingdao), China (Guangzhou), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hong Kong), and Singapore regions, you can migrate data from Enterprise Edition V1 to Enterprise Edition V2 only if the data storage duration is 30 days or less. If the data storage duration for Enterprise Edition V1 is longer than 30 days, you must modify the storage duration for SQL Explorer and Audit before you can perform the migration. After you reduce the storage duration for SQL Explorer and Audit, DAS immediately clears the data that exceeds the new storage duration. Proceed with caution.

    • On the DAS Enterprise Edition Management page of the DAS console, the tab that displays the Instance ID/instance alias of a database instance indicates its Enterprise Edition version.

    • For information about the billing differences between the new and previous versions, see Billing.

Supported databases and regions

Database

Region

  • ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL

  • PolarDB for MySQL

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Shenzhen), China (Guangzhou), China (Heyuan), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Ulanqab), China (Hong Kong), and Singapore

Billable items

Important

The prices in this document are for reference only. The actual prices on the buy page prevail.

Public cloud

Billable item

Billing method

Price

Description

Storage fee

Pay-as-you-go

  • Hot storage: USD 0.00145 per GB/hour

  • Cold storage: USD 0.00018 per GB/hour

Applies to database instances in the China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Shenzhen), China (Guangzhou), China (Heyuan), China (Zhangjiakou), or China (Ulanqab) region.

  • Hot storage: USD 0.002175 per GB/hour

  • Cold storage: USD 0.00027 per GB/hour

Applies to database instances in the China (Hong Kong) or Singapore region.

Data query fee

USD 0.029 per GB

Applies to database instances in the China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Shenzhen), China (Guangzhou), China (Heyuan), China (Zhangjiakou), or China (Ulanqab) region.

USD 0.0435 per GB

Applies to database instances in the China (Hong Kong) or Singapore region.

Overdue payments

If your Alibaba Cloud account has an overdue payment, DAS Enterprise Edition for the account becomes overdue.

Overdue period

Enterprise Edition status

Recovery method

24 hours or less

  • Data collection stops.

  • Historical data is retained and continues to be billed on an hourly basis.

Add funds to your account to settle the overdue payment. After the payment is complete, DAS Enterprise Edition resumes normal operation and data collection.

More than 24 hours

  • The service is stopped and its resources are released.

  • Historical data is deleted.

Add funds to your account to settle the overdue payment. After the payment is complete, DAS Enterprise Edition resumes normal operation and data collection.

Important

The historical data that was deleted cannot be recovered.

View bills and usage

You can use the User Center in the Alibaba Cloud console to view and export consumption details by account, product, or service.

Go to the User Center. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Billing > Billing. You can then view your consumption details or export bills as needed. For more information, see Billing Management.

Unsubscribe

Important

After you unsubscribe from DAS Enterprise Edition, DAS disables the SQL Explorer and Audit feature for the associated database instance and deletes all related DAS Enterprise Edition data. If you only want to reduce storage fees, you can reduce the data retention period for SQL Explorer and Audit.

  • Unsubscribe on the DAS Enterprise Edition Management page:

    On the DAS Enterprise Edition Management page, click the New version tab. Find the target database instance and click Settings in the Actions column. In the dialog box that appears, turn off the SQL Explorer and Audit switch, and then click OK.

  • Unsubscribe on the SQL Explorer and Audit page:

    On the page, click Service Settings. In the SQL insight and audit settings pane, turn off the SQL Explorer and Audit switch, select I am aware that all relevant data will be deleted after SQL Explorer is disabled., and then click OK.

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