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ApsaraDB for ClickHouse:Billing methods

Last Updated:Feb 27, 2023

This topic describes two billing methods of ApsaraDB for ClickHouse.

Billing methods

ApsaraDB for ClickHouse supports the subscription and pay-as-you-go billing methods.

Billing method

Description

Subscription

Subscription is a billing method that allows you to pay in advance for the use of resources. You can complete the payment when you purchase a cluster. We recommend that you select the subscription billing method for long-term use because it is more cost-effective than the pay-as-you-go billing method. You can save more costs with longer subscription periods.

Important

: You cannot change the billing method of a cluster from subscription to pay-as-you-go.

Pay-as-you-go

Pay-as-you-go is a billing method that allows you to use resources first and pay for them afterward. The system generates a bill per hour and deducts the fee from the balance of your Alibaba Cloud account based on the cluster specifications. This billing method is cost-effective for business scenarios that require access to resources for short periods of time, such as testing. You can release a cluster as needed to save costs. When you can accurately estimate the amount of resources that you need each month or each year, you can change the billing method from pay-as-you-go to subscription. For more information, see Change the billing method.