This topic describes the line types and pricing of Internet data transfers provided by Cloud Data Transfer (CDT) and provides billing examples. This topic also compares the prices for Internet data transfers of CDT with the prices for Internet data transfers of other services.
Line types
The line types of Internet data transfers are BGP (Multi-ISP) and BGP (Multi-ISP) Pro in CDT. The following table describes the line types and the services supported by CDT. BGP is short for Border Gateway Protocol.
Line type | Line advantage | Supported service |
BGP (Multi-ISP) | BGP (Multi-ISP) lines are premium BGP lines that cover multiple regions across the world. BGP lines from different Internet service providers (ISPs) can be used. The optimal BGP line is automatically selected to ensure network stability. Supported ISPs are China Telecom, China Unicom, China Mobile, China Mobile Tietong, China Netcom, China Education and Research Network (CERNET), National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA), Dr.Peng Group, and Founder Broadband. |
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BGP (Multi-ISP) Pro | BGP (Multi-ISP) Pro lines optimize data transmission to the Chinese mainland and improve connection quality for international services. Compared with BGP (Multi-ISP) lines, when BGP (Multi-ISP) Pro lines provide services to users in the Chinese mainland (excluding data centers), cross-border connections are established by using Chinese mainland ISP services. This reduces network latency. |
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Pricing of Internet data transfers
You can use CDT to aggregate and bill the Internet data transfers of multiple Alibaba Cloud services in each region that provide access to the Internet based on tiered pricing. CDT provides multiple price tiers for Internet data transfers. The unit prices vary based on price tiers. You can multiply the amount of the used Internet data transfers by the unit price of the Internet data transfers in the corresponding tier, and then sum the fees calculated based on the tiered prices to learn about the total data transfer fee.
Pricing of Internet data transfers over BGP lines
Starting from April 8, 2024, the quota of free Internet data transfers provided by CDT is increased from 20 GB/month to 200 GB/month. Among the 200 GB of Internet data transfers, 20 GB can be used in global regions (including regions in the Chinese mainland) and the other 180 GB can be used only in regions outside the Chinese mainland.
Price tier | Chinese mainland | Asia Pacific | Europe | North America | Middle East and South America |
0-200 GB |
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0-10 TB (including 10 TB) | 0.118 USD/GB | 0.100 USD/GB | 0.074 USD/GB | 0.074 USD/GB | 0.116 USD/GB |
10-50 TB (including 50 TB) | 0.111 USD/GB | 0.070 USD/GB | 0.065 USD/GB | 0.065 USD/GB | 0.110 USD/GB |
50-150 TB (including 150 TB) | 0.103 USD/GB | 0.065 USD/GB | 0.060 USD/GB | 0.060 USD/GB | 0.091 USD/GB |
150 TB and more | 0.096 USD/GB | 0.055 USD/GB | 0.040 USD/GB | 0.040 USD/GB | 0.065 USD/GB |
The first 200 GB of Internet data transfers per month is free of charge. Among the 200 GB of Internet data transfers, 20 GB can be used in regions in the Chinese mainland. The portion of Internet data transfers greater than 200 GB are accumulated starting from 0.
For more information about supported regions, see Regions in which CDT supports billing for Internet data transfers excluding Internet data transfers over BGP (Multi-ISP) Pro lines.
1 TB is equal to 1,024 GB.
CDT allows you to use data transfer plans to offset Internet data transfers that fall into Tier 1 (0 TB to 10 TB). Data transfer plans can be used to offset the Internet data transfers generated by ECS, EIP, CLB, and Internet Shared Bandwidth that use the pay-by-data-transfer metering method. Data transfer plans cannot be used to offset the Internet data transfers generated by Function Compute. For more information, see What is a data transfer plan?
The actual prices on your bills prevail.
Pricing of Internet data transfers over BGP (Multi-ISP) Pro lines
Price tier | Asia Pacific |
0-10 TB (including 10 TB) | 0.452 USD/GB |
10-50 TB (including 50 TB) | 0.425 USD/GB |
50-150 TB (including 150 TB) | 0.398 USD/GB |
150 TB and more | 0.366 USD/GB |
For more information about the supported regions, see Regions in which CDT supports billing for Internet data transfers over BGP (Multi-ISP) Pro lines.
1 TB is equal to 1,024 GB.
Data transfer plans cannot be used to offset the fees that are generated for Internet data transfers over BGP (Multi-ISP) Pro lines.
The actual prices on your bills prevail.
Examples of tiered pricing
Compare the prices of Internet data transfers: CDT vs. an ECS instance, CDT vs. a BGP (Multi-ISP) EIP, CDT vs. a BGP (Multi-ISP) Pro EIP, and CDT vs. a CLB instance
Note: The prices that are marked in bold in the following tables are lower than the prices provided by an ECS instance that uses the BGP (Multi-ISP) line, a BGP (Multi-ISP) EIP, a BGP (Multi-ISP) Pro EIP, or a CLB instance that uses the BGP (Multi-ISP) line.
Compare the prices of Internet data transfers: CDT vs. an ECS instance that uses the BGP (Multi-ISP) line
The following table compares the prices of Internet data transfers between CDT and an ECS instance that uses the BGP (Multi-ISP) line. The unit is USD/GB.
Region | ECS instance | CDT 0-10 TB | CDT 10-50 TB | CDT 50-150 TB | CDT 150 TB and more |
China (Qingdao) | 0.110 | 0.118 | 0.111 | 0.103 | 0.096 |
Chinese mainland excluding China (Qingdao) | 0.123 | 0.118 | 0.111 | 0.103 | 0.096 |
China (Hong Kong) | 0.153 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Singapore | 0.081 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) | 0.077 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Indonesia (Jakarta) | 0.090 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
India (Mumbai) | 0.090 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Philippines (Manila) | 0.081 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Thailand (Bangkok) | 0.081 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Japan (Tokyo) | 0.087 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
South Korea (Seoul) | 0.123 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Australia (Sydney) | 0.096 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
UAE (Dubai) | 0.153 | 0.116 | 0.110 | 0.091 | 0.065 |
Germany (Frankfurt) | 0.070 | 0.074 | 0.065 | 0.060 | 0.040 |
UK (London) | 0.070 | 0.074 | 0.065 | 0.060 | 0.040 |
US (Virginia) | 0.076 | 0.074 | 0.065 | 0.060 | 0.040 |
US (Silicon Valley) | 0.077 | 0.074 | 0.065 | 0.060 | 0.040 |
Compare the prices of Internet data transfers: CDT vs. a BGP (Multi-ISP) EIP
The following table compares the prices of Internet data transfers between CDT and a BGP (Multi-ISP) EIP. The unit is USD/GB.
Region | EIP | CDT 0-10 TB | CDT 10-50 TB | CDT 50-150 TB | CDT 150 TB and more |
China (Qingdao) | 0.110 | 0.118 | 0.111 | 0.103 | 0.096 |
Chinese mainland excluding China (Qingdao) | 0.123 | 0.118 | 0.111 | 0.103 | 0.096 |
China (Hong Kong) | 0.153 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Singapore | 0.081 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) | 0.077 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Indonesia (Jakarta) | 0.090 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
India (Mumbai) | 0.090 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Philippines (Manila) | 0.081 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Thailand (Bangkok) | 0.081 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Japan (Tokyo) | 0.087 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
South Korea (Seoul) | 0.123 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Australia (Sydney) | 0.096 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
UAE (Dubai) | 0.153 | 0.116 | 0.110 | 0.091 | 0.065 |
Germany (Frankfurt) | 0.070 | 0.074 | 0.065 | 0.060 | 0.040 |
UK (London) | 0.070 | 0.074 | 0.065 | 0.060 | 0.040 |
US (Virginia) | 0.076 | 0.074 | 0.065 | 0.060 | 0.040 |
US (Silicon Valley) | 0.077 | 0.074 | 0.065 | 0.060 | 0.040 |
Compare the prices of Internet data transfers: CDT vs. a BGP (Multi-ISP) Pro EIP
The following table compares the prices of Internet data transfers between CDT and a BGP (Multi-ISP) Pro EIP. The unit is USD/GB.
Region | BGP (Multi-ISP) Pro EIP | CDT 0-10 TB | CDT 10-50 TB | CDT 50-150 TB | CDT 150 TB and more |
China (Hong Kong) | 0.452 | 0.452 | 0.425 | 0.398 | 0.366 |
Singapore | 0.778 | 0.452 | 0.425 | 0.398 | 0.366 |
Japan (Tokyo) | 0.452 | 0.452 | 0.425 | 0.398 | 0.366 |
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) | 0.452 | 0.452 | 0.425 | 0.398 | 0.366 |
Philippines (Manila) | 0.452 | 0.452 | 0.425 | 0.398 | 0.366 |
Indonesia (Jakarta) | 0.452 | 0.452 | 0.425 | 0.398 | 0.366 |
Thailand (Bangkok) | 0.452 | 0.452 | 0.425 | 0.398 | 0.366 |
Compare the prices of Internet data transfers: CDT vs. a CLB instance that uses the BGP (Multi-ISP) line
The following table compares the prices of Internet data transfers between CDT and a CLB instance that uses the BGP (Multi-ISP) line. The unit is USD/GB.
Region | CLB instance | CDT 0-10 TB | CDT 10-50 TB | CDT 50-150 TB | CDT 150 TB and more |
China (Qingdao) | 0.113 | 0.118 | 0.111 | 0.103 | 0.096 |
Chinese mainland excluding China (Qingdao) | 0.125 | 0.118 | 0.111 | 0.103 | 0.096 |
China (Hong Kong) | 0.156 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Singapore | 0.117 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) | 0.112 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Indonesia (Jakarta) | 0.117 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
India (Mumbai) | 0.117 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Philippines (Manila) | 0.117 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Thailand (Bangkok) | 0.117 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Japan (Tokyo) | 0.087 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
South Korea (Seoul) | 0.123 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
Australia (Sydney) | 0.096 | 0.100 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.055 |
UAE (Dubai) | 0.447 | 0.116 | 0.110 | 0.091 | 0.065 |
Germany (Frankfurt) | 0.070 | 0.074 | 0.065 | 0.060 | 0.040 |
UK (London) | 0.070 | 0.074 | 0.065 | 0.060 | 0.040 |
US (Virginia) | 0.078 | 0.074 | 0.065 | 0.060 | 0.040 |
US (Silicon Valley) | 0.078 | 0.074 | 0.065 | 0.060 | 0.040 |