This topic describes the billing rules for registered clusters, multi-cluster management, workflow clusters, and backup center in Distributed Cloud Container Platform for Kubernetes ACK One.
Billing overview
The multi-cluster management and backup center features are free of charge. In addition, no cluster management fee is charged for registered clusters or Kubernetes clusters for distributed Argo workflows (workflow clusters).
However, when you use ACK One resources and related features, you need to use and pay for other Alibaba Cloud services. For more information about the billing rules of these Alibaba Cloud services, see the billing topics of the relevant Alibaba Cloud services. Examples:
If you associate clusters with master instances, you are charged for the associated clusters. For more information, see Billing and Billing of ACK Serverless cluster.
If you configure OSS buckets in the backup center, you are charged for the OSS buckets. For more information, see Billing overview.
If you use Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances, you are charged for the ECS instances. For more information, see Billing overview.
Cloud resource billing for registered clusters
If other Alibaba Cloud services are used when you use registered clusters, you are charged based on the billing rules of the services. If your registered clusters do not use other Alibaba Cloud services, no additional fees are charged.
Alibaba Cloud service | Activation | Description | Subscription | Resource plan | Billing rule |
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) | Required | This service can be used to build networks and create routing rules for ACK clusters. For more information, see What is a VPC? | Not supported | Not supported | |
Classic Load Balancer (CLB) | Required | This service is used to create CLB instances for the Kubernetes API servers of registered clusters. For more information, see What is CLB? | Not supported | Not supported | Note CLB instances that are used by registered clusters use the pay-as-you-go billing method and the pay-by-specification metering method. |
Container Registry | Recommended | This service ensures the security of cloud-native applications that are fully managed on the cloud and allows you to manage the lifecycle of these applications. For more information, see What is Container Registry? | Not supported | Not supported | |
Simple Log Service | Recommended | This service allows you to collect and query the log data of cluster components and applications. For more information, see What is Simple Log Service? | Not supported | Supported For more information about how to select resource plans based on your business requirements, see Purchase a resource plan. | |
Managed Service for Prometheus | Recommended | This service is used to monitor ACK clusters and generate alerts when exceptions are detected. For more information, see What is Managed Service for Prometheus? | Not supported | Not supported | |
Elastic Compute Service (ECS) | Optional | This service is used to add new nodes to a node pool. For more information, see What is ECS? | Supported | Not supported | |
Auto Scaling | Optional | This service is used to add new nodes to a node pool. For more information, see What is Auto Scaling? | Not supported | Not supported | |
Elastic Container Instance | Optional | This service is used to create elastic container instances. For more information, see What is Elastic Container Instance? | Not supported | Not supported |
Cloud resource billing for multi-cluster management
If other Alibaba Cloud services are used when you use the multi-cluster management feature to manage associated clusters, you are charged based on the billing rules of the services. If your registered clusters do not use other Alibaba Cloud services, no additional fees are charged. For example, if you use GitOps to manage associated clusters, you must purchase a CLB instance and an elastic container instance that has 2 vCores and 4 GB of memory.
Alibaba Cloud service | Activation | Description | Subscription | Resource plan | Billing rule |
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) | Required | This service can be used to build networks and create routing rules for ACK clusters. For more information, see What is a VPC? | Not supported | ||
Elastic IP Address (EIP) | Optional | This service is used to provide public network access to the API server of the cluster. For more information, see What is an EIP? | Supported | ||
Classic Load Balancer (CLB) | Optional | If you use GitOps to manage associated clusters, ACK One creates a CLB instance for accessing the GitOps API and UI. For more information, see What is CLB? | Not supported | Not supported | Note CLB instances that are used by GitOps use the pay-as-you-go billing method and the pay-by-specification metering method. |
Elastic Container Instance | Optional | If you use GitOps to manage associated clusters, ACK One creates an elastic container instance that has 2 vCores and 4 GB of memory. For more information, see What is Elastic Container Instance? | Not supported | Not supported |
Cloud resource billing for workflow clusters
If other Alibaba Cloud services are used when you use workflow clusters to manage associated clusters, you are charged based on the billing rules of the services. If your workload clusters do not use other Alibaba Cloud services, no additional fees are charged.
Alibaba Cloud service | Activation | Description | Subscription | Resource plan | Billing rule |
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) | Required | This service can be used to build networks and create routing rules for ACK clusters. For more information, see What is a VPC? | Not supported | Not supported | |
Classic Load Balancer (CLB) | Required | If you create a workflow cluster, ACK One automatically creates a Standard I (slb.s2.small) CLB instance by default. This CLB instance provides load balancing for the API server of the workflow cluster. For more information, see What is CLB? | Not supported | Not supported | |
Elastic Container Instance | Required | This service is used to run workloads. For more information, see What is Elastic Container Instance? | Not supported | Not supported | |
Elastic IP Address (EIP) | Optional | This service is used to provide public network access to the API server of the workflow cluster. For more information, see What is an EIP? | Supported | Not supported | |
Message Service (MNS) | Optional | This service is used to provide an event source for the eventing feature of the workflow cluster. For more information, see What is MNS? | Not supported | Not supported | |
Object Storage Service (OSS) | Optional | This service is used to provide an event source for the eventing feature of the workflow cluster. For more information, see What is OSS? | Not supported | Supported For more information about how to select resource plans based on your business requirements, see Overview. | |
Simple Log Service | Recommended | This service allows you to collect and query the log data of cluster components and applications. For more information, see What is Simple Log Service? | Not supported | Supported For more information about how to select resource plans based on your business requirements, see Purchase a resource plan. | |
Managed Service for Prometheus | Recommended | This service is used to monitor ACK clusters and generate alerts when exceptions are detected. For more information, see What is Managed Service for Prometheus? | Not supported | Not supported |