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Key Management Service:Billing of Dedicated KMS

Last Updated:Sep 04, 2023

This topic describes the billable items of Dedicated Key Management Service (KMS) and provides relevant information about overdue payments. This topic also describes how to renew your dedicated KMS instance.

Billable items

Important The actual prices on the buy page shall prevail.
  • The price of a dedicated KMS instance on the International site (alibabacloud.com) is USD 1,799 per month.
  • The price of a dedicated KMS instance on the China site (aliyun.com) is USD 2,399 per month.

Overdue payments

Dedicated KMS uses the subscription billing method. Therefore, no overdue payments can occur for Dedicated KMS. You can purchase, upgrade, or renew an instance only if your account balance is sufficient.

Service expiration

If your dedicated KMS instance expires, the instance is immediately disabled and no longer provides services. Your dedicated KMS instance is released on the 16th day after your dedicated KMS instance expires.

You can go to the KMS console and view Remaining Subscription Period of your dedicated KMS instance. We recommend that you renew your instance before the expiration date to prevent negative impacts on your business.

Refunds

Dedicated KMS supports partial refunds for dedicated KMS instances that are in the Disabled state and refunds for pending renewal orders. Before you unsubscribe from your dedicated KMS instance, we recommend that you understand the unsubscription rules, precautions, and unsubscription cases.

If you want to unsubscribe from a dedicated KMS instance, contact us by using ticket.

Query of bills and bill details

You can query and export KMS bills and bill details in User Center.

Renewal

  1. Log on to the KMS console.

  2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Dedicated KMS.

  3. Find the dedicated KMS instance that you want to renew and click Renew in the Actions column.
  4. On the Renew page, configure Subscription Period. Then, read and select Dedicated KMS Terms of Service.
  5. Click Buy Now and complete the payment.

FAQ

Does Dedicated KMS support free trials?

No, Dedicated KMS does not support free trials.