ApsaraDB RDS:Billable items, billing methods, and pricing

Instance type

• Definition: Fees for the instance types that you select for the primary and secondary RDS instances in your database system. For more information about the instance types that are supported by different database engines, see Primary ApsaraDB RDS instance types.
• Billing: Subscription and pay-as-you-go. For more information about the billing methods, see Billing methods.
• Pricing: The price of an RDS instance varies based on its configurations, such as the region, instance type, and storage capacity. For more information, visit the ApsaraDB RDS buy page.

  If you upgrade the instance type of an RDS instance, you are charged the difference between the prices of the current and new instance types. Refer to the actual price on the Change Specifications page. For more information, see Change the specifications of an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.

RCU

• Definition: RDS Capacity Units (RCUs) are used to meter the usage of serverless ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instances. The performance of an RCU is equivalent to that of a Basic Edition RDS for MySQL instance that has 1 CPU core and 2 GB of memory. For more information about serverless RDS instances, see Overview.
• Billing: Bills are generated on an hourly basis. You are charged based on the number of RCUs that are consumed. The minimum billing unit is 0.5 RCU.
• Pricing:
  RCU unit price

  Region	Unit price
  Singapore	USD 0.07455 per RCU-hour

Storage capacity

• Definition: Fees for the storage capacity that you purchase for your RDS instance. The RDS instance can be a primary RDS instance, secondary RDS instance, read-only RDS instance, or disaster recovery RDS instance.
• Billing: Subscription and pay-as-you-go.
• Pricing: The price of storage capacity varies based on the storage type that you select. For more information, visit the ApsaraDB RDS buy page.

  If you upgrade the storage capacity of your RDS instance, you are charged the difference between the prices of the current storage capacity and new storage capacity. Refer to the actual price on Change Specifications page. For more information, see Change the specifications of an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.

Read-only RDS instance (optional)

• Definition: Fees for the instance type that you select for the read-only RDS instance. For more information about read-only RDS instances, see Overview of read-only ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instances.
• Billing: Subscription and pay-as-you-go.
• Pricing: The price of a read-only RDS instance varies based on its configurations, such as the region, instance type, and storage capacity. Refer to the actual price on the Read-only Instances page.

Data restoration to new RDS instances (optional)

• Definition: If you restore the data of an RDS instance to a new RDS instance, you are charged for the new RDS instance. The new RDS instance is formerly known as a cloned RDS instance. For more information about cloned RDS instances, see Restore full data of an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.
• Billing: Subscription and pay-as-you-go.
• Pricing: The price of a restored RDS instance is the same as the price of a new RDS instance. For more information, visit the ApsaraDB RDS buy page.

Backup (optional)

Fast restoration for individual databases and tables (optional)

• Definition: Fees for using the fast restoration feature for individual databases and tables of an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance. For more information, see Restore individual databases and tables of an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.
• Billing:
  • Standard SSD or ESSD: This feature is in public review and is provided free of charge.
  • Local SSD: You are charged for this feature based on the pay-as-you-go billing method.
• Pricing: USD 0.24 per GB-month.

Performance monitoring (optional)

• Definition: Fees for using the performance monitoring feature. For more information, see Set the monitoring frequency of an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.
• Billing:
  • The performance monitoring feature is provided free of charge for RDS instances that run PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or MariaDB.
  • For RDS instances that run MySQL, if you select the 5-second monitoring frequency, you are charged an hourly fee for the feature. However, if you select the 60-second or 300-second monitoring frequency, you are not charged fees for the feature.
• Pricing: USD 0.012 per hour

SQL Explorer and Audit (optional)

• Definition: Fees for using the SQL Explorer and Audit feature. For more information, see Use the SQL Explorer feature on an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.
• Billing: Pay-as-you-go. This feature is disabled by default. If you enable it, you are charged an hourly fee for it.
• Pricing:
  ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL

  • SQL Explorer Trial Edition: Since August 20, 2020, new billing rules are applied to SQL Explorer Trial Edition in Alibaba Cloud regions in phases.

    SQL Explorer Trial Edition provides a 15-day free trial. After the 15-day free trial expires, the SQL Explorer feature becomes unavailable. If you want to continue using the SQL Explorer feature, we recommend that you purchase SQL Explorer Paid Edition before the free trial expires.

    Note You can enable SQL Explorer Trial Edition only once for each RDS instance.
  • SQL Explorer Paid Edition: You are charged on an hourly basis. The price varies based on the region of your RDS instance.
    • USD 0.0015 per GB per hour: China (Hong Kong), US (Silicon Valley), and US (Virginia)
    • USD 0.0018 per GB per hour: Singapore (Singapore), Japan (Tokyo), Germany (Frankfurt), UAE (Dubai), Australia (Sydney), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), India (Mumbai), Indonesia (Jakarta), and UK (London)
    • USD 0.0012 per GB per hour: all regions except the preceding regions
  ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL

  • USD 0.15 per GB per hour: China (Hong Kong), US (Silicon Valley), and US (Virginia).
  • USD 0.18 per GB per hour: Singapore (Singapore), Japan (Tokyo), Germany (Frankfurt), UAE (Dubai), Australia (Sydney), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), India (Mumbai), Indonesia (Jakarta), and UK (London).
  • USD 0.12 per GB per hour: all regions except the preceding regions.
  ApsaraDB RDS for SQL Server

  • USD 0.15 per GB per hour: China (Hong Kong), US (Silicon Valley), and US (Virginia).
  • USD 0.18 per GB per hour: Singapore (Singapore), Japan (Tokyo), Germany (Frankfurt), UAE (Dubai), Australia (Sydney), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), India (Mumbai), Indonesia (Jakarta), and UK (London).
  • USD 0.12 per GB per hour: all regions except the preceding regions.
  Note For ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instances that run RDS Enterprise Edition, this feature is enabled by default and is provided free of charge. However, if you disable and then re-enable this feature, you will be charged fees for this feature.

Database proxy (optional)

• Definition: Fees for using database proxies. Database proxies are used to implement read/write splitting. For more information, see What are database proxies?
  Note Database proxies are supported for RDS instances that run MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• Billing: Pay-as-you-go. This feature is disabled by default. If you enable it, you are charged an hourly fee for it.
• Pricing:
  ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL<x id="2" type="exclude" text="table conref=&quot;t2020987.dita#reference_2020987/table_b8r_si4_crr&quot; id=&quot;table_wg9_w1d_288&quot; props=&quot;china&quot;><tgroup cols=&quot;3&quot;><colspec colnum=&quot;1&quot; colname=&quot;col1&quot; colwidth=&quot;1*&quot; /> <colspec colnum=&quot;2&quot; colname=&quot;col2&quot; colwidth=&quot;1*&quot; /> <colspec colnum=&quot;3&quot; colname=&quot;col3&quot; colwidth=&quot;1*&quot; /> <thead> <row> <entry /> <entry /> <entry /> </row> </thead> <tbody> <row> <entry /> <entry /> <entry /> </row> <row> <entry /> <entry /> <entry /> </row> <row> <entry /> <entry /> <entry /> </row> </tbody> </tgroup></table"/>

  Region		Price
  Name	Code	USD/hour/proxy
  China (Hangzhou)	cn-hangzhou	0.173
  China (Shanghai)	cn-shanghai	0.173
  China (Qingdao)	cn-qingdao	0.173
  China (Beijing)	cn-beijing	0.173
  China (Zhangjiakou)	cn-zhangjiakou	0.120
  China (Hohhot)	cn-huhehaote	0.173
  China (Shenzhen)	cn-shenzhen	0.173
  China (Heyuan)	cn-heyuan	0.173
  China (Chengdu)	cn-chengdu	0.173
  China (Hong Kong)	cn-hongkong	0.297
  Japan (Tokyo)	ap-northeast-1	0.288
  India (Mumbai)	ap-south-1	0.231
  Singapore (Singapore)	ap-southeast-1	0.271
  Australia (Sydney)	ap-southeast-2	0.273
  Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)	ap-southeast-3	0.253
  Indonesia (Jakarta)	ap-southeast-5	0.271
  Germany (Frankfurt)	eu-central-1	0.243
  UK (London)	eu-west-1	0.280
  UAE (Dubai)	me-east-1	0.377
  US (Virginia)	us-east-1	0.237
  US (Silicon Valley)	us-west-1	0.284

  ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL<x id="2" type="exclude" text="table conref=&quot;t2191080.dita#concept_2191080/table_fjy_ref_xng&quot; id=&quot;table_fe6_f52_xor&quot; props=&quot;china&quot;><tgroup cols=&quot;3&quot;><colspec colnum=&quot;1&quot; colname=&quot;col1&quot; colwidth=&quot;1*&quot; /> <colspec colnum=&quot;2&quot; colname=&quot;col2&quot; colwidth=&quot;1*&quot; /> <colspec colnum=&quot;3&quot; colname=&quot;col3&quot; colwidth=&quot;1*&quot; /> <thead> <row> <entry /> <entry /> <entry /> </row> </thead> <tbody> <row> <entry /> <entry /> <entry /> </row> <row> <entry /> <entry /> <entry /> </row> <row> <entry /> <entry /> <entry /> </row> </tbody> </tgroup></table"/>

  Region	Price (USD per proxy-hour)
  UAE (Dubai)	0.377
  Australia (Sydney)	0.273
  Germany (Frankfurt)	0.243
  China (Zhangjiakou) and China (Ulanqab)	0.120
  Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)	0.253
  US (Virginia)	0.237
  US (Silicon Valley)	0.284
  Japan (Tokyo)	0.288
  Singapore (Singapore) and Indonesia (Jakarta)	0.271
  India (Mumbai)	0.231
  UK (London)	0.280
  China (Hong Kong)	0.297
  Other regions	0.173

Automatic expansion (optional)

• Definition: Fees for using the automatic scale-up or automatic storage expansion feature.
  Note

  • Automatic scale-up is supported only for RDS instances that run MySQL. For more information, see Enable the automatic scale-up feature for an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.
  • Automatic storage expansion is supported for RDS instances that run MySQL and PostgreSQL. For more information, see Configure automatic storage expansion for an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance and Configure automatic storage expansion for an ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL instance.
• Billing:
  • Automatic scale-up: Pay-as-you-go. You are charged based on the added resources. This feature is disabled by default. If you enable the feature, you are charged for the feature based on the resources that are added.
  • Automatic storage expansion: The billing method is the same as that of manual storage expansion. This feature is disabled by default.
• Pricing:
  Automatic scale-up

  The automatic scale-up feature is automatically disabled and does not generate fees. If you enable the automatic scale-up feature, you are charged based on the new instance type that is selected during the automatic scale-up. The price for a scale-up varies based on the instance configuration, such as the region and the new instance type. For more information, visit the ApsaraDB RDS buy page.

  Automatic storage expansion

  The pricing is the same as that for manual storage expansion. For more information, see Change the specifications of an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance.

Internet-based connection

• Definition: Fees for connecting to RDS instances by using public endpoints. For more information, see Apply for or release a public endpoint.
• Billing: You are currently not charged for the inbound or outbound Internet traffic that you use to connect to your RDS instance. However, it may become a paid feature in the future.