All Products
Search
Document Center

ApsaraMQ for Kafka:Announcement on price adjustments for ApsaraMQ for Kafka instances

Last Updated:Aug 13, 2025

ApsaraMQ for Kafka will adjust the unit prices for Serverless instances on July 30, 2025 (UTC+8).

Effective date

Starting from July 30, 2025 (UTC+8), billing will be calculated based on the new prices.

Adjustment details

This adjustment applies only to the unit prices for Serverless instances. The unit prices for subscription (monthly or yearly) and pay-as-you-go (hourly) instances remain unchanged. The adjustment involves the following billable items:

  • Reserved capacity for message publishing: The price for Professional Edition is reduced, while the prices for Basic Edition and Standard Edition remain unchanged. For more information, see Reserved capacity for message publishing.

  • Reserved capacity for message subscription: The price for Professional Edition is reduced, while the prices for Basic Edition and Standard Edition remain unchanged. For more information, see Reserved capacity for message subscription.

  • Storage space: The price for Professional Edition is reduced, while the prices for Basic Edition and Standard Edition remain unchanged. For more information, see Storage space.

  • Number of partitions: The pricing tiers are changed from 4 to 2. For more information, see Number of partitions.

Reserved capacity for message publishing

Regions on public cloud

Region

Pricing tier (MB/s)

Unit price (USD per MB/s-hour)

Reduction percentage

Before adjustment

After adjustment

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Fuzhou - Local Region) (Closing Down), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), China (Shenzhen), China (Chengdu), China (Guangzhou), China (Heyuan)

[0,60]

0.00630

0.00525

16.67%

(60,300]

0.00397

0.00330

16.88%

(300,1024]

0.00250

0.00208

16.67%

> 1024

0.00158

0.00132

16.67%

Singapore, China (Hong Kong), Japan (Tokyo), UK (London), Germany (Frankfurt), US (Virginia), US (Silicon Valley), South Korea (Seoul)

[0,60]

0.00914

0.00761

16.71%

(60,300]

0.00576

0.00479

16.93%

(300,1024]

0.00363

0.00302

16.78%

> 1024

0.00228

0.00191

16.26%

Indonesia (Jakarta), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Philippines (Manila), Thailand (Bangkok)

[0,60]

0.00838

0.00683

18.56%

(60,300]

0.00528

0.00429

18.75%

(300,1024]

0.00333

0.00271

18.67%

> 1024

0.00210

0.00171

18.49%

Regions on Finance Cloud

Region

Pricing tier (MB/s)

Unit price (USD per MB/s-hour)

Reduction percentage

Before adjustment

After adjustment

China East 1 Finance Cloud, China East 2 Finance Cloud, China South 1 Finance Cloud, China North 2 Finance (Preview)

[0,60]

0.01197

0.00998

16.67%

(60,300]

0.00754

0.00627

16.84%

(300,1024]

0.00475

0.00396

16.67%

> 1024

0.00299

0.00250

16.33%

Regions on Alibaba Gov Cloud

Region

Pricing tier (MB/s)

Unit price (USD per MB/s-hour)

Reduction percentage

Before adjustment

After adjustment

China North 2 Alibaba Gov Cloud 1

[0,60]

0.01260

0.01050

16.67%

(60,300]

0.00794

0.00660

16.88%

(300,1024]

0.00500

0.00417

16.67%

> 1024

0.00315

0.00263

16.40%

Reserved capacity for message subscription

Regions on public cloud

Region

Pricing tier (MB/s)

Unit price (USD per MB/s-hour)

Reduction percentage

Before adjustment

After adjustment

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Fuzhou - Local Region) (Closing Down), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), China (Shenzhen), China (Chengdu), China (Guangzhou), China (Heyuan)

[0,60]

0.00315

0.00263

16.40%

(60,300]

0.00199

0.00165

17.09%

(300,1024]

0.00125

0.00105

16.00%

> 1024

0.00079

0.00065

17.72%

Singapore, China (Hong Kong), Japan (Tokyo), UK (London), Germany (Frankfurt), US (Virginia), US (Silicon Valley), South Korea (Seoul)

[0,60]

0.00457

0.00382

16.45%

(60,300]

0.00288

0.00239

16.93%

(300,1024]

0.00181

0.00152

15.88%

> 1024

0.00114

0.00094

17.32%

Indonesia (Jakarta), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Philippines (Manila), Thailand (Bangkok)

[0,60]

0.00419

0.00342

18.30%

(60,300]

0.00264

0.00215

18.75%

(300,1024]

0.00166

0.00137

17.77%

> 1024

0.00105

0.00085

19.52%

Regions on Finance Cloud

Region

Pricing tier (MB/s)

Unit price (USD per MB/s-hour)

Reduction percentage

Before adjustment

After adjustment

China East 1 Finance Cloud, China East 2 Finance Cloud, China South 1 Finance Cloud, China North 2 Finance (Preview)

[0,60]

0.00599

0.00500

16.47%

(60,300]

0.00377

0.00314

16.84%

(300,1024]

0.00238

0.00200

16.18%

> 1024

0.00150

0.00124

17.67%

Regions on Alibaba Gov Cloud

Region

Pricing tier (MB/s)

Unit price (USD per MB/s-hour)

Reduction percentage

Before adjustment

After adjustment

China North 2 Alibaba Gov Cloud 1

[0,60]

0.00630

0.00527

16.40%

(60,300]

0.00397

0.00330

16.88%

(300,1024]

0.00250

0.00210

16.00%

> 1024

0.00158

0.00130

17.72%

Storage space

Regions on public cloud

Region

Pricing tier (GB)

Unit price (USD/hour)

Reduction percentage

Before adjustment

After adjustment

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Fuzhou - Local Region) (Closing Down), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), China (Shenzhen), China (Chengdu), China (Guangzhou), China (Heyuan)

[1,1024]

0.00018

0.00015

16.67%

(1024,5×1024]

0.00014

0.00011

19.05%

(5×1024,10×1024]

0.00010

0.00009

15.00%

> 10 × 1,024

0.00008

0.00007

12.50%

Singapore, China (Hong Kong), Japan (Tokyo), UK (London), Germany (Frankfurt), US (Virginia), US (Silicon Valley), South Korea (Seoul)

[1,1024]

0.00026

0.00022

16.35%

(1024,5×1024]

0.00020

0.00016

17.83%

(5×1024,10×1024]

0.00015

0.00012

17.83%

> 10 × 1,024

0.00011

0.00010

7.73%

Indonesia (Jakarta), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Philippines (Manila), Thailand (Bangkok)

[1,1024]

0.00024

0.00020

18.75%

(1024,5×1024]

0.00018

0.00015

18.15%

(5×1024,10×1024]

0.00014

0.00011

21.07%

> 10 × 1,024

0.00010

0.00009

9.00%

Regions on Finance Cloud

Region

Pricing tier (GB)

Unit price (USD/hour)

Reduction percentage

Before adjustment

After adjustment

China East 1 Finance Cloud, China East 2 Finance Cloud, China South 1 Finance Cloud, China North 2 Finance (Preview)

[1,1024]

0.00034

0.00029

16.18%

(1024,5×1024]

0.00026

0.00022

17.18%

(5×1024,10×1024]

0.00019

0.00016

15.00%

> 10 × 1,024

0.00014

0.00013

5.00%

Regions on Alibaba Gov Cloud

Region

Pricing tier (GB)

Unit price (USD/hour)

Reduction percentage

Before adjustment

After adjustment

China North 2 Alibaba Gov Cloud 1

[1,1024]

0.00036

0.00030

16.67%

(1024,5×1024]

0.00027

0.00023

16.05%

(5×1024,10×1024]

0.00020

0.00017

15.00%

> 10 × 1,024

0.00015

0.00014

6.67%

Number of partitions

Regions on public cloud

Region

Pricing tier

Unit price (USD/hour)

Basic Edition

Standard Edition

Professional Edition

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Fuzhou - Local Region) (Closing Down), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), China (Shenzhen), China (Chengdu), China (Guangzhou), China (Heyuan)

[1,1000]

0.00006

0.000062

0.000112

> 1000

0.00003

0.000032

0.000055

Singapore, China (Hong Kong), Japan (Tokyo), UK (London), Germany (Frankfurt), US (Virginia), US (Silicon Valley), South Korea (Seoul)

[1,1000]

0.00008

0.000090

0.000162

> 1000

0.00004

0.000045

0.000080

Indonesia (Jakarta), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Philippines (Manila), Thailand (Bangkok)

[1,1000]

0.00008

0.000082

0.000148

> 1000

0.00004

0.000042

0.000073

Regions on Finance Cloud

Region

Pricing tier

Basic Edition (USD/hour)

Standard Edition (USD/hour)

Professional Edition (USD/hour)

China East 1 Finance Cloud, China East 2 Finance Cloud, China South 1 Finance Cloud, China North 2 Finance (Preview)

[1,1000]

0.00011

0.000117

0.000212

> 1000

0.00005

0.000058

0.000105

Regions on Alibaba Gov Cloud

Region

Pricing tier

Basic Edition (USD/hour)

Standard Edition (USD/hour)

Professional Edition (USD/hour)

China North 2 Alibaba Gov Cloud 1

[1,1000]

0.00011

0.000123

0.000222

> 1000

0.00006

0.000062

0.000112