Instance types of ApsaraMQ for MQTT - ApsaraMQ for MQTT - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

ApsaraMQ for MQTT provides multiple instance types with different resource isolation levels, features, and service support tiers.

Table 1. Instance types

Table 2. Instance types

Item		Platinum Edition	Basic Edition
Instance type		Dedicated instance (physically isolated). The underlying hardware resources are dedicated. Each instance runs as an independently deployed cluster, isolating your workload from other users' traffic peaks and providing higher-priority support and stability guarantees.	Shared instance (logically isolated). The underlying hardware resources are shared. Multiple instances share the same backend cluster. ApsaraMQ for MQTT ensures service availability in multi-tenant scenarios.
Billing mode		Subscription. You pay on a monthly or yearly basis based on your purchased specifications.
Scenarios		Large business scale Custom requirements High upper-limit requirements for message TPS, connections, and subscription relationships	Small business scale Low upper-limit requirements for message TPS, connections, and subscription relationships
Service Support	Product consultation DingTalk group	✓	✓
	Alibaba Cloud ticket channel	✓	✓
	Go-live and sales promotion support	✓	✗
	Dedicated DingTalk support group	✓	✗
	Dedicated service manager support	✓	✗
	Dedicated technical expert support	✓ Direct technical support from the core R&D team.	✗
	Point-to-point troubleshooting	✓ 24/7 on-call support.	✗
Features	Subscription relationship limit per device (rules)	Theoretically unlimited The subscription relationship limit per device (rules) is customizable.	Up to 30
	Message retention period	Up to 7 days The message retention period is customizable.	Up to 3 days
	Protocol type	MQTT The protocol is customizable.	MQTT
	Device online and offline notifications	✓	✓
	P2P support	✓	✓
	Message trace	✓	✓
	Ordered message	✓	✓
	Third-party account authorization	✓	✓
	WebSocket support	✓	✓
	Management OpenAPI	✓	✓

Note

✓ indicates that the service or feature is supported. ✗ indicates that the service or feature is not supported. For product consultation, join the DingTalk group. For more information, see Contact us.
ApsaraMQ for MQTT no longer supports the pay-as-you-go billing method. You can continue using existing pay-as-you-go instances. For more information, see Pay-as-you-go (Discontinued).