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ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ:Billing of serverless instances

Last Updated:Mar 05, 2026

ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ serverless instances are billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. You are charged for the resources you use. To optimize resource utilization and reduce costs, you can select an instance that meets your business needs.

Notes

Limits

If you enable public network access for a Serverless instance, you must modify your SDK code. For more information, see Version Guide for Public Network Access for Serverless Instances.

Billable items

ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ serverless instances are billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. Billing begins upon instance creation, and bills are generated hourly.

The billable items are as follows:

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Message requests fee

A messaging fee applies when an ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ serverless instance uses the pay-by-messaging-request billing method.

Billing formula

Message requests fee = Total number of message requests × Unit price per request (USD/request)

Message Send/Receive Count Calculation Rules

Number of message requests = Number of received messages + Number of delivered messages

  • Number of received messages: The number of messages that the server-side receives from producers. For example, if the server-side receives five messages for a topic, the number of received messages is five.

  • Number of delivered messages: The number of times the server-side delivers messages to consumers. Each successful delivery to a consumer counts as one delivery request, regardless of whether the consumer processes the message or returns an ACK response.

  • Payload size: The number of delivery requests is calculated based on the message size in 4 KB blocks. A message smaller than 4 KB counts as 4 KB. For example, delivering an 18 KB message results in ⌈18/4⌉ = 5 delivery requests.

    Note

    ⌈ ⌉ indicates rounding up.

Tiered pricing

The unit price for message requests for serverless instances varies by region. The following tables list the prices.

Unit prices in public cloud regions (USD/million requests)

Region

Tier

Total monthly message requests (100 millions)

Normal message

Scheduled/delayed message

Transactional message

Scheduled/delayed message

Transactional message

Ordered message

Send and consume

Consume

Consume

Send

Send

Send and consume

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Chengdu), China (Ulanqab), China (Heyuan), China (Guangzhou), China (Fuzhou - Local Region - Phasing Out), China (Nanjing - Local Region - Phasing Out), Zhengzhou (China Unicom Cloud), China (Hong Kong), Singapore, Japan (Tokyo), Germany (Frankfurt), UK (London), US (Silicon Valley), US (Virginia), South Korea (Seoul), Thailand (Bangkok), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Indonesia (Jakarta), Philippines (Manila)

Tier 1

(0, 10]

0.305

1.525

Tier 2

(10, 50]

0.183

0.915

Tier 3

(50, 200]

0.153

0.765

Tier 4

>200

0.122

0.61

UAE (Dubai)

Tier 1

(0, 10]

0.61

3.05

Tier 2

(10, 50]

0.366

1.83

Tier 3

(50, 200]

0.306

1.53

Tier 4

>200

0.244

1.22

US (Atlanta)

Tier 1

(0, 10]

0.412

2.059

Tier 2

(10, 50]

0.247

1.235

Tier 3

(50, 200]

0.207

1.033

Tier 4

>200

0.165

0.824

Unit prices in the Saudi Arabia region (USD/million requests)

Region

Billing Tiers

Total monthly message requests (100 millions)

Normal message

Scheduled/delayed message

Transactional message

Scheduled/delayed message

Transactional message

Ordered message

Send and consume

Consume

Consume

Send

Send

Send and consume

SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region)

Tier 1

(0, 10]

0.366

1.83

Tier 2

(10, 50]

0.2196

1.098

Tier 3

(50, 200]

0.1836

0.918

Tier 4

>200

0.1464

0.732

Instance fee

The instance fee applies when an ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ serverless instance uses the pay-by-messaging-request billing method. This fee primarily covers PrivateLink instance fees across two zones. It also includes a free quota for connections and metadata. For more information about quotas, see the relevant documentation.

Unit price

Region

Unit price (USD/instance/hour)

All regions

0.0452

Billing example

The fee for one month (30 days) is calculated as follows: 0.0452 × 24 × 30 = USD 32.544.

Provisioned capacity fee

The provisioned capacity fee applies when an ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ serverless instance uses the Provisioned + Elastic billing method. This fee is calculated based on the provisioned capacity specification and usage duration.

Billing formula

Hourly provisioned capacity fee = Provisioned capacity (TPS) × Unit price of provisioned capacity (USD/TPS/hour)

Unit price

Unit prices in public cloud regions

Region

Tier

Shared

Dedicated

Provisioned capacity specification (TPS)

Unit price (USD/TPS/hour)

Provisioned capacity specification (TPS)

Unit price (USD/TPS/hour)

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Chengdu), China (Ulanqab), China (Heyuan), China (Guangzhou), China (Fuzhou - Local Region - Phasing Out), China (Nanjing - Local Region - Phasing Out), Zhengzhou (China Unicom Cloud), China (Hong Kong), Singapore, Japan (Tokyo), Germany (Frankfurt), UK (London), US (Silicon Valley), US (Virginia), South Korea (Seoul), Thailand (Bangkok), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Indonesia (Jakarta), Philippines (Manila)

Tier 1

(0, 2000]

0.000135

(0, 5000]

0.000173

Tier 2

(2000, 8000]

0.000113

(5000, 20000]

0.000128

Tier 3

(8000, 50000]

0.00006

(20000, 100000]

0.000098

Tier 4

>50000

0.000045

>100000

0.000075

UAE (Dubai)

Tier 1

(0, 2000]

0.00027

(0, 5000]

0.000346

Tier 2

(2000, 8000]

0.000226

(5000, 20000]

0.000256

Tier 3

(8000, 50000]

0.00012

(20000, 100000]

0.000196

Tier 4

>50000

0.00009

>100000

0.00015

US (Atlanta)

Tier 1

(0, 2000]

0.000182

(0, 5000]

0.000234

Tier 2

(2000, 8000]

0.000153

(5000, 20000]

0.000173

Tier 3

(8000, 50000]

0.000081

(20000, 100000]

0.000132

Tier 4

>50000

0.000061

>100000

0.000101

Unit prices in the Saudi Arabia region

Region

Tier

Shared

Dedicated

Provisioned capacity specification (TPS)

Unit price (USD/TPS/hour)

Provisioned capacity specification (TPS)

Unit price (USD/TPS/hour)

SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region)

Tier 1

(0, 2000]

0.000162

(0, 5000]

0.0002076

Tier 2

(2000, 8000]

0.0001356

(5000, 20000]

0.0001536

Tier 3

(8000, 50000]

0.000072

(20000, 100000]

0.0001176

Tier 4

>50000

0.000054

>100000

0.00009

Billing example

Assume that you have a shared Serverless instance in the China (Hangzhou) region. The billing method is Provisioned + Elastic, and the provisioned capacity is 4,000 TPS. The hourly provisioned capacity fee is calculated as follows: 2,000 × 0.000135 + (4,000 - 2,000) × 0.000113 = USD 0.496. The fee for one month (30 days) is then calculated as follows: 0.496 × 24 × 30 = USD 357.12.

Elastic TPS fee

If an ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ serverless instance uses the Provisioned + Elastic billing method, an elastic TPS fee is charged for any TPS usage exceeding the provisioned capacity.

Billing formula

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Unit price

Unit prices in public cloud regions

Region

Unit price (USD/TPS/hour)

Shared

Dedicated

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Chengdu), China (Ulanqab), China (Heyuan), China (Guangzhou), China (Fuzhou - Local Region - Phasing Out), China (Nanjing - Local Region - Phasing Out), Zhengzhou (China Unicom Cloud), China (Hong Kong), Singapore, Japan (Tokyo), Germany (Frankfurt), UK (London), US (Silicon Valley), US (Virginia), South Korea (Seoul), Thailand (Bangkok), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Indonesia (Jakarta), Philippines (Manila)

0.000019

0.000025

UAE (Dubai)

0.000038

0.00005

US (Atlanta)

0.000026

0.000034

Unit prices in the Saudi Arabia region

Region

Unit price (USD/TPS/hour)

Shared

Dedicated

SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region)

0.0000228

0.00003

Billing example

Assume that you have a shared serverless instance in the China (Hangzhou) region. The billing method is Provisioned + Elastic, and the provisioned capacity is 5,000 TPS. In a specific hour, the instance runs as follows:

Time

Minute 00

Minute 01

Minute 02

Minute 03

......

Minute 58

59 points

Peak actual TPS of the instance (requests/second)

5200

5300

4000

4500

All less than 5,000

4800

5100

Incremental TPS value (requests/second)

200

300

0

0

0

0

100

In this hour, the elastic TPS fee for the instance is calculated as follows: (1 × 200 + 1 × 300 + 1 × 100) × 0.000019 = USD 0.0114.

Online Client Count Fee

Counting rule for online clients

One producer or one consumer object counts as one online client.

Billing formula

If the number of online clients for an instance exceeds the free quota, you are charged for the excess clients. The fee is calculated as follows. Usage for less than one hour is rounded up to one hour:

Online client fee = Number of billable online clients × Unit price per client (USD/client/hour)

Free quota for online clients

Deployment architecture

Capacity mode

TPS specification

Maximum online clients

Number of Free Online Clients

Shared

Cumulative amount

All

5,000

500

Provisioned + Elastic

[2000, 20,000]

5,000

1,000

(20,000, 50,000]

8,000

2,000

(50,000, 100,000]

10,000

3,000

(100,000, 200,000]

20,000

5,000

Dedicated

Provisioned + Elastic

5,000

3,000

2,000

10,000

6,000

4,000

15,000

8,000

6,000

[20,000, 50,000]

10,000

8,000

(50,000, 100,000]

20,000

10,000

(100,000, 200,000]

40,000

20,000

(200,000, 300,000]

80,000

40,000

(300,000, 500,000]

100,000

50,000

(500,000, 1,000,000]

200,000

100,000

Unit price

Region

Unit Price (USD per unit per hour)

All regions

0.00003

Resource fee

Resources refer to the total number of topics and consumer groups. A resource fee applies if the number of resources used by an instance exceeds the free quota.

Billing formula

If the number of resources used by an instance exceeds the free quota, you are charged for the excess resources. The fee is calculated as follows. Usage for less than one hour is rounded up to one hour:

Resource fee = Number of billable resources × Unit price per resource (USD/resource/hour)

Free quota for resources

Deployment architecture

Maximum connections

TPS specification

Free resource quota (count)

Shared

By cumulative amount

All

100

Provisioned + Elastic

All

200

Dedicated

Provisioned + Elastic

[0, 10,000]

300

(10,000, 100,000]

500

(100,000, 200,000]

1,000

(200,000, 300,000]

1,500

(300,000, 500,000]

2,000

(500,000, 1,000,000]

3,000

Unit price

Region

Billing Tiers

Number of resources (exceeding the free quota)

Unit price (USD/resource/hour)

All regions

Tier 1

[0, 500]

0.00015

Tier 2

(500, 1000]

0.000092

Tier 3

>1000

0.00006

Storage fee

ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ serverless instances are billed based on the server-side storage space messages use and the storage duration. A storage duration of less than 1 hour is rounded up to 1 hour.

Billing formula

Hourly storage fee = Used storage space (GB) × Unit price for storage (USD/GB/hour)

Unit price

Region

Unit price for storage space (USD/GB/hour)

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Chengdu), China (Ulanqab), China (Heyuan), China (Guangzhou), China (Hong Kong), Singapore, Japan (Tokyo), Germany (Frankfurt), UK (London), US (Silicon Valley), US (Virginia), US (Atlanta), South Korea (Seoul), Thailand (Bangkok), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Indonesia (Jakarta), Philippines (Manila)

0.0002

UAE (Dubai)

0.00036

Public network fee

If you enable public network access, ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ charges a fee for outbound public network traffic.

If public network access is not enabled, no fees are charged for outbound public network traffic.

Billing formula

Hourly public network fee = Total outbound public network traffic (GB) × Unit price for traffic (USD/GB)

Unit price

Region

Unit price for outbound public network traffic (USD/GB/hour)

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Chengdu), China (Ulanqab), China (Heyuan), China (Guangzhou), China (Hong Kong), Singapore, Japan (Tokyo), Germany (Frankfurt), UK (London), US (Silicon Valley), US (Virginia), UAE (Dubai), US (Atlanta), South Korea (Seoul), Thailand (Bangkok), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Indonesia (Jakarta), Philippines (Manila)

0.15

SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region)

0.19