Cloud Backup uses the pay-as-you-go billing method. The following examples illustrate how fees are calculated for common backup scenarios.
The unit prices and fees in the following examples are for reference only. For actual prices, see Cloud Backup pricing. Your actual bill may differ.
Pay-as-you-go
Example: ECS instance with file and database backups
An ECS instance contains 10 GB of files and 163 GB of database files. No incremental data is generated. Cloud Backup runs a full backup once a month. Each backup is retained for 30 days.
Based on a 30-day month, the total monthly cost is USD 14.036744. The following table shows the breakdown.
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Billable item |
Description |
Billing unit |
Unit price per month |
Fee per month |
|
File backup software fee |
Charged per node where the backup client is installed. |
Per ECS instance or local server |
USD 5.383511 |
USD 5.383511 |
|
Backup vault storage capacity |
Charged based on the storage capacity after deduplication and compression, not the raw data size. For example, 10 GB of raw data becomes approximately 8 GB after deduplication and compression. To estimate the required backup storage capacity, use the Backup Storage Capacity Calculator. |
Per GB |
USD 0.031870 |
USD 0.031870 × 8 GB = USD 0.25496 |
|
Database backup vault rental fee |
Each database backup vault incurs a fixed monthly rental fee. A single vault can store backups of multiple databases in the same region. |
Per backup vault |
USD 6.460213 |
USD 6.460213 |
|
Database backup storage capacity fee |
Tiered pricing applies. For example, 163 GB of raw data becomes approximately 130 GB after deduplication and compression. A free quota of 100 GB per month is provided, so only 30 GB is billable. To estimate the required backup storage capacity, use the Backup Storage Capacity Calculator. |
Per GB |
USD 0.064602 (First 500 GB) |
USD 0.064602 × 30 GB = USD 1.93806 |
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For billable items of each data source, see Billing methods and billable items.
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For the unit price of each billable item, see Cloud Backup pricing.
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To view bill details, see Resource usage and bills.
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For billing examples of ECS File Backup Essential Edition, see Billing examples.