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Database Autonomy Service:Billing details

Last Updated:Jul 16, 2025

This topic describes the fees, expiration, overdue payments, and renewal policies for different editions of Database Autonomy Service (DAS).

Important

The prices provided in this topic are for reference only. Actual prices are subject to the product purchase page.

Pricing description

USD xx.xx per GB: This applies to traffic-based fees for features like log traffic, log indexing, SQL Insight, and cold queries. Charges are based on the amount of data generated.

USD xx.xx per GB-day: This applies to data storage fees (log volume) for cold and hot storage features. Charges are based on the log volume and the duration of storage.

Billing details

Important

New activations for Enterprise Edition V0, V1, and V2 are no longer supported. Enterprise Edition V1 also no longer supports quota increases. You can migrate from Enterprise Edition V1 and V2 to Enterprise Edition V3 free of charge. Before the migration is complete, billing will follow the current version's model. After completion, billing will follow the target version's model.

Enterprise Edition V3

Important

Enterprise Edition V3 breaks down billing items by the features used, making billing more flexible and significantly reducing costs. 

  • After you enable DAS Enterprise Edition V3, log traffic fees are charged by default. Other fees are charged based on the usage of the corresponding features.

  • Free migration from Enterprise Edition V1 and V2 to Enterprise Edition V3 is supported. Before the migration is complete, billing will follow the current version's model. After completion, billing will follow the target version's model. For details, see How do I migrate data between different versions of DAS Enterprise Edition?

Billing of DAS Enterprise Edition V3

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Billing examples

Depending on the service scenario and selected features, here are two use cases:

Operations and Maintenance (O&M)

This scenario supports full SQL log recording and cluster analysis, which can be used to quickly query, locate, and analyze problematic SQL, handle emergency responses for affected services, and perform subsequent in-depth optimization. For feature details, see SQL Explorer and Audit.

Optional features for this scenario:

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Assume your instance has 10GB of write traffic per day, and you set SQL Log Storage to 30 days, with hot storage for Log Index set to 7 days.

Suppose that 10 GB of data is written to your instance per day, and you set SQL Log Storage to 30 days and the hot storage for Log Index to 7 days.

Note

The Storage Duration Of SQL Logs is your total storage time, which defaults to cold storage. For example, in the above scenario, after enabling log indexing, new logs will first be stored in hot storage for 7 days. After 7 days, the remaining 23 days of logs will be moved to cold storage.

Feature

Billable item

Daily unit price (Alibaba Cloud public cloud in the Chinese mainland)

Daily usage

Daily cost

SQL log

Log traffic (DataIngestion)

USD 0.24 per GB

10GB

USD 2.4

Cold storage (SqlInsightColdDataSize)

USD 0.0005 per GB-day

After logs are transferred to cold storage

10 GB on the first day

20 GB on the second day

...

230 GB on the 23rd day

0

(Logs can be stored in cold storage free of charge for 30 days.)

Log indexing

Log indexing (RealTimeSearchAnalytics)

USD 0.24 per GB

10GB

USD 2.4

Hot storage (SqlInsightHotDataSize)

USD 0.01 per GB-day

After this feature is enabled,

the daily usage is 10 GB on the first day,

20 GB on the second day,

...

and 70 GB on the seventh day.

(Data is dumped to cold storage after seven days.)

Stored for 7 days or longer

10 × (7 - 1) × 0.01 = 0.6 yuan

(Logs are stored in hot storage free of charge on the first day)

SQL Explorer

SQL Explorer (InsightAnalysis)

USD 0.08 per GB

10GB

USD 0.8

Audit and compliance

This scenario supports bank-level security and compliance capabilities, as well as requirements for regulations in the Chinese Mainland. It provides long-term, transparent monitoring of database behavior with real-time alerts. For data security, it offers comprehensive detection of abnormal access, vulnerability attacks, data leakage, and baseline deviations to prevent impact on database services. For feature details, see Security audit (new version).

Optional features for this scenario:

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Assume your instance has 10GB of write traffic per day, and you set SQL Log Storage to 180 days to meet the Chinese mainland compliance regulations.

Note
  • The Storage Duration Of SQL Logs is your total storage time, which defaults to cold storage.

  • To meet compliance regulations in China, the cold storage period must not be less than 180 days.

Feature

Billable item

Daily unit price (Alibaba Cloud public cloud in the Chinese mainland)

Daily usage

Daily fee

SQL log

Log traffic (DataIngestion)

USD 0.24 per GB

10GB

USD 2.4

Cold storage (SqlInsightColdDataSize)

USD 0.0005 per GB-day

10 GB on the first day

20 GB on the second day

...

and 1,800 GB on the 180th day

The daily fee is calculated by using the following formula: 10 × (180 - 30) × 0.003 = 4.5

Note

Cold storage fees for the first 30 days have been waived. The fee of 4.5 is for the 150 days of storage after the 30-day free period.

Security audit

Security audit (SecurityAudit)

USD 0.48 per GB

10GB

USD 4.8

Alibaba Cloud public cloud

Billable item

Billing method

Unit price in the Chinese mainland

Unit price in China (Hong Kong) and regions outside China

Description

Log traffic

(DataIngestion)

Pay-as-you-go

USD 0.04 per GB

USD 0.06 per GB

Default fee.

You are charged for the traffic consumed for collecting, transferring, and writing logs to storage on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Log indexing

(RealTimeSearchAnalytics)

USD 0.04 per GB

USD 0.06 per GB

  • You are charged fees after you enable the log indexing feature.

  • Log indexes are stored as hot data. DAS dynamically adjusts and optimizes indexes to ensure rapid data retrieval.

  • Log indexes can be stored in hot storage free of charge for one day after they are written to hot storage;

SQL Explorer

(InsightAnalysis)

USD 0.0134 per GB

USD 0.02 per GB

You are charged for automatic data aggregation and analysis by using the SQL Explorer feature based on the log volume.

Hot storage

(SqlInsightHotDataSize)

USD 0.00167 per GB-day

USD 0.0025 per GB-day

  • You are charged for hot storage based on the log volume and storage duration.

  • Logs can be stored in hot storage for up to seven days.

  • Logs can be stored in hot storage free of charge for one day after they are written to hot storage.

  • If cold storage is enabled, the logs are automatically transferred to cold storage free of charge after the hot storage period expires.

Cold storage

(SqlInsightColdDataSize)

USD 0.0005 per GB-day

USD 0.00075 per GB-day

Default fee.

You are charged for cold storage based on the log volume and storage duration.

  • If hot storage is not enabled, logs are stored only in cold storage, and you are not charged for the first 30 days.

  • If hot storage is enabled:

    • New logs are first stored in hot storage (free on the first day), and you are charged for hot storage during the storage period (hot storage duration - first day).

    • After the hot storage period expires, logs are automatically transferred to cold storage for free, and you are not charged during the cold storage period (30 days - hot storage duration).

Cold query

(SqlScanDataSize)

USD 0.0025 per GB

USD 0.00375 per GB

You are charged for querying logs in cold storage offline based on the log volume.

Download

USD 0.067 per GB

USD 0.1 per GB

You can export and dump logs free of charge.

Security audit

(SecurityAudit)

USD 0.08 per GB

USD 0.12 per GB

Charged based on log volume when using the new Security Audit feature.

Enterprise Edition V2

Alibaba Cloud public cloud

Billable item

Billing method

Unit price in the Chinese mainland, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), and Indonesia (Jakarta)

Unit price in China (Hong Kong) and Singapore

Description

Hot storage (SqlInsightHotDataSize)

Pay-as-you-go

USD 0.00145 per GB-hour

USD 0.002175 per GB-hour

Data is stored in high-performance storage devices, providing query acceleration and SQL aggregation information capabilities. The SQL Explorer and Audit data generated in the previous seven days is stored in hot storage.

Cold storage (SqlInsightColdDataSize)

USD 0.00018 per GB-hour

USD 0.00027 per GB-hour

Data is stored on low-cost storage devices to reduce usage costs. SQL Explorer and audit data older than seven days is automatically transferred from hot storage to cold storage. The response time of a cold data query is longer than that of a hot data query.

Data query fee (SqlScanDataSize)

USD 0.029 per GB

USD 0.0435 per GB

You are charged for querying data that is stored in cold storage on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Security audit (SecurityAudit)

USD 0.08 per GB

USD 0.12 per GB

  • Optional. You can enable or disable the feature separately.

  • You are charged for the new version of the security audit feature based on the log volume.

Enterprise Edition V1 and DAS Enterprise Edition V0

Important

You are charged subscription fees only for DAS Enterprise Edition V1.

Billable item

Billing method

Pricing

Description

Subscription fee

Subscription

USD 6.2 per instance-month

You are charged based on the specified quota of DAS Enterprise Edition V1, which indicates the total number of database instances for which you can enable DAS Enterprise Edition V1.

For example, if your account has a quota of 3 for DAS Enterprise Edition V1, and you have enabled DAS Enterprise Edition for 1 database instance, the subscription fee for your account is USD 6.2 per month × 3 = USD 18.6 per month.

Important

You are charged subscription fees only for DAS Enterprise Edition V1.

Storage fees for SQL Explorer data (sql_storage_used)

Pay-as-you-go

  • Free quota: 5 GB of free storage.

    Important

    Free storage is provided only for DAS Enterprise Edition V1.

  • Unit price for excess storage: USD 0.0013 per GB-hour.

Applicable regions: regions in the Chinese mainland, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), and Indonesia (Jakarta).

  • Free quota: 3 GB of free storage.

    Important

    Free storage is provided only for DAS Enterprise Edition V1.

  • Unit price for excess storage: USD 0.0019 per GB-hour.

Applicable regions: China (Hong Kong) and Singapore.

Security audit (SecurityAudit)

  • Chinese mainland: USD 0.08/GB.

  • China (Hong Kong) and regions outside China: USD 0.12/GB.

  • Optional. You can enable or disable the feature separately.

  • You are charged for the new version of the security audit feature based on the log volume.

Economy edition

Billable item

Billing method

Pricing

Description

Basic plan

Subscription

USD 15 per month

Up to 10 database instances can be connected.

Medium plan

USD 37.5 per month

Up to 50 database instances can be connected to DAS Economy Edition.

Advanced plan

USD 75 per month

The number of database instances that can be connected is not limited.

Basic Edition

You are not charged for DAS Basic Edition.

Security center

Billable item

Billing object

Specification

Pricing

Description

Sensitive data detection

(DCG_Amount)

Number of database tables (X)

0 ≤ Z ≤ 50,000 sheets

USD 80 per month

  • When scanning tables in a detection job, each table scanned consumes 1 quota until all quotas are used up. Unused quotas are not carried over to the next month.

  • Tiered pricing applies; the larger the volume, the lower the unit price.

Note

Sensitive data detection provides you with a free quota of 100 tables to enjoy a secure experience.

60,000 ≤ Z ≤ 100,000

USD 60 per month

110,000 ≤ Z ≤ 500,000 sheets

USD 40 per month

5.1 million sheets <= Z <= 99,999,999,999,990 million sheets

USD 20 per month

Column encryption

(CLE_Amount)

Number of database columns (Y)

5

USD 498 per month

  • To encrypt columns that contain sensitive data after detection, 1 quota is consumed when a column is encrypted, and this quota is recovered when encryption is canceled.

  • Tiered pricing, the larger the volume, the lower the unit price.

10

USD 598 per month

15

USD 699 per month

20

USD 798 per month

25

USD 898 per month

30

USD 996 per month

35

USD 1,092 per month

40

USD 1,198 per month

45

USD 1,287 per month

50

USD 1,398 per month

50 < N <=100

USD 25 per month

100 < N <=200

USD 20 per month

200 < N <=300

USD 15 per month

300 < N <=400

USD 12 per month

400 < N <=500

USD 11 per month

500 < N <=600

USD 10 per month

600 < N <=700

USD 9 per month

700 < N <=800

USD 8 per month

800 < N <=900

USD 7 per month

900 < N <=1000

USD 6 per month

1000 < N <=9999999999999

USD 5 per month

Expiration

After your subscription to DAS Cost-efficient Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition V1 expires, you can no longer use the features of the corresponding DAS edition.

Edition

Expiration condition

Impact of expiration

Enterprise Edition V1

Your subscription expires and is not renewed.

The system automatically disables DAS Enterprise Edition and DAS Cost-efficient Edition, clears related data of DAS Enterprise Edition and DAS Cost-efficient Edition. You can no longer use the features of the corresponding DAS edition.

Note
  • To avoid data loss, you should renew your subscription in a timely manner. For more information, see Renewal management.

  • For information about the features supported by DAS Enterprise Edition and DAS Cost-efficient Edition, see Supported features of each edition.

Cost-efficient Edition

Note

After your DAS Cost-efficient Edition and Enterprise Edition expire, you can still use the features of DAS Basic Edition. For Basic Edition details, see Product editions and supported features.

Suspension

If the balance of your Alibaba Cloud account is insufficient, an overdue payment is generated for DAS Enterprise Edition. You can use subscription DAS Economy Edition as expected even if an overdue payment is generated.

Enterprise Edition V3

Overdue period

Status of DAS Enterprise Edition

Solution

No more than 15 days.

The service is not terminated

We recommend that you add funds to your account in a timely manner to avoid service termination.

The payment is more than 15 days overdue.

  • Stop and release the resource.

  • Historical data is cleared.

Add funds to the account within which the overdue payments are generated. Then, DAS Enterprise Edition is available again and resumes collecting data.

Important

Historical data is cleared and cannot be restored.

Enterprise Edition V2

Overdue period

Status of DAS Enterprise Edition

Solution

No more than 15 days.

The service is not terminated

We recommend that you add funds to your account in a timely manner to avoid service termination.

More than 15 days.

  • Released after shutdown.

  • Historical data is cleared.

Add funds to the account within which the overdue payments are generated. Then, DAS Enterprise Edition is available again and resumes collecting data.

Important

Historical data is cleared and cannot be restored.

Enterprise Edition V1 and DAS Enterprise Edition V0

Overdue period

Status of DAS Enterprise Edition

Solution

No more than 15 days.

The service is not terminated

We recommend that you add funds to your account in a timely manner to avoid service termination.

More than 15 days.

  • Stop and release the resource.

  • Historical data is cleared.

Add funds to the account within which the overdue payments are generated. Then, DAS Enterprise Edition is available again and resumes collecting data.

Important

Historical data is cleared and cannot be restored.

Renewal

  • For Enterprise Edition V1: the cost consists of two parts: the subscription fee and the pay-as-you-go SQL Insight storage fee. Renewal refers to extending the subscription period for the Enterprise Edition. The storage fee is pay-as-you-go and does not require renewal; you only need to ensure your Alibaba Cloud account has a sufficient balance.

  • DAS Economy Edition uses the subscription billing method. If you renew DAS Economy Edition, you extend the subscription period of DAS Economy Edition.

DAS can be manually or automatically renewed to extend the subscription period. For more information, see Renewal management.

Unsubscription

If you wish to unsubscribe from the DAS Enterprise or Economy Edition, please first read the relevant notes and instructions before proceeding. For details, see Disable DAS Economy Edition and DAS Enterprise Edition.

Important

Unsubscribing from the Enterprise Edition will disable the SQL Explorer and Audit feature for the corresponding database instance, and will clear all related data. If you want to only reduce the storage costs, you can reduce the storage duration of SQL Explorer and Audit data.

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