This topic describes the billing rules, expiration, overdue payments, and renewal of different editions of Database Autonomy Service (DAS).
The prices described in this topic are for reference only. The actual prices displayed on the DAS buy page prevail.
Pricing description
USD xx.xx per GB: Fees for traffic generated from using the log ingestion, log indexing, SQL Explorer, and cold query features are charged based on the data volume.
USD xx.xx per GB-day: Fees for cold and hot storage are charged based on the log volume and storage duration.
Billing details
DAS Enterprise Edition V3
The billable items of DAS Enterprise Edition V3 are defined based on features. This makes billing more flexible and significantly reduces costs.
After you enable DAS Enterprise Edition V3, you are charged log traffic fees by default. Other fees are charged based on the usage of the corresponding features.
Data can be migrated from DAS Enterprise Edition V1 or DAS Enterprise Edition V2 to DAS Enterprise Edition V3 free of charge. Before the migration is complete, you are charged based on the source version. After the migration is complete, you are charged based on the destination version. For more information, see the "How do I migrate data between different versions of DAS Enterprise Edition?" section of the FAQ topic.
Billing of DAS Enterprise Edition V3
Billing examples
The following section describes two billing examples based on business scenarios and selected features:
O&M
DAS supports full SQL logging and clustering, which can be used to query, locate, and analyze problematic SQL statements, provide emergency responses to affected business operations, and perform in-depth optimization. For more information, see SQL Explorer and Audit. In the O&M scenario, you can enable the following features.
If 10 GB of data is written to your instance per day, you can specify the storage duration of SQL logs to 30 days in the SQL Log option and the hot storage duration to 7 days in the Log Index option.
The storage duration of SQL logs is the total duration for which SQL logs are stored. By default, SQL logs are stored in cold storage. If you also enable the log indexing feature, new logs are stored in hot storage for seven days and then stored in cold storage for the remaining 23 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 0.04 per GB | 10 GB | USD 0.4 |
Cold storage (SqlInsightColdDataSize) | USD 0.0005 per GB-day | After SQL logs start to be stored in cold storage, the daily usage is 10 GB on the first day, 20 GB on the second day, ... and 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 0.04 per GB | 10 GB | USD 0.4 |
Hot storage (SqlInsightHotDataSize) | USD 0.00167 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.) | If data is stored in hot storage for seven days, the daily fee is calculated by using the following formula: 10 × (7 - 1) × 0.00167 = 0.1002 (Logs are stored in hot storage free of charge on the first day.) | |
SQL Explorer | Insight analysis (InsightAnalysis) | USD 0.0134 per GB | 10 GB | USD 0.134 |
Audit and compliance
DAS supports bank-level security compliance capabilities to meet classified protection requirements in China. It monitors database behavior over a long period of time, provides real-time alerts, and detects all aspects such as unauthorized access, vulnerability attacks, data leaks, and baseline to prevent database service interruption. For more information, see Security audit (new version). In the audit and compliance scenario, you can enable the following features.
If 10 GB of data is written to your instance per day, you can specify the storage duration of SQL logs to 180 days to meet compliance regulations in China.
The storage duration of SQL logs is the total duration for which SQL logs are stored. By default, SQL logs are stored in cold storage.
To meet compliance regulations in China, the cold storage duration cannot 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 0.04 per GB | 10 GB | USD 0.4 |
Cold storage (SqlInsightColdDataSize) | USD 0.0005 per GB-day | the daily usage is 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) × 0.0005 = 0.75 (Logs can be stored in cold storage free of charge for 30 days.) | |
Security audit | Security audit (SecurityAudit) | USD 0.08 per GB | 10 GB | USD 0.8 |
Alibaba Cloud public cloud
Billable item | Billing method | Unit price in the Chinese mainland | Unit price in the China (Hong Kong) region and regions outside China | Description |
Log traffic (DataIngestion) | Pay-as-you-go | USD 0.04 per GB | USD 0.06 per GB | By default, you are charged for the log traffic. You are charged for the traffic consumed for collecting, transferring, and writing logs to storage on a pay-as-you-go basis. Logs can be stored in cold storage free of charge for an amount of time. For more information, see the description of the cold storage billable item. |
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. | |
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 free of charge for one day after they are written to hot storage. If cold storage is enabled, the logs are automatically dumped to cold storage free of charge after the specified hot storage duration ends. Logs can be stored in hot storage for up to seven days. | |
Cold storage (SqlInsightColdDataSize) | USD 0.0005 per GB-day | USD 0.00075 per GB-day | By default, you are charged for cold storage. You are charged for cold storage based on the log volume and storage duration.
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Cold data 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. | |
Cold data query (SqlScanDataSize) | 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 | You are charged for the new version of the security audit feature based on the log volume. |
DAS Enterprise Edition V2
Alibaba Cloud public cloud
Billable item | Billing method | Unit price in the Chinese mainland, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), and Indonesia (Jakarta) regions | Unit price in the China (Hong Kong) and Singapore regions | Description |
Hot storage (SqlInsightHotDataSize) | Pay-as-you-go | USD 0.00145 per GB-hour | USD 0.002175 per GB-hour | Data is stored on high-performance storage devices to provide accelerated query and SQL aggregation 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 costs. The SQL Explorer and Audit data generated seven days ago is dumped 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 (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 |
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DAS Enterprise Edition V1 and DAS Enterprise Edition V0
You are charged subscription fees only for DAS Enterprise Edition V1.
Billable item | Billing method | Unit price | Description |
Subscription | 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, you purchased DAS Enterprise Edition V1 with a quota of three instances and have enabled DAS Enterprise Edition V1 for one database instance. The subscription fees for DAS Enterprise Edition V1 are calculated based on the following formula: Important You are charged subscription fees only for DAS Enterprise Edition V1. |
Storage for SQL Explorer data (sql_storage_used) | Pay-as-you-go |
| Applicable regions: regions in the Chinese mainland, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), and Indonesia (Jakarta). |
| Applicable regions: China (Hong Kong) and Singapore. | ||
Security audit (SecurityAudit) |
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DAS Economy Edition
Billable item | Billing method | Unit price | Description |
Basic plan | Subscription | USD 7.5714 per month | Up to 10 database instances can be connected to DAS Economy Edition. |
Medium plan | USD 21.4286 per month | Up to 50 database instances can be connected to DAS Economy Edition. | |
Advanced plan | USD 42.8571 per month | The number of database instances that can be connected to DAS Economy Edition is not limited. |
Expiration
After your subscription to DAS Economy Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition V1 expires, you can no longer use the related features.
Edition | Expiration condition | Impact of expiration |
DAS Enterprise Edition V1 | Your subscription expires and is not renewed. | The system automatically disables the features and clears related data of DAS Enterprise Edition V1 and DAS Economy Edition. You can no longer use the features of the two editions. Note
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DAS Economy Edition |
After your DAS Economy Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition V1 expires, you can still use the features of DAS Basic Edition. For more information about the features that are supported by DAS Basic Edition, see DAS editions and supported features.
Overdue payments
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.
DAS Enterprise Edition V3
Overdue period | Status of DAS Enterprise Edition V3 | 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 |
| Add funds to the account within which the overdue payments are generated. Then, DAS Enterprise Edition V3 is available again and resumes collecting data. Important Historical data is cleared and cannot be restored. |
DAS Enterprise Edition V2
Overdue period | Status of DAS Enterprise Edition V2 | 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 |
| Add funds to the account within which the overdue payments are generated. Then, DAS Enterprise Edition V2 is available again and resumes collecting data. Important Historical data is cleared and cannot be restored. |
DAS Enterprise Edition V1 and DAS Enterprise Edition V0
Overdue period | Status of DAS Enterprise Edition V1 and DAS Enterprise Edition V0 | 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 |
| Add funds to the account within which the overdue payments are generated. Then, DAS Enterprise Edition V1 or DAS Enterprise Edition V0 is available again and resumes collecting data. Important Historical data is cleared and cannot be restored. |
Renewal policy
You are charged the following fees for using DAS Enterprise Edition V1: subscription fees and storage fees for SQL Explorer data. If you renew DAS Enterprise Edition V1, you extend the subscription period of DAS Enterprise Edition V1. You are charged the storage fees for SQL Explorer data on a pay-as-you-go basis. You need to only make sure that the balance of your Alibaba Cloud account is sufficient.
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
Before you unsubscribe from DAS Enterprise Edition or DAS Economy Edition, read the relevant limits and usage notes. For more information, see Disable DAS Economy Edition and DAS Enterprise Edition.
After you unsubscribe from DAS Enterprise Edition for a database instance, the SQL Explorer and Audit feature is disabled for the database instance, and all related data is cleared. If you want to only reduce the storage fees, you can reduce the storage duration of SQL Explorer and Audit data.
References
Enable and manage DAS Economy Edition and DAS Enterprise Edition
Data migration between different versions of DAS Enterprise Edition is supported. For more information, see the "How do I migrate data between different versions of DAS Enterprise Edition?" section of the FAQ topic.