This topic describes the pricing, expiration, overdue payment policies, and renewal options for various editions of the Database Autonomy Service (DAS).
The prices listed in this topic are for reference only. For actual prices of individual storage plans, please visit the buy page.
Pricing format description
*.** CNY/GB: Traffic fees are incurred for features such as log traffic, log indexing, SQL Explorer, and cold queries, and are charged based on the generated data volume.
*.** CNY/GB/day: Storage fees for data (log volume) are incurred during the use of cold and hot storage features and are charged based on the log volume and storage duration.
Billing details
Enterprise Edition V0, V1, and V2 no longer support new operations, and Enterprise Edition V1 also no longer supports quota upgrades. You can migrate data from Enterprise Edition V1 and V2 to Enterprise Edition V3 at no cost. Charges apply based on the source version before migration and the destination version after migration. For more information, see the referenced document.
Enterprise Edition V3
Billing for Enterprise Edition V3 is feature-based, offering more flexibility and significant cost savings.
Upon activating Enterprise Edition V3, log traffic fees apply by default, with additional fees incurred based on the use of specific features.
Data migration from Enterprise Edition V1 and V2 to V3 is complimentary. Charges apply according to the source version before migration and the destination version upon completion. For more information, see the referenced document.
Enterprise Edition V3 billing method overview
Billing examples
The following are two billing examples based on business scenarios and selected features:
Scenario
Supports comprehensive SQL log recording and cluster analysis for quick SQL issue querying and resolution, emergency service handling, and in-depth optimization. For more information, see SQL Explorer and Audit. In the O&M scenario, consider enabling the following features.
For an instance with 10 GB of daily write traffic, set SQL Log Storage to 30 days and Log Indexing hot storage to 7 days.
The SQL Log Storage Duration is the total time for SQL Log Storage, which defaults to cold storage. For instance, after enabling log indexing, new logs are stored in hot storage for 7 days and then in cold storage for the remaining 23 days.
Feature | Billable items | Daily unit price (for Alibaba Cloud public cloud in the Chinese mainland) | Daily usage | Daily fee |
SQL logs | Log traffic (DataIngestion) | 0.24 CNY/GB | 10 GB | 2.4 CNY |
Cold storage (SqlInsightColdDataSize) | 0.003 CNY/GB/day | After SQL logs start to be stored in cold storage 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) | 0.24 CNY/GB | 10 GB | 2.4 CNY |
Hot storage (SqlInsightHotDataSize) | 0.01 CNY/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 10 × (7 - 1) × 0.01 = 0.6 CNY (Logs are stored in hot storage free of charge on the first day.) | |
SQL Explorer | Insight analysis (InsightAnalysis) | 0.08 CNY/GB | 10 GB | 0.8 CNY |
Audit and compliance
Meets bank-level security compliance and regulatory requirements in the Chinese mainland, offering long-term transparent monitoring of database behavior with real-time alerts. It detects abnormal access, vulnerability attacks, data breaches, and baseline deviations to protect database services. For more information, see Security Audit (new version). In this scenario, consider enabling the following features.
For an instance with 10 GB of daily write traffic, set SQL Log Storage to 180 days to comply with regulations in the Chinese mainland.
The SQL Log Storage Duration is the total storage time for SQL Log, which defaults to cold storage.
To comply with regulations in the Chinese mainland, the cold storage duration must be at least 180 days.
Feature | Billable items | Daily unit price (for Alibaba Cloud public cloud in the Chinese mainland) | Daily usage | Daily fee |
SQL logs | Log traffic (DataIngestion) | 0.24 CNY/GB | 10 GB | 2.4 CNY |
Cold storage (SqlInsightColdDataSize) | 0.003 CNY/GB/day | 10 GB on the first day 20 GB on the second day …… and 1,800 GB on the 180th day | 10 × (180 - 30) × 0.003 = 4.5 CNY (Logs can be stored in cold storage free of charge for 30 days.) | |
Security audit | Security audit (SecurityAudit) | 0.48 CNY/GB | 10 GB | 4.8 CNY |
Public cloud
Billable items | Billing method | Pricing in the Chinese mainland | Pricing in Hong Kong (China) and regions outside China | Description |
Log traffic (DataIngestion) | Pay-as-you-go | 0.04 USD/GB | 0.06 USD/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. For more information, see the referenced document. |
Log indexing (RealTimeSearchAnalytics) | 0.04 USD/GB | 0.06 USD/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. If you enable the log indexing feature, log indexes can be stored in hot storage free of charge for one day. | |
SQL Explorer (InsightAnalysis) | 0.0134 USD/GB | 0.02 USD/GB | You are charged for automatic data aggregation and analysis by using the SQL Explorer feature based on the log volume. | |
Hot storage (SqlInsightHotDataSize) | 0.00167 USD/GB/day | 0.0025 USD/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) | 0.0005 USD/GB/day | 0.00075 USD/GB/day | Default Fee. You are charged for cold storage based on the log volume and storage duration.
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Cold query (SqlScanDataSize) | 0.0025 USD/GB | 0.00375 USD/GB | You are charged for querying logs in cold storage offline based on the log volume. | |
Cold query (SqlScanDataSize) | 0.067 USD/GB | 0.1 USD/GB | You are charged for data exporting and dumping. Currently, this service is free of charge. | |
Security audit (SecurityAudit) | 0.08 USD/GB | 0.12 USD/GB | You are charged for the new version of the security audit feature based on the log volume. |
Enterprise Edition V2
Public cloud
Billable items | Billing method | Pricing in the Chinese mainland, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), and Indonesia (Jakarta) | Pricing in Hong Kong (China) and Singapore | Description |
Hot storage (SqlInsightHotDataSize) | Pay-as-you-go | 0.00145 USD/GB/hour | 0.002175 USD/GB/hour | Data is stored in high-performance storage devices to provide 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) | 0.00018 USD/GB/hour | 0.00027 USD/GB/hour | Data is stored in low-cost storage devices to reduce usage costs. SQL Explorer and Audit data that exceeds the previous 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) | 0.029 USD/GB | 0.0435 USD/GB | You are charged for querying data that is stored in cold storage on a pay-as-you-go basis. | |
Security audit (SecurityAudit) | 0.08 USD/GB | 0.12 USD/GB |
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Enterprise Edition V1 and V0
Enterprise Edition V1 incurs subscription fees only.
Billable items | Billing method | Pricing | Description |
Subscription costs | Subscription | USD 6.2 per instance-month | The number of instances used for billing refers to the specified quota of DAS Enterprise Edition V1, which indicates the total number of database instances for which you can enable DAS Professional Edition V1. For example, if the current account's Enterprise Edition V1 quota is 3 and the number of database instances with DAS Professional Edition enabled is 1, then the subscription fee for DAS Professional Edition for this account is Important You are charged subscription fees only for DAS Enterprise Edition V1. |
Storage fees for SQL Explorer (sql_storage_used) | Pay-as-you-go |
| Pricing in the Chinese mainland, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), and Indonesia (Jakarta). |
| Applicable regions: China (Hong Kong) and Singapore. | ||
Security audit (SecurityAudit) |
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Economy edition
Billable items | Billing method | Pricing | Description |
Basic plan | Subscription | USD 7.5714 per month | Up to 10 database instances can be connected. |
Medium plan | USD 21.4286 per month | Up to 50 database instances can be connected. | |
Advanced plan | USD 42.8571 per month | The number of database instances that can be connected is not limited. |
Basic Edition
Complimentary.
Expiration description
Once your subscription to DAS Economy Edition or DAS Enterprise Edition V1 has expired, the associated features will become inaccessible.
Edition | Expiration condition | Expiration impact |
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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Economy Edition |
However, after the expiration of DAS Economy Edition and Enterprise Edition, you can continue to use the features of DAS Basic Edition. For more information about the Basic Edition's features, see product editions and supported features.
Manage Overdue payments
If your Alibaba Cloud account balance is insufficient, an overdue payment will be incurred for DAS Enterprise Edition. However, you can continue to use the subscription DAS Economy Edition as usual, even with an overdue payment.
Das Enterprise Edition v3
Overdue time | DAS Enterprise Edition status | Recovery method |
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 is available again and resumes collecting data. Important Historical data is cleared and cannot be restored. |
Das Enterprise Edition v2
Overdue time | DAS Enterprise Edition status | Recovery method |
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 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 time | DAS Enterprise Edition status | Recovery method |
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 is available again and resumes collecting data. Important Historical data is cleared and cannot be restored. |
Renewal policy
For DAS Enterprise Edition V1, you incur subscription fees and pay-as-you-go storage fees for SQL Explorer data. Renewing DAS Enterprise Edition V1 extends its subscription period, and storage fees for SQL Explorer data continue to be charged on a pay-as-you-go basis. Ensure your Alibaba Cloud account has sufficient funds.
DAS Economy Edition operates on a subscription billing method. Renewing this edition extends its subscription period.
DAS offers both manual renewal and auto-renewal options to prolong service usage. For more information, see renewal management.
Unsubscription description
If you want to cancel your subscription to DAS Enterprise Edition or Basic Edition, please review the relevant precautions and instructions before proceeding. For more information, see Cancel DAS Basic Edition and Enterprise Edition.
When you cancel DAS Enterprise Edition, the SQL Explorer and Audit feature for the database instance will be disabled, and all associated data will be deleted. To lower storage fees, you may reduce the retention period of SQL Explorer and Audit data.
References
Data migration is supported between DAS Enterprise Editions. For more information, see How to migrate data between DAS Enterprise Editions?