When you need to audit SQL activity for compliance, detect security threats such as SQL injection, or diagnose query performance issues, DAS Enterprise Edition gives you the tools to do it in one place. It adds the SQL Explorer and Audit feature on top of Economy Edition, covering compliance auditing, security threat detection, and SQL performance analysis for ApsaraDB databases.
DAS Economy Edition is scheduled to upgrade to O&M Service between July and August 2025. After the upgrade, Enterprise Edition instances will no longer include Economy Edition features. If you need these features, enable O&M Service. For details, see Announcement on separating Economy Edition features and charging for managed services.
New subscriptions for Enterprise Edition V0, V1, and V2 are no longer available. Upgrading the specifications of Enterprise Edition V1 is also not supported. Migrate from Enterprise Edition V1 or V2 to Enterprise Edition V3 for free. You are charged based on your current version until the migration is complete, then charged based on the new version.
To check which version your instance is on, see the upper-right corner of the instance details page or open the Version Management page in the DAS console.
Supported databases and regions
For the databases and regions supported by each version of DAS Enterprise Edition, see Editions and supported features.
Billing
For pricing details, see Billing details.
What you can do with Enterprise Edition
Enabling DAS Enterprise Edition activates SQL Explorer and Audit, which records all Data Query Language (DQL), Data Manipulation Language (DML), and Data Definition Language (DDL) operations output by the database kernel with minimal CPU impact.
With Enterprise Edition, you can:
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Audit SQL activity — Search for SQL statements across multiple dimensions and export results for compliance reporting.
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Detect security threats — Use Security audit (old version) to identify high-risk SQL, SQL injection attacks, abnormal statements, and new access sources before they cause harm.
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Diagnose performance issues — Use SQL Explorer to pinpoint and resolve faults caused by problematic SQL. SQL data is pre-calculated, analyzed, and aggregated at one-minute granularity, so you can export SQL templates and traffic data from the database quickly.
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Validate capacity under real traffic — Run traffic playback and stress testing to perform capacity assessments, playback tests, and peak stress tests based on historical business scenarios.
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Optimize SQL automatically — Let automatic SQL optimization identify problematic queries, generate index optimization suggestions, and create indexes without causing table locks.
Usage notes
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Self-managed databases are not supported. Enterprise Edition is available only for ApsaraDB databases. For supported databases and regions, see Editions and supported features.
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Storage is separate from your database instance. DAS provides its own storage for Enterprise Edition data; it does not use your database instance's storage space.
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Feature data is scoped to the activation window. The Audit, Security audit, and SQL Explorer features only apply to data generated after you enable Enterprise Edition and stored within the configured Data Retention period.
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Disabling Enterprise Edition deletes all related data. Disabling it also disables SQL Explorer and Audit. Your database operations are not affected, but all SQL Explorer data and analytical data will be deleted. Export and save your data locally before disabling. For export instructions, see Disable SQL Explorer and Audit.
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Wait 3 minutes between enable and disable actions. After enabling or disabling Enterprise Edition for an instance, wait approximately 3 minutes before enabling or disabling it again.
FAQ
How do I view the storage space used by my DAS Enterprise Edition instance?
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Log on to the DAS console.
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In the left navigation pane, choose Intelligent O&M Center > Instance Monitoring.
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Click the target instance name to open its details page.
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In the left navigation pane, choose Request Analysis > SQL Explorer and Audit.
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In the top menu bar, view the used storage space next to the Service Settings button.
Use the Audit feature to query and export historical data from SQL Explorer and Audit.