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Dataphin:Pricing

Last Updated:Jan 13, 2026

This topic describes the pricing, conversion logic for billable items, supported regions, subscription durations, and purchase quantities for Dataphin semi-managed instances and value-added packages. This topic does not cover the billing information for dependent cloud resources.

Background Information

To meet flexible and evolving market demands, Dataphin introduced a semi-managed mode. This mode lets you purchase Dataphin and its underlying resources in a one-click order from the user interface. Deployment is completed automatically, providing enhanced security and scalability.

Supported Regions

Dataphin is available for purchase in the following regions: China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), China (Guangzhou), China (Beijing), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), China (Chengdu), China (Hong Kong), Japan (Tokyo), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Singapore, Indonesia (Jakarta), Thailand (Bangkok), Germany (Frankfurt), and US (Virginia).

Version Scenarios

Intelligent R&D Edition (Offline & Real-time): Supports offline and real-time development scenarios. You can create projects with separate production and development environments. This edition provides unique features such as intelligent modeling and logical O&M. It is suitable for enterprise users with large data volumes, strict permission controls, and a professional big data development team.

Quantity

Only an Alibaba Cloud account can purchase Dataphin instances. You can purchase only one instance at a time. You can purchase instances in any supported region without a limit on the total number of purchases.

Subscription Duration

You can subscribe to a Dataphin instance for 1 month, 1 year, 2 years, or 3 years.

Basic and Value-added Features

The following table describes the basic and value-added features of the Intelligent R&D Edition.

Basic and value-added features

Intelligent R&D Edition

Basic features

Batch Pipeline

Support

Batch Data Processing

Support

Standard Modeling

Support

Asset List

Supported

Permission

Support

Value-added features

Note

After you purchase the basic features, you can purchase value-added packages.

Stream Pipeline

Available for purchase

Stream Data Processing

Available for purchase

Intelligent O&M

Available for purchase

Data Standard

Available for purchase

Data Quality

Available for purchase

Data Security

Available for purchase

Data Service

Available for purchase

OpenAPI

Available for purchase

Tag Factory

Available for purchase

Scheduling Cluster

Available for purchase

Plus Tenant

Available for purchase

Row-level Permissions

Available for purchase

Asset Operation

Available for purchase

Metadata Center (Metadata management + Metadata acquisition)

Available for purchase

Pricing notes

Pricing for Dataphin instance versions is based on data processing unit (DPU) specifications.

Intelligent R&D Edition pricing

DPU specifications

Pricing (USD/year)

500

19,049

1000

22,859

1500

26,669

2000

30,479

2500

34,289

3000

38,099

3500

41,909

4000

45,718

4500

49,528

5000

53,338

5500

57,148

6000

60,958

6500

64,768

7000

68,578

7500

72,388

8000

76,197

8500

80,007

9000

83,817

9500

87,627

10000

91,437

DPU calculation rule:

Total DPUs = (Number of data synchronization tasks + Number of data integration tasks) / 3 + Number of offline computing nodes + Total number of logical tables + [Ceiling(Number of metrics / 10)]

Tips:

  • Logical tables include logical dimension tables and logical fact tables.

  • Virtual computing nodes and virtual logical dimension tables are not included in the DPU calculation.

  • The scope of metrics includes derived metrics but excludes registered metrics.

  • Only nodes or tables that are published to the production environment and have a recurring schedule are counted. For Basic projects, submitting a node is equivalent to publishing it. One-time tasks and the number of recurring instances generated are not counted.

  • Real-time integration nodes and real-time computing nodes are sold separately and are not included in the DPU calculation.

  • You cannot publish any more tasks once the resource usage limit is reached.

DPU(data processing units)

Items

Conversion Logic

Integration and Sync Tasks

  • Scope: Only nodes with a recurring schedule and in the Published state are counted.

  • Calculation: Every 3 offline nodes (data synchronization tasks + data integration tasks) are rounded up to count as 1 DPU.

Batch Processing Tasks

  • Scope: Only nodes with a recurring schedule and in the Published state are counted.

  • Each offline computing job is measured as one data processing unit (DPU).

Logical Dimension Tables

  • Scope: Only logical dimension tables in the Published state are counted.

  • Calculation: Each logical dimension table counts as 1 DPU.

Logical Fact Tables

  • Scope: Only logical fact tables in the Published state are counted.

  • Calculation: Each logical fact table counts as 1 DPU.

Metrics

  • Scope: Only metrics in the Published state are counted.

  • Calculation: Every 10 metrics are rounded up to count as 1 DPU.

Stream Data Processing

Billing is based on the real-time development edition.

Features

Pricing (USD/year)

Standard Edition

9,525

Intelligent O&M

Billing is based on the number of configured baselines and throttling rules for artificial intelligence for IT operations. To facilitate data development and ensure production O&M, Dataphin provides a specific number of baselines and throttling rules free of charge.

Features

Pricing (USD/year)

3 baselines + 1 throttling rule (Free)

0

Standard Edition

15,239

Data Standard

Billing is based on the Data Standard edition.

Features

Pricing (USD/year)

Standard Edition

15,239

Data Quality

Billing is based on the Data Quality edition. The available editions are Global Edition, Domain Edition, and Global Edition + Domain Edition.

Features

Pricing (USD/year)

Global Edition

15,239

Domain Edition

15,239

Global Edition + Domain Edition

30,479

Data Security

Billing is based on the data security edition.

Features

Pricing (USD/year)

Standard Edition

9,525

Data Service

Billing is based on the maximum supported queries per second (QPS) and concurrent specifications.

Features

Pricing (USD/year)

api.base (Max 500 QPS/50 concurrent)

9,525

OpenAPI

Billing is based on the OpenAPI edition.

Features

Pricing (USD/year)

Standard Edition

9,525

Stream Pipeline

Billing is based on the real-time integration edition.

Features

Pricing (USD/year)

Standard Edition

15,239

Tag Factory

Billing is based on the Tag Factory edition.

Features

Pricing (USD/year)

Offline Edition

17,144

Real-time Edition

15,239

Offline Edition + Real-time Edition

32,384

Offline Edition + Audience group selection

26,669

Offline Edition + Real-time Edition + Audience group selection

41,909

Scheduling Cluster

You are billed based on the scheduling cluster version.

Features

Pricing (USD/year)

Standard Edition

7,620

Plus Tenant

Billing is based on the edition's tenant count.

Features

Pricing (USD/year)

Standard Edition

15,239

Row-level Permission

Billing is based on the row-level permissions edition.

Features

Pricing (USD/year)

Standard Edition

7,620

Asset Operation

Billing is based on the asset operations edition.

Features

Pricing (USD/year)

Standard Edition

15,239

Metadata Center

By default, the package supports metadata acquisition for relational databases. You can purchase additional features.

Features

Specifications

Pricing (USD/year)

Metadata Management

Standard Edition

7,620

Metadata Acquisition

Big data storage

1,524