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Updated at: 2025-02-26 02:30
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You can pay storage fees on a pay-as-you-go basis or use a subscription-based storage plan. By default, Data Disaster Recovery storage pools and ApsaraDB storage pools are billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. If you want to reduce storage fees, you can choose storage plans.

Pay-as-you-go storage pricing

When you perform backup operations in the DMS console, ApsaraDB RDS console, PolarDB console, or ApsaraDB for MongoDB console, the generated backup files are stored in the destination region and incur storage fees. The pricing of backup storage for different scenarios provided in the following tables is for reference only. Please refer to your actual bill for the final pricing.

Important

  • You can purchase Data Disaster Recovery storage plans to offset the storage usage of large backups. Data Disaster Recovery storage plans are more cost-efficient than the pay-as-you-go billing method.

  • The pricing of backup storage plans is for reference only. The actual prices may vary; contact us for a quote or refer to your bill for final pricing.

Backup schedules of Data Disaster Recovery
Cross-region backup for an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance that uses cloud disks
Cross-region backup for a PolarDB for MySQL cluster
Backup sets of a deleted ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance
Backup for an ApsaraDB for MongoDB instance

Data Disaster Recovery provides two types of storage pools: Data Disaster Recovery storage pools and self-managed Object Storage Service (OSS) storage pools. If you set the backup storage type to built-in storage when you configure a backup schedule, you are charged for the backup storage. Data Disaster Recovery storage capacity automatically scales up as the amount of data increases. You are charged based on both the storage space used and retention period. The following table details the pricing.

Calculation formula: Storage fees per day = (Storage size (GB) × Unit price per GB-day

Note

The bill of the previous day is generated and fees are deducted at 00:00:00 every day.

Region

Unit price (USD per GB-month)

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Chengdu), China (Shenzhen), and Zhengzhou (CUCC Joint Venture)

0.0173

US (Virginia)

0.0185

Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) and Thailand (Bangkok)

0.019

China (Hong Kong), Singapore, US (Silicon Valley), Indonesia (Jakarta), and Germany (Frankfurt)

0.02

SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region)

0.02412

Japan (Tokyo)

0.0209

If you perform a cross-region backup for an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance that uses cloud disks in the ApsaraDB RDS console, the generated backup files are stored in the region in which the destination instance resides. You are charged for backup storage in the destination region. The following table details the pricing.

Destination region

Unit price (USD per GB-day)

China (Beijing), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), China (Heyuan), China (Chengdu), China (Qingdao), China (Guangzhou), and China (Zhangjiakou)

0.0009375

China (Hong Kong), US (Silicon Valley), US (Virginia), Singapore, Japan (Tokyo), Germany (Frankfurt), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Indonesia (Jakarta), Philippines (Manila), UK (London), South Korea (Seoul), and Thailand (Bangkok)

0.001125

When you perform cross-region backup for a PolarDB for MySQL cluster in the PolarDB console, you are charged for cross-region backup storage. The following table details the pricing.

Destination region in the Chinese mainland

Destination region outside the Chinese mainland

Cost calculation (billed daily)

USD 0.0000325 per GB-hour

USD 0.0000455 per GB per hour

  • Storage fees per hour = Total size of level-2 backups × Unit price per hour

  • For example, you back up the data of a PolarDB for MySQL cluster between regions in the Chinese mainland. If the total size of level-2 backups is 100 GB, the storage fees per hour are calculated as follows: 100 GB × USD 0.0000325 per GB-hour = USD 0.00325 per hour.

Note

  • Cross-region backup storage is billed on a daily basis. The hourly unit price used in this section is converted from the daily unit price. For more information, see Billing rules for backup storage.

  • You can view the fees of cross-region backup in your Data Disaster Recovery bills.

After you delete an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance that uses local SSDs in the ApsaraDB RDS console, the backup sets of the deleted instance are retained free of charge for seven days. After seven days, you are charged for backup storage. For more information, see Use the backup for deleted instances feature and the "Method 2: Configure the backup retention policy after the instance is released" section of the Retain backup files for a long period of time topic.

Billing rules: After seven days of free retention, you are charged for the backup storage based on both the storage usage and the extra retention period. The following table details the pricing.

Type

Region

Unit price (USD per GB-day)

Public cloud

China (Hangzhou), China (Beijing), China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), China (Qingdao), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Chengdu), China (Heyuan), China (Ulanqab), and China (Guangzhou)

0.00058

China (Hong Kong), Singapore, US (Silicon Valley), Germany (Frankfurt), Indonesia (Jakarta), Philippines (Manila), and Thailand (Bangkok)

0.00067

Japan (Tokyo), South Korea (Seoul)

0.0007

US (Virginia)

0.00062

Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

0.00064

UK (London)

0.00065

UAE (Dubai)

0.00072

If you configure automatic backup for an ApsaraDB for MongoDB instance or manually back up the data of an ApsaraDB for MongoDB instance in the ApsaraDB for MongoDB console, the generated backup files are stored in the region in which the ApsaraDB for MongoDB instance resides. You are charged for backup storage.

Note

You can purchase storage plans to offset the backup storage usage.Configure automatic backup for an instance or Configure manual backup for an instance.

Billing rules: If your backup storage (both full backup and log backup) falls within the free quota, no charges are incurred. For excess backup storage, you are charged on an hourly basis. The backup fees are calculated by using the following formula: Backup fees per hour = (The size of backups - Free quota) × Unit price per hour. Bills are generated on a daily basis. The following table details the pricing.

Storage type

Free quota

View backup storage and free quota

Cloud disk-based instances

The free quota is equal to 200% of the storage that you purchase for your instance.

You can view the backup storage and free quota in the Specification Information section of the Basic Information page of your instance.

Local disk-based instances

The free quota is equal to 50% of the storage that you purchase for your instance.

The following table describes the billing details of the excess backup storage.

Storage type

Unit price of backup (USD per GB-day)

Cloud disk-based instances

The unit price varies in different regions:

  • Regions in the Chinese mainland: 0.0009375

  • China (Hong Kong) and regions outside the Chinese mainland: 0.001125

Local disk-based instances

The unit price varies in different regions:

  • Regions in the Chinese mainland: 0.00375

  • China (Hong Kong) and regions outside the Chinese mainland: 0.0045

Subscription-based storage plans

You can purchase Data Disaster Recovery storage plans to offset the storage consumption of large backups. This section describes the pricing of storage plans for backup schedule instances and copy data management (CDM) sandbox instances. For more information about Data Disaster Recovery storage plans, see Use storage plans.

Important

The prices displayed in this section are for reference only. Please view the buy page for actual prices.

Prices of storage plans for backup schedule instances
Prices of storage plans for CDM sandbox instances

Total storage

Unit price (USD per month)

100 GB

1.56

500 GB

7.80

1 TB

15.97

2 TB

31.95

5 TB

79.87

10 TB

159.74

20 TB

319.49

50 TB

798.72

100 TB

1,597.44

200 TB

3,194.88

300 TB

4,792.32

500 TB

7,987.20

For more information, see Sandbox fees.

Offset objects

The following table describes the two types of Data Disaster Recovery storage plans. Each plan comes with a variety of storage sizes (such as 100 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB, and 500 TB) and subscription periods (such as one month, six months, and one year.) If your storage exceeds your storage plan quota, you will be charged for your excess storage on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Plan type

Offset object

Plan type

Offset object

Storage plans for CDM sandbox instances

These storage plans can be used to offset the fees incurred for your account when you use sandbox storage. For pricing details, see Sandbox fees.

Storage plans for backup schedule instances

Offsets storage usage for backup schedule instances within the same Alibaba Cloud account. For more information, see Built-in storage and OSS.

Offset rules

Item

Description

Item

Description

Offset method

  • Each day, Data Disaster Recovery calculates the amount of storage consumption that can be offset by your storage plans based on both the actual backup size and offset factors.

  • Any storage exceeding the daily quota of your plan is billed at the pay-as-you-go rate.

    For example, you purchase a 100 GB storage plan with a validity period of a month. This plan provides 100 GB of storage quota daily to offset the storage consumption for an entire month. For more information, see Example of using storage plans to offset storage usage.

Offset priority

The order in which storage usage is offset depends on the order in which it is billed. The bills that are issued first are deducted first.

Example of using storage plans to offset storage usage

A backup schedule instance in the China (Hong Kong) region is estimated to consume 120 GB of Data Disaster Recovery storage. You purchase a 100 GB storage plan to offset the storage usage. This is how the storage plan offsets the backup storage usage:

  1. The effective capacity of the storage plan is approximately 88.4956 GB (100 GB/1.13). This offsets 88.4956 GB of Data Disaster Recovery storage consumption.

  2. The remaining 31.5044 GB (120 GB - 88.4956 GB) is billed at the pay-as-you-go rate. Note that the example uses approximate figures; refer to your bills for final prices.

Note

The offset factor in the China (Hong Kong) region is 1.13. For more information, see the Offset factors of storage plans section of this topic.

Offset factors of storage plans

The following table describes the offset factors that apply to different regions.

Backup schedule instances
CDM sandbox instances

Region

Offset factor

China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Chengdu), and China (Shenzhen)

1

US (Virginia)

1.05

Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

1.08

China (Hong Kong), Singapore, US (Silicon Valley), Indonesia (Jakarta), and Germany (Frankfurt)

1.13

Japan (Tokyo)

1.18

The offset factor of storage plans for CDM sandbox instances is 1.

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