Billing methods
Global Traffic Manager 3.0 supports both subscription and pay-as-you-go billing methods.
Subscription
The subscription billing method is ideal for scenarios that require a fixed budget. The following resources are billable:
Subscription instance: You can purchase a Standard or Ultimate Edition of Global Traffic Manager for a specific period, such as a month or a year.
Detection Task Package: By default, the Standard and Ultimate editions include 100 detection tasks per month. To add more health check tasks, you can purchase a Detection Task Package for your instance.
Subscription GTM instances
Edition | Price | Version guide |
Standard | USD 20/month | For more information about the differences between the Standard and Ultimate editions, see Subscription instances. |
Ultimate | USD 140/month |
Detection task package
When you apply a Health Check Template to an address, one detection task is created. Each instance includes 100 detection tasks by default. Additional detection tasks for health checks can be used only with an instance and cannot be purchased or used separately.
Edition | Price |
Standard | USD 12/month for a package of 100 detection tasks. |
Ultimate | USD 48/month for a package of 100 detection tasks. |
Calculation Example for a Detection Task
In the health check configuration for an address pool, you apply an ICMP (Ping) Health Check Template and an HTTP Health Check Template to three IP addresses: ip1, ip2, and ip3. The total number of detection tasks is calculated as follows: Number of IP addresses × Number of applied Health Check Template = 3 × 2 = 6.
Expiration
The system sends renewal reminders 7, 3, and 1 day before your instance expires.
If you do not renew your instance before it expires, its DNS resolution and health check tasks automatically stop. This may cause service access issues for your domain names.
Seven days after the instance expires, Global Traffic Manager 3.0 releases the instance and deletes the configuration data for the Access Domain.
NoteThe Health Check Template, Address, and Address Pool of Global Traffic Manager 3.0 are not deleted.
Pay-as-you-go
For flexible and dynamic business needs, Alibaba Cloud DNS offers a pay-as-you-go billing method for GTM instances. The following items are billable:
Pay-as-you-go GTM instances
Billable item | Price | Description |
Domain Name Count | USD 0.015/domain name/day | Billed based on the number of Access Domain you have (including enabled and disabled ones). Fees are settled daily. |
DNS Query Count | USD 0.004/10,000 requests | Billed based on the number of DNS queries processed by GTM. Fees are settled daily. |
Health Probe Count | USD 1.5/10,000 checks | Billed based on the number of health checks performed on your addresses. Fees are settled daily. Important If you disable an Access Domain, the health check tasks for the addresses under that domain name continue to run. To stop billing completely, delete the health check tasks. |
SMS Alerts | USD 0.225/message | Billed based on the number of text message alerts sent. Fees are settled daily. |
DNS traffic analysis
Feature | Price | Billing cycle | Billing trigger | Description |
Alibaba Cloud DNS Storage and Analytics | 0.03 USD/10,000 entries | Billed daily | Traffic Analysis is enabled and configured to Store and analyze in Alibaba Cloud DNS | Fees for storage and analysis are charged based on the number of DNS resolution log entries generated by domain names for which Traffic Analysis is enabled. Bills are settled daily. |
Store in Simple Log Service (SLS) only | 0.0015 USD/10,000 entries | Billed daily | Traffic Analysis is enabled and configured to Store in Simple Log Service (SLS) only | Fees for storing data in SLS are charged based on the number of DNS resolution log entries generated by domain names for which Traffic Analysis is enabled. Bills are settled daily. Other fees: Subsequent storage fees are charged directly by SLS. For more information, see the billing standards for SLS. |
Forward Alibaba Cloud DNS Logs to Simple Log Service (SLS) for Storage and Statistical Analysis | 0.0315 USD/10,000 entries | Billed daily | Traffic Analysis is enabled and configured to Store and analyze in Alibaba Cloud DNS and store in Alibaba Cloud SLS | Fees for both storing and analyzing in Alibaba Cloud DNS and for storing in SLS are charged based on the number of DNS resolution log entries generated by domain names for which Traffic Analysis is enabled. Bills are settled daily. Other fees: Subsequent storage fees are charged directly by SLS. For more information, see the billing standards for SLS. |
Cost estimation example
Example: Consider a scenario with one Access Domain, 2 IP addresses, and 3 detection nodes. The nodes perform HTTP detection on 2 ports (such as 80 and 3000) for each IP address at a frequency of once per minute. This scenario also assumes an average of 100,000 DNS resolution requests and 1 text message alert per day.
Monthly cost estimation:
Access domain name fee: 1 domain name × USD 0.015/domain name/day × 30 days/month = USD 0.45/month
Health check fee: 2 IP addresses × 2 ports × 3 detection nodes × 1 check/minute × 60 minutes/hour × 24 hours/day × 30 days/month × USD 0.00015/check = USD 77.64/month
GTM DNS resolution request fee: 100,000 requests/day × 30 days/month × USD 0.004/10,000 requests = USD 1.2/month
Text message alert fee: 1 message/day × 30 days/month × USD 0.225/message = USD 6.75/month
Total fee: 0.45 + 77.64 + 1.2 + 6.75 = USD 86.04/month
Overdue payments
If your account has an overdue payment, services for the Access Domain immediately stop. This includes DNS resolution, health checks, and text message alerts. You are not charged for the Access Domain while the payment is overdue. If the payment is not settled, the Access Domain is automatically released 15 days after the payment becomes overdue. Address pools, addresses, and Health Check Template are not affected.