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E-MapReduce:Compute resources (resource plan)

Last Updated:Jun 20, 2026

EMR Serverless Spark offers resource plans that cover the cost of pay-as-you-go computing resources, providing a more flexible billing model. This topic explains EMR Serverless Spark resource plans.

Usage notes

  • Resource plans cover only pay-as-you-go fees for compute resources in Serverless Spark workspaces. After purchase, these fees for all workspaces in the same region are deducted from the resource plan first.

  • Resource plans cannot cover pay-as-you-go usage incurred before you purchase the plan.

  • Any usage exceeding the resource plan quota or occurring after the plan's validity period is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis.

  • Resource plans do not support renewal or upgrade/downgrade.

Purchase and pricing

Purchase resource plan

Note

You can purchase and stack multiple resource plans. If your account has multiple resource plans, the plan that expires soonest is used first.

  1. Go to the EMR Serverless Spark workspace page.

    1. Log on to the E-MapReduce console.

    2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose EMR Serverless > Spark.

  2. On the Spark page, click Purchase Resource Plan.

  3. Set parameters such as Region, resource plan capacity, Validity Period, and Quantity, and then click Buy Now.

  4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the purchase.

Pricing and discounts

Important
  • For pay-as-you-go pricing in different regions, see Compute Resource (Pay-as-you-go).

  • This offer can be combined with other business discounts.

  • If a price discrepancy arises from other promotions, the price on the purchase page is final.

  • China Regions

    Region

    Plan specification

    List price (USD)

    Discount

    Discounted price (USD)

    Plan validity (months)

    China (Beijing)

    China (Shanghai)

    China (Hangzhou)

    China (Shenzhen)

    China (Chengdu)

    3,000

    150.91

    95%

    143.36

    1

    5,000

    251.51

    90%

    226.36

    1

    10,000

    503.02

    85%

    427.57

    1

    50,000

    2,515.10

    80%

    2,012.08

    1

    100,000

    5,030.20

    80%

    4,024.16

    3

    China (Hong Kong)

    3,000

    222.14

    95%

    211.04

    1

    5,000

    370.24

    90%

    333.22

    1

    10,000

    740.48

    85%

    629.41

    1

    50,000

    3,702.40

    80%

    2,961.92

    1

    100,000

    7,404.80

    80%

    5,923.84

    3

  • Other Countries and Regions

    Region

    Plan specification

    List price (USD)

    Discount

    Discounted price (USD)

    Plan validity (months)

    Indonesia (Jakarta)

    Singapore

    3,000

    201.32

    95%

    191.25

    1

    5,000

    335.53

    90%

    301.98

    1

    10,000

    671.06

    85%

    570.40

    1

    50,000

    3,355.30

    80%

    2,684.24

    1

    100,000

    6,710.60

    80%

    5,368.48

    3

    Germany (Frankfurt)

    3,000

    194.38

    95%

    184.66

    1

    5,000

    323.96

    90%

    291.56

    1

    10,000

    647.92

    85%

    550.73

    1

    50,000

    3,239.60

    80%

    2,591.68

    1

    100,000

    6,479.20

    80%

    5,183.36

    3

    US (Virginia, Silicon Valley)

    3,000

    161.40

    95%

    153.33

    1

    5,000

    269.01

    90%

    242.10

    1

    10,000

    538.01

    85%

    457.31

    1

    50,000

    2,690.05

    80%

    2,152.04

    1

    100,000

    5,380.10

    80%

    4,304.08

    3

    Japan (Tokyo)

    3,000

    208.26

    95%

    197.85

    1

    5,000

    347.10

    90%

    312.39

    1

    10,000

    694.20

    85%

    590.07

    1

    50,000

    3,471.00

    80%

    2,776.80

    1

    100,000

    6,942.00

    80%

    5,553.60

    3

Specification selection examples

  • Estimate based on cost

    If your monthly pay-as-you-go cost for a Serverless Spark workspace in the Singapore region is about USD 2,500, consider purchasing resource plans as follows:

    • Calculate the compute consumption in CU·H from your monthly cost. The formula is: Total monthly cost / Pay-as-you-go unit price = USD 2,500.02 / (USD 0.067106/CU/hour) = 37,261 CU·H.

    • A conservative option is to purchase three 10,000 CU·H resource plans and one 5,000 CU·H resource plan.

    • After you purchase the resource plans, the monthly cost is:

      • Resource plan cost: Cost of three 10,000 CU·H plans and one 5,000 CU·H plan = (3 × 570.4) + (1 × 301.98) = USD 2,013.18.

      • Pay-as-you-go cost for remaining resources: 2,261 × 0.067106 = USD 151.67.

      • Total cost: USD 2,013.18 + USD 151.67 = USD 2,164.85.

    • Savings: USD 2,500.02 - USD 2,164.85 = USD 335.17.

  • Estimate based on compute consumption

    Assume you have a Serverless Spark workspace in the Singapore region with a cumulative compute consumption of 25,500 CU·H over the last 30 days. You can retrieve this information by using the Resource Monitoring feature or by calling the GetCuHours operation. If your monthly consumption is expected to be similar, consider purchasing resource plans as follows:

    • A conservative option is to purchase two 10,000 CU·H resource plans and one 5,000 CU·H resource plan.

    • After you purchase the resource plans, the monthly cost is:

      • Resource plan cost: Cost of two 10,000 CU·H plans and one 5,000 CU·H plan = (2 × 570.4) + (1 × 301.98) = USD 1,442.78.

      • Pay-as-you-go cost for remaining resources: 500 × 0.067106 = USD 33.55.

      • Total cost: USD 1,442.78 + USD 33.55 = USD 1,476.33.

    • Monthly cost before purchasing resource plans: 25,500 × 0.067106 = USD 1,711.20.

    • Savings: USD 1,711.20 - USD 1,476.33 = USD 234.87.

View usage and set alerts

View usage details

After you purchase a resource plan, you can monitor its usage in Expenses and Costs to manage the plan effectively.

  1. Navigate to the Resource Instances page under Expenses and Costs on the Alibaba Cloud Management Console.

  2. For Resource Type:, select Resource Packages. You can then view statistics for resource plans whose instance name contains emapreduce_sparkpostcu_dp. The statistics include the plan status, remaining quota, and validity period.

  3. Click the Details tab to view the detailed deduction records for the resource plan.

Set a quota alert

You can set a quota alert for a resource plan. An alert is triggered when the remaining quota of the plan falls below a specified threshold.

  1. Navigate to the Resource Instances page under Expenses and Costs on the Alibaba Cloud Management Console.

  2. For Resource Type:, select Resource Packages. On the Instances tab, click Set Remaining Quota Alert in the upper-right corner. Specify the remaining quota threshold that triggers the alert, and then click OK.

Set expiration notifications

You can configure how you receive notifications when a resource plan is about to expire. Alibaba Cloud can notify you by internal message, email, or text message.

  1. In the top navigation bar of the Alibaba Cloud console, click the bt_console_message.png icon. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Message Settings > Common Settings.

  2. On the Product Message tab of the Common Settings page, find Notifications of Product Expiration and select your preferred notification methods and recipients.

Unsubscription

Any unused quota in a compute plan automatically expires at the end of its validity period and is non-refundable.

To unsubscribe from a resource plan that you have not used within five days of purchase, go to the Unsubscription Management page under Expenses and Costs in the Alibaba Cloud Management Console. On the Resource Plan tab, select the plan and complete the unsubscription.