How the port resource usage fee is charged - Express Connect

A port resource usage fee applies when you purchase a dedicated or shared port for a physical connection. The fee varies based on the port specification and port type.

Billing rules

The port resource usage fee is charged on a monthly subscription basis. The following table describes the billing rules.

Attribute

Rule

Billing cycle and statement generation

Monthly

A billing cycle is based on your subscription duration in the UTC+8 time zone. It begins when a resource is activated or renewed and ends at 00:00:00 on the day after the expiration date.

Your bill is typically generated on the first day of the calendar month after a billing cycle ends. The actual generation time is displayed in the console.

Example: Assume that you create a shared or dedicated port instance at 13:00:00 on August 9, 2022, with a one-month subscription. You then manually renew the subscription for another month before it expires.

First billing cycle: 13:00:00, August 9, 2022 to 00:00:00, September 10, 2022.
Second billing cycle: 00:00:00, September 10, 2022 to 00:00:00, October 10, 2022.

Billing formula

The port resource usage fee is the sum of fees for all ports under your Alibaba Cloud account across all regions. The formula for calculating the fee in a single region is:

Port resource usage fee = Sum of the unit prices for all ports in the current region (USD/month) × Subscription duration (in months)

Port specification pricing

Dedicated port pricing

The prices in the following table are for reference only. For actual prices, see the buy page.

Port specification	Resource usage fee (USD/month)	Resource usage fee (USD/month)
Port specification	Chinese mainland	Outside Chinese mainland (excluding Saudi Arabia (Riyadh))	Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)
1 Gbps	85	210	252
10 Gbps	720	1,600	1,920
40 Gbps	2,450	5,500	6,600
100 Gbps	5,200	11,700	14,040
400 Gbps	19,760	45,450	Not supported

Shared port pricing

The prices in the following table are for reference only. For actual prices, see the buy page. For information about how to purchase a shared port, see Create a shared port for a new tenant.

Note

Before you purchase a shared port, make sure the physical connection is installed and a port is created for it. For more information, see Apply for a physical connection in classic mode.

Port specification	Resource usage fee (USD/month)	Resource usage fee (USD/month)
Port specification	Chinese mainland	Outside Chinese mainland (excluding Saudi Arabia (Riyadh))	Saudi Arabia (Riyadh)
50 Mbps	20	20	24
100 Mbps	30	40	48
200 Mbps	40	55	66
300 Mbps	45	85	102
400 Mbps	55	115	138
500 Mbps	60	140	168
1 Gbps	85	210	252
2 Gbps	150	475	570
5 Gbps	375	1,100	1,320
8 Gbps	600	1,400	1,680
10 Gbps	720	1,600	1,920
20 Gbps	1,250	2,887	3,464.4
40 Gbps	2,450	5,500	6,600
50 Gbps	2,675	6,142	7,370.4
60 Gbps	2,900	7,371	8,845.2
80 Gbps	3,800	9,828	11,793.6
100 Gbps	5,200	11,700	14,040
400 Gbps	19,760	45,450	Not supported

Billing example

Assume that you create a 10 Gbps dedicated port and a 2 Gbps shared port in the China (Beijing) region at 13:00:00 on August 9, 2022, with a subscription duration of 1 month. You then manually renew them for another month before they expire. The port resource usage fee in the China (Beijing) region is calculated as follows:

Port resource usage fee: (USD 720 + USD 150)/month × 2 months = USD 1,740.