Billing - Lindorm - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

Lindorm provides a transparent and flexible billing system that covers instance types, storage, and value-added services. Lindorm supports both subscription (prepaid) and pay-as-you-go (postpaid) billing methods. You can also change configurations and view your bills in real time. This topic describes the billing components, billing methods, rules for configuration changes, renewal procedures, and the Refund policy.

Billable items

Lindorm (new)

The fees for the new version of Lindorm consist of five parts: fixed fees, storage fees, node type fees, node memory fees, and optional value-added service fees.

Billing component		Description
Fixed fee		The fixed operating cost of a master node for a single database. When an instance starts, a master node is required to manage the entire instance. The operating cost of this master node is the fixed fee.
Basic fee	Storage fee	Fees are calculated based on the storage class and capacity you select in a specific region.
	Node type fee	Fees are calculated based on the node specifications and the number of nodes you select in a specific region. Note If you select multiple engines, the fees are calculated based on the total number of cores for nodes of the same type.
	Node memory fee	Fees are calculated based on the amount of node memory you select in a specific region. Note If you select multiple engines, the fees are calculated based on the total memory (in GB) for nodes of the same type.
Value-added service fee (optional)	Elastic computing resources	This fee is incurred only after you enable a compute engine. You are charged for the computing resources you use on an hourly basis. Elastic resources are a paid service. Set a reasonable upper limit for elastic resources to avoid excessive fees caused by sudden increases in data volume. The upper limit for elastic resources only restricts the maximum computing resources that the compute engine can use. It does not represent the actual amount of resources used.

Lindorm

The billing for Lindorm is composed of the following items.

Billing component		Description
Fixed fee		The fixed operating cost of a master node for a single database. When an instance starts, a master node is required to manage the entire instance. The operating cost of this master node is the fixed fee.
Basic fee	Storage fee	Fees are calculated based on the storage class and capacity you select in a specific region.
Basic fee	Node type fee	Fees are calculated based on the node specifications and the number of nodes you select in a specific region. Note If you select multiple engines, the fees are calculated based on the total number of cores for nodes of the same type.
Optional value-added service fee	Attach disks to an instance with local disks	This fee is incurred only when the storage class is local SSD or local HDD and you choose to attach disks. Fees are calculated based on the disk storage capacity you select in a specific region.
	LTS backup storage	This fee is incurred only after you enable the backup and recovery feature in the console. Fees are calculated based on the actual backup storage usage in a specific region.
	LTS data synchronization specifications	This fee is incurred only after you enable the LTS engine in the console. Fees are calculated based on the node specifications and the number of nodes for the newly purchased LTS engine in a specific region.
	Elastic computing resources	This fee is incurred only after you enable a compute engine. You are charged for the computing resources you use on an hourly basis.

Lindorm Tunnel Service

The billing for Lindorm Tunnel Service is composed of the following items.

Billing component		Description
Node type fee		Fees are calculated based on the node specifications and the number of nodes you select in a specific region.

Billing methods

Lindorm offers two flexible billing methods:

Pay-as-you-go: You are billed for resource consumption in real time. This method is suitable for scenarios with fluctuating business requirements.
Subscription: This prepaid method offers discounts and is suitable for long-term, stable business requirements.

You can change the billing method of an instance. For more information, see Change the billing method from pay-as-you-go to subscription or Change the billing method from subscription to pay-as-you-go.

Billing for configuration changes

When you change the configuration of an instance, the applicable fees are calculated based on the instance's billing method and the specific changes. For more information, see Change configurations.

Billing method

Fee description

Subscription

When you change the configuration, the system calculates the relevant fees based on the changes.

When you upgrade or add nodes, the system calculates the fees you need to pay.
When you downgrade or delete nodes, the system calculates the refund amount.

Pay-as-you-go

After you change the instance configuration, you are charged hourly based on the price of the new specifications.

Renewal management

Prerequisite: The Lindorm instance must use the subscription billing method.

Renewal method

Renewal policy

Auto-renewal

You can enable auto-renewal in one of the following ways:

Manual renewal

You can manually renew an instance in one of the following ways:

Bill query

You can view the billing details for Lindorm in Expenses and Costs.

Expenses and Costs provides features such as a monthly bill overview, monthly bill details, transaction records, detailed bills, and split bills. To view and manage your bills, see Bill Management.

Refund policy

The refund methods available for Lindorm instances vary depending on the billing method, as shown in the following table.

Billing method

Refund policy

Subscription

If you no longer need a subscription instance, you can apply for a refund.

When you request a refund, the system settles the fees based on your purchased subscription resources. For more information, see Unsubscribe.