Microservices Engine (MSE) Microservices Governance uses pay-as-you-go billing based on the number of agents running on your application instances and their running duration. This topic covers billable items, the billing formula with examples, and per-edition pricing.
Billable items
MSE charges for Microservices Governance based on two factors:
| Factor | Description |
|---|---|
| Number of agents | The number of application processes with Microservices Governance enabled. Each agent governs one application instance. Depending on your environment, an application instance can be a pod, a Tomcat instance, or a Java process. |
| Running duration | The total time all agents are connected. Bills are generated hourly. Any partial hour is rounded up to a full hour. |
Billing method
Microservices Governance uses pay-as-you-go billing only.
| Billing method | Billing unit | Settlement cycle | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go | Number of agents per hour | Hourly. Partial hours are rounded up to 1 hour. Fees are deducted from your Alibaba Cloud account. | Workloads with fluctuating resource usage |
Billing formula and example
Formula
Total fee = Number of agents x Unit price x Running durationNumber of agents: The number of application processes with Microservices Governance successfully enabled.
Running duration: Measured in hours. Usage under 1 hour is rounded up to 1 hour.
Example
You have 10 application instances, each with an agent running Professional Edition for about 8 hours:
Total fee = 10 agents x USD 0.008/agent/hour x 8 hours = USD 0.64Pricing
Microservices Governance offers two editions: Professional Edition and Enterprise Edition. Select the edition that fits your requirements.
| Edition | Unit price |
|---|---|
| Professional Edition | USD 0.008 per agent per hour |
| Enterprise Edition | USD 0.025 per agent per hour |
Prices listed here are for reference only. For current prices, see the MSE pricing page.
For supported regions, see Supported regions.
References
To stop charges, unsubscribe from Microservices Governance. For details, see Refund policy.