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Microservices Engine:Billing overview of common instances

Last Updated:Jun 03, 2026

Covers pricing for Microservices Engine (MSE) Microservices Registry common instances. Common instances have been commercially available since January 1, 2020.

Billable items

Microservices Registry charges include common instance fees and network fees. Network access requires Server Load Balancer (SLB) instances.

For more information about the fees of MSE-managed common instances, see the "Common instance fees" section in this topic. For more information about network fees, see the "Network fees" section in this topic.

Billing methods

  • Pay-as-you-go: Fees are based on actual usage and deducted after consumption. Suitable for unpredictable workloads.

  • Subscription: Pay upfront for reserved resources at discounted rates.

    Important

    Fees accrue as long as Microservices Registry instances are running, regardless of billing method. Release unused instances promptly to reduce costs.

Billing cycles

  • Pay-as-you-go: Select engine specifications and node count based on your requirements. Bills are generated hourly and deducted from your Alibaba Cloud account balance. Bill delivery times may vary.

  • Subscription: Select engine specifications, node count, and subscription duration. Annual fees equal the monthly fee multiplied by 12. Fees are deducted from your Alibaba Cloud account balance. Bill delivery times may vary.

Billing formulas

Important

Prices listed are per node. For multi-node instances, multiply by the number of nodes.

  • Pay-as-you-go: Total fees = Unit price of engine specifications × Number of hours × Number of nodes. For example, if you select a region in the Chinese mainland, the Basic Edition with 2 CPU cores and 4 GiB of memory, 3 nodes, and a duration of 5 hours, the total fees are USD 1.05 (0.07 × 5 × 3).

  • Subscription: Total fees = Unit price of engine specifications × Number of months × Number of nodes. For example, if you select a region in the Chinese mainland, the Basic Edition with 2 CPU cores and 4 GiB of memory, 3 nodes, and a duration of 8 months, the total fees are USD 792 (33 × 8 × 3).

Common instance fees

Common instances support pay-as-you-go and subscription billing. Billable items: engine specifications (CPU and memory) and node count.

Important

The prices described in this topic are for reference only. For the actual prices, check the MSE buy page.

Region

Product edition

Number of CPU cores

Memory

Unit price for pay-as-you-go MSE instances (USD per hour)

Unit price for subscription MSE instances (USD per month)

Regions in the Chinese mainland

Developer Edition

1 core

2 GiB

0.035

16

2 cores

4 GiB

0.07

33

Professional Edition

1 core

2 GiB

0.052

25

2 cores

4 GiB

0.105

50

4 cores

8 GiB

0.209

100

8 cores

16 GiB

0.459

218

16 cores

32 GiB

0.917

435

  • China (Hong Kong)

  • Japan (Tokyo)

Developer Edition

1 core

2 GiB

0.06

29

2 cores

4 GiB

0.12

59

Professional Edition

1 core

2 GiB

0.09

44

2 cores

4 GiB

0.179

89

4 cores

8 GiB

0.359

177

8 cores

16 GiB

0.786

387

16 cores

32 GiB

1.572

774

  • Singapore

  • Indonesia (Jakarta)

  • Germany (Frankfurt)

  • UK (London)

Developer Edition

1 core

2 GiB

0.055

27

2 cores

4 GiB

0.111

54

Professional Edition

1 core

2 GiB

0.083

40

2 cores

4 GiB

0.166

80

4 cores

8 GiB

0.332

162

8 cores

16 GiB

0.728

354

16 cores

32 GiB

1.456

707

  • Philippines (Manila)

  • US (Virginia)

  • US (Silicon Valley)

Developer Edition

1 core

2 GiB

0.05

23

2 cores

4 GiB

0.1

46

Professional Edition

1 core

2 GiB

0.075

35

2 cores

4 GiB

0.15

70

4 cores

8 GiB

0.299

139

8 cores

16 GiB

0.655

304

16 cores

32 GiB

1.31

607

Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

Developer Edition

1 core

2 GiB

0.052

25

2 cores

4 GiB

0.104

51

Professional Edition

1 core

2 GiB

0.078

38

2 cores

4 GiB

0.156

76

4 cores

8 GiB

0.312

153

8 cores

16 GiB

0.684

333

16 cores

32 GiB

1.368

665

Network fees

Common instances that require Internet or VPC access need SLB instances. The following table lists SLB pricing.

Important

The prices described in this topic are for reference only. For the actual prices, check the MSE buy page.

Region

Public bandwidth of an SLB instance (Mbit/s)

Subscription (USD per month)

Pay-as-you-go (USD per hour)

Regions in the Chinese mainland

0 (VPC)

7.2

0.01

1 ≤ N ≤ 5

16.56 + N × 4.32

0.023 + N × 0.006

6 ≤ N ≤ 5,000

38.16 + (N - 5) × 14.4

0.053 + (N - 5) × 0.02

  • Singapore

  • Indonesia (Jakarta)

  • Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

  • Philippines (Manila)

  • Germany (Frankfurt)

  • UK (London)

  • Australia (Sydney) Closing Down

0 (VPC)

8.64

0.012

1 ≤ N ≤ 5

21.6 + N × 4.32

0.03 + N × 0.006

6 ≤ N ≤ 5,000

43.2 + (N - 5) × 14.4

0.06 + (N - 5) × 0.02

China (Hong Kong)

0 (VPC)

7.2

0.01

1 ≤ N ≤ 5

20.88 + N × 4.32

0.029 + N × 0.006

6 ≤ N ≤ 5,000

42.48 + (N - 5) × 14.4

0.059 + (N - 5) × 0.02

Japan (Tokyo)

0 (VPC)

8.64

0.012

1 ≤ N ≤ 5

23.76 + N × 5.04

0.033 + N × 0.007

6 ≤ N ≤ 5,000

48.96 + (N - 5) × 16.56

0.068 + (N - 5) × 0.023

  • US (Virginia)

  • US (Silicon Valley)

0 (VPC)

8.64

0.012

1 ≤ N ≤ 5

20.88 + N × 4.32

0.029 + N × 0.006

6 ≤ N ≤ 5,000

42.48 + (N - 5) × 14.4

0.059 + (N - 5) × 0.02

Note

MSE supports a maximum public bandwidth of 5,000 Mbit/s.

References

To avoid unexpected charges, unsubscribe from unused MSE instances. For more information, see Refund policy.