OSS resource plans - types, regions, and deduction methods - Object Storage Service

Resource plan types

Resource plan	Description
Storage plan	Covers storage costs for OSS files.
Standard zone-redundant storage plan	Covers storage costs for OSS files of the Standard zone-redundant storage class.
Standard LRS plan	Covers storage costs for OSS files of the Standard LRS storage class.
IA LRS plan	Covers storage costs for OSS files of the IA LRS storage class.
Cold archive LRS plan	Covers storage costs for OSS files of the cold archive LRS storage class.
Data transfer plan	Covers traffic costs from using OSS.
Outbound data transfer plan	Covers traffic costs for transferring data from OSS to a client over the internet.
Transfer acceleration plan	Covers traffic costs when users access OSS through an acceleration endpoint.
Anti-DDoS Basic plan	Covers costs for reserving Anti-DDoS instance resources.

Purchase recommendations

Recommendation 1: Select plan type by use case

The most common combination is a storage plan and an outbound data transfer plan. The storage plan covers storage costs for OSS. The outbound data transfer plan covers internet access costs.

Scenario	Resource plan
Storing objects such as text, images, audio, and video in OSS using the Standard LRS storage class.	Standard LRS plan
Browsing or downloading files from OSS over the Internet.	outbound data transfer plan

Each plan targets specific use cases. Resource plan types.

Recommendation 2: Select plan type by billable items

If you have an existing OSS bill, select a resource plan based on billable items in your detailed bill.

For example, if a billable item is Standard LRS capacity, purchase a Standard LRS plan to cover this cost.

On the Bill Details page, set Statistic Item to Billable Item and Statistic Period to Detailed. Then, filter by Product and select Object Storage Service to view the unit price of each billable item.

Recommendation 3: Select plan size by usage

If you have an existing OSS bill, select a resource plan size based on usage in your detailed bill.

For example, if your hourly Standard LRS capacity usage is 40 GB, purchase a 40 GB Standard LRS plan.

Recommendation 4: Troubleshoot unexpected charges

On the detailed bill page, check the billable item's type, usage, and billing time.
On the resource plan list page, check the type, total quota, and effective period of your active resource plan.

Compare the billable item with your resource plan.

Example problem	Solution
Your bill includes a NetworkOut billable item, but you do not have an active outbound data transfer plan.	Purchase an outbound data transfer plan.
Your bill includes a Standard LRS capacity billable item, but you do not have an active Standard LRS plan.	Purchase a Standard LRS plan.
Your bill shows 100 GB of hourly usage for Standard LRS capacity, but your Standard LRS plan has a total quota of 40 GB.	Upgrade your Standard LRS plan to 100 GB.
The charge occurred before you purchased the resource plan.	None

Limitations

A resource plan applies only to the purchasing Alibaba Cloud account and cannot be shared.
Resource plans apply only to OSS and do not cover other Alibaba Cloud products.
Resource plans cover only post-purchase costs and cannot be applied retroactively.
Each resource plan covers only its corresponding billable item. Resource plan types.
A region-specific plan offsets fees only in that region. A general-purpose Chinese mainland plan offsets fees across multiple Chinese mainland regions. Applicable Regions.

Deduction methods

Deduction method	Resource plan	Example
fixed hourly quota	storage plan Anti-DDoS Basic plan	This method provides a fixed quota each hour. Unused quota does not carry over to the next hour. storage plan Example: A 10 TB storage plan covers up to 10 TB of storage capacity each hour. If your storage usage in the first hour is 9 TB, the storage plan covers the full storage cost. If your storage usage in the second hour is 10 TB, the storage plan covers the full storage cost. If your storage usage in the third hour is 11 TB, the storage plan covers 10 TB, and the excess 1 TB is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. Anti-DDoS Basic plan Example: If you purchase two single-instance Anti-DDoS Basic plans with a term of six months, the plans cover the Anti-DDoS resource reservation and early release fees for up to two Anti-DDoS instances each hour. If there is only one Anti-DDoS instance in the first hour, the Anti-DDoS Basic plans fully cover its cost. If there are two Anti-DDoS instances in the second hour, the Anti-DDoS Basic plans fully cover their costs. If there are three Anti-DDoS instances in the third hour, the Anti-DDoS Basic plans cover the costs for two instances, and the excess instance is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis.
fixed monthly quota	outbound data transfer plan	This method provides a fixed quota each month. The quota is reset on the 1st of the following month, and any unused quota does not roll over. Example: If you purchase a 1-month, 100 GB outbound data transfer plan on the 18th of the month, the plan covers 100 GB of outbound internet traffic from the 18th through the end of the month. Any excess usage is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. On the 1st of the next month, the quota resets. From the 1st through the 18th of the next month, the plan again covers 100 GB, and any excess usage is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis.
total declining balance	transfer acceleration plan	Usage is deducted from the plan's total quota until the quota is exhausted or the plan expires. Example: If you purchase a 5 TB plan for three months, you have a total quota of 5 TB for transfer acceleration traffic over the three-month period. Any excess usage is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Applicable regions

You must specify a region when purchasing a resource plan (except Anti-DDoS Basic plans). Region-specific plans deduct fees only in the specified region.

Note

An Anti-DDoS Basic plan deducts fees for instances in all available regions. Within a single hour, one plan covers only one instance in one region. For multi-region Anti-DDoS coverage in the same hour, purchase additional Anti-DDoS Basic plans.

Region type	Description
Global	Deducts fees for resource usage in all regions. These resource plans can be shared across regions.
Region-specific^①	Deducts fees for resource usage in a specific region. These resource plans cannot be shared across regions.^②
All regions in the Chinese mainland^①	Deducts fees for resource usage in all regions in the Chinese mainland. These resource plans can be shared across regions.^③
Transfer acceleration region	Deducts transfer acceleration traffic fees for uploads and downloads when you use an acceleration endpoint to access OSS buckets across regions.
Transfer acceleration M2M	Deducts transfer acceleration traffic fees for uploads and downloads (AccM2MIn and AccM2MOut) when you use an acceleration endpoint to access OSS buckets between regions within the Chinese mainland.
Transfer acceleration M2O_O2M	Deducts transfer acceleration traffic fees for uploads and downloads (AccM2OIn, AccM2OOut, AccO2MIn, and AccO2MOut) when you use an acceleration endpoint to access OSS buckets between regions inside and outside the Chinese mainland.
Transfer acceleration O2O	Deducts transfer acceleration traffic fees for uploads and downloads (AccO2OIn and AccO2OOut) when you use an acceleration endpoint to access OSS buckets between regions outside the Chinese mainland.

^①You can purchase both a region-specific resource plan and a plan for all regions in the Chinese mainland. When fees are deducted, the region-specific plan is consumed first. If its quota is exhausted, the plan for all Chinese mainland regions is consumed next. If both plans are exhausted, any excess usage is charged on a pay-as-you-go basis.

^②For example, a resource plan for the China (Qingdao) region deducts resource usage fees incurred only in that region.

^③Chinese mainland regions supported by these plans: Regions supported by resource plans that are available in all regions in the Chinese mainland.

Supported regions in the Chinese mainland

Resource plan	Region
Standard ZRS storage plan	China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), China (Shenzhen), China (Heyuan), China (Guangzhou), China (Chengdu), China (Nanjing - Local Region - Decommissioning), and China (Fuzhou - Local Region - Decommissioning)
Outbound data transfer plan

Important

You cannot create buckets in the China (Zhangjiakou) region. However, you can still use resource plans to deduct fees for existing buckets in this region.

Supported operations

Note

"✓" = supported; "×" = not supported.

Resource plan	Purchase	Upgrade	Renew	Stack^①	Details
Standard zone-redundant storage plan	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Standard LRS plan	✓	✓	✓	×	✓
IA LRS plan	✓	✓	✓	×	✓
cold archive LRS plan	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Outbound data transfer plan	✓	×	✓	✓	✓
Transfer acceleration plan	✓	×	×	✓	✓
Anti-DDoS Basic plan	✓	×	✓	✓	✓

^① This refers to purchasing multiple resource plans of the same type. When these plans are stacked, the plan with the earliest expiration date is consumed first to cover costs. For example, you purchase a one-year, 1 TB universal outbound data transfer plan for the Chinese mainland on February 1, 2022. You then purchase another three-month, 1 TB plan of the same type on March 1, 2022. In this case, the plan purchased on March 1 is used first because it expires sooner.

Object Storage Service:Resource plans

Resource plan types

Purchase recommendations

Recommendation 1: Select plan type by use case

Recommendation 2: Select plan type by billable items

Recommendation 3: Select plan size by usage

Recommendation 4: Troubleshoot unexpected charges

Limitations

Deduction methods

Applicable regions

Supported regions in the Chinese mainland

Supported operations

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