An individual or enterprise user that has created an Alibaba Cloud account and completed real-name registration but has not activated Object Storage Service (OSS) is eligible for a free trial of OSS. During the free trial period, you can store a certain amount of Standard locally redundant storage (LRS) objects free of charge.
Introduction
The free trial of OSS applies only to specific billable items.
Currently, the free quota of OSS can be used only to offset the storage fees of Standard LRS objects in buckets. Storage fees of other billable items, such as the storage fees of Infrequent Access (IA) LRS objects, and image processing (IMG) fees cannot be offset by this free quota. After the free trial period ends, you are charged different fees for using OSS. For more information about the billing rules, see Billing overview.
The following table lists the billable items for which OSS provides free quotas.
Billable item | Free quota | Intended user | Supported region |
Storage usage of Standard LRS objects | Standard (LRS) storage plan: 500 GB/month | Individual users | All regions |
Standard (LRS) storage plan: 1 TB/month | Enterprise users |
Prerequisites
User type: individual or enterprise users
Conditions:
Real-name registration is completed but OSS is not activated.
You must configure a payment method in your account during the free trial period to maintain your eligibility for a free trial. The payment methods include credit cards, debit cards, or a Paytm wallet.
Users who completed Alibaba Cloud real-name registration for enterprises are eligible for the free trial of OSS Enterprise Edition. Users who have enjoyed the free trial of OSS Personal Edition are no longer eligible for the free trial of OSS Enterprise Edition.
Alibaba Cloud international site terms also apply to the free trial.
Method to obtain the free quota: All Free Tier Products Available.
Use multiple free quotas at the same time
Use the free quota provided for new users and the free quota for storage usage of Standard LRS objects at the same time
You can use the preceding quotas at the same time only in the following regions: China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Nanjing - Local Region), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), China (Shenzhen), China (Heyuan), China (Guangzhou), China (Chengdu), China (Hong Kong), US (Silicon Valley), US (Virginia), Singapore, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Indonesia (Jakarta), Philippines (Manila), Thailand (Bangkok), Japan (Tokyo), South Korea (Seoul), Germany (Frankfurt), UK (London), UAE (Dubai), and SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region).
New users who meet the preceding prerequisites can obtain a free quota of 500 GB/month (individual users) or 1 TB/month (enterprise users) for the storage usage of Standard LRS objects and a free additional fixed quota of 5 GB/month for the storage usage of Standard LRS objects. New users have fixed free capacity per month. Take note of the following items when you use the free quotas:
Intended user | Effective at | Free quota | Actual usage | Description |
Individual users | Any hour during the one-month free trial period | 505GB | Less than or equal to 505 GB | No charges for the storage usage of Standard LRS objects |
Greater than 505 GB | You are charged for the storage usage that exceeds the free quota (Actual usage - 505 GB). | |||
Enterprise users | 1029GB | Less than or equal to 1029 GB | No charges for the storage usage of Standard LRS objects | |
Greater than 1029 GB | You are charged for the storage usage that exceeds the free quota (Actual usage - 1029 GB). |
During the one-month free trial period, the specified quota for the storage usage of Standard LRS objects that is not used within an hour cannot be used in the next hour.
For more information about billing rules for the storage usage of Standard LRS objects, see Storage fees.
FAQ
What is the offset order if a new user purchases resource plans during the free trial period?
The free quota for the new user is used to offset storage usage first. Then, the fixed quota of 5 GB/month is used. If you purchased resource plans, the resource plans are used to offset the fees for corresponding billable items. If the resource plans are exhausted, you are charged for the excess resource usage based on the pay-as-you-go billing method.