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PolarDB:Billing rules for computing resources

Last Updated:Feb 18, 2025

The computing resources of PolarDB for PostgreSQL Distributed Edition consist of compute nodes and data nodes. The pay-as-you-go and subscription billing methods are supported. Prices vary based on the billing method.

You can specify General-purpose or Dedicated specification types for computing resources.

  • General-purpose: The cluster shares idle computing resources such as CPUs with other clusters on the same server. This enhances cost efficiency.

  • Dedicated: The cluster does not share allocated compute resources such as CPUs with other clusters on the same server. This improves the reliability and stability of the cluster.

Note
  • When you purchase a cluster, the default number of read-only compute nodes or data nodes is 1. In this case, one read-only compute node or data node is added to the primary node. By default, the specifications of the read-only node are the same as the specifications of the primary node in the primary zone or the primary data center. You are separately charged for the read-only node.

  • You can receive a 25% discount for the added read-only node.

Pay-as-you-go

If you use the pay-as-you-go billing method for a cluster, you do not need to pay upfront fees when you create the cluster. You are charged for the computing and storage resources that you use. You are charged for the compute nodes and data nodes in a cluster per hour. The fees are deducted from your account balance on an hourly basis.

The following section describes the pay-as-go pricing of compute nodes in specific regions.

Note
  • The following tables describe the prices of a single compute node.

  • By default, PolarDB for PostgreSQL Distributed Edition addes one read-only node to each compute node or data node to improve the read performance.

Prices for a single compute node (USD per hour)

Dedicated

Node type

CPU and memory

Number of read-only CNs/DNs

Regions in the Chinese mainland

China (Hong Kong)

Singapore

Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

Indonesia (Jakarta)

Philippines (Manila)

Japan (Tokyo)

South Korea (Seoul)

Germany (Frankfurt)

polar.pg.x4.medium

2 cores, 8 GB memory

0

0.156

0.250

0.250

0.250

0.234

0.218

0.250

0.250

0.218

1

0.117

0.188

0.188

0.188

0.176

0.164

0.188

0.188

0.164

polar.pg.x8.medium

2 cores, 16 GB memory

0

0.259

0.414

0.414

0.414

0.388

0.362

0.414

0.414

0.362

1

0.194

0.310

0.310

0.310

0.291

0.272

0.310

0.310

0.272

polar.pg.x4.large

4 cores,16 GB memory

0

0.313

0.500

0.500

0.500

0.469

0.437

0.500

0.500

0.437

1

0.234

0.375

0.375

0.375

0.352

0.328

0.375

0.375

0.328

polar.pg.x8.large

4 cores, 32 GB memory

0

0.502

0.804

0.804

0.804

0.753

0.703

0.804

0.804

0.703

1

0.377

0.603

0.603

0.603

0.565

0.603

0.603

0.603

0.603

polar.pg.x4.xlarge

8 cores, 32 GB memory

0

0.626

1.001

1.001

1.001

0.938

0.876

1.001

1.001

0.876

1

0.469

0.751

0.751

0.751

0.704

0.657

0.751

0.751

0.657

polar.pg.x8.xlarge

8 cores, 64 GB memory

0

1.005

1.607

1.607

1.607

1.507

1.406

1.607

1.607

1.406

1

0.753

1.205

1.205

1.205

1.13

1.054

1.205

1.205

1.054

polar.pg.x4.2xlarge

16 cores, 64 GB memory

0

1.251

2.002

2.002

2.002

1.877

1.752

2.002

2.002

1.752

1

0.938

1.501

1.501

1.501

1.408

1.314

1.501

1.501

1.314

polar.pg.x8.2xlarge

16 cores, 128 GB memory

0

2.009

3.214

3.214

3.214

3.014

2.813

3.214

3.214

2.813

1

1.507

2.411

2.411

2.411

2.26

2.109

2.411

2.411

2.109

polar.pg.x4.4xlarge

32 cores, 128 GB memory

0

2.502

4.004

4.004

4.004

3.753

3.503

4.004

4.004

3.503

1

1.877

3.001

3.001

3.001

2.815

2.627

3.001

3.001

2.627

polar.pg.x8.4xlarge

32 cores, 256 GB memory

0

4.018

6.429

6.429

6.429

6.027

5.625

6.429

6.429

5.625

1

3.014

4.822

4.822

4.822

4.52

4.219

4.822

4.822

4.219

polar.pg.x4.6xlarge

48 cores, 192 GB memory

0

3.753

6.005

6.005

6.005

5.63

5.255

6.005

6.005

5.255

1

2.815

4.504

4.504

4.504

4.223

3.941

4.504

4.504

3.941

polar.pg.x8.6xlarge

48 cores, 384 GB memory

0

6.027

9.643

9.643

9.643

9.041

8.438

9.643

9.643

8.438

1

4.52

7.232

7.232

7.232

6.78

6.328

7.232

7.232

6.328

polar.pg.x4.8xlarge

64 cores, 256 GB memory

0

5.005

8.007

8.007

8.007

7.507

7.006

8.007

8.007

7.006

1

3.753

6.005

6.005

6.005

5.63

5.255

6.005

6.005

5.255

polar.pg.x8.8xlarge

64 cores, 512 GB memory

0

8.036

12.858

12.858

12.858

12.054

11.251

12.858

12.858

11.251

1

6.027

9.643

9.643

9.643

9.041

8.438

9.643

9.643

8.438

polar.pg.x8.12xlarge

88 cores, 710 GB memory

0

12.054

19.287

19.287

19.287

18.081

16.876

19.287

19.287

16.876

1

9.041

14.465

14.465

14.465

13.561

12.657

14.465

14.465

12.657

polar.pg.x8.15xlarge

120 cores, 920 GB memory

0

15.068

24.108

24.108

24.108

22.602

21.095

24.108

24.108

21.095

1

11.301

18.081

18.081

18.081

16.951

15.821

18.081

18.081

15.821

General-purpose

Node type

CPU and memory

Number of read-only CNs/DNs

Regions in the Chinese mainland

China (Hong Kong)

Singapore

Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

Indonesia (Jakarta)

Philippines (Manila)

Japan (Tokyo)

South Korea (Seoul)

Germany (Frankfurt)

polar.pg.g2.medium

2 cores, 4 GB memory

0

0.078

0.125

0.125

0.125

0.117

0.109

0.125

0.125

0.109

1

0.059

0.094

0.094

0.094

0.088

0.082

0.094

0.094

0.082

polar.pg.g4.medium

2 cores, 8 GB memory

0

0.132

0.212

0.212

0.212

0.199

0.185

0.212

0.212

0.185

1

0.099

0.159

0.159

0.159

0.149

0.139

0.159

0.159

0.139

polar.pg.g2.large

4 cores, 8 GB memory

0

0.156

0.250

0.250

0.250

0.235

0.219

0.250

0.250

0.219

1

0.117

0.188

0.188

0.188

0.176

0.164

0.188

0.188

0.164

polar.pg.g4.large

4 cores,16 GB memory

0

0.265

0.423

0.423

0.423

0.397

0.371

0.423

0.423

0.371

1

0.199

0.318

0.318

0.318

0.298

0.278

0.318

0.318

0.278

polar.pg.g2.xlarge

8 cores, 16 GB memory

0

0.313

0.5

0.5

0.5

0469

0.438

0.5

0.5

0.438

1

0.235

0.375

0.375

0.375

0.352

0.328

0.375

0.375

0.328

polar.pg.g4.xlarge

8 cores, 32 GB memory

0

0.529

0.846

0.846

0.846

0.794

0.741

0.846

0.846

0.741

1

0.397

0.635

0.635

0.635

0.595

0.556

0.635

0.635

0.556

polar.pg.g2.2xlarge

16 cores, 32 GB memory

0

0.656

1.001

1.001

1.001

0.938

0.876

1.001

1.001

0.876

1

0.469

0.751

0.751

0.751

0.704

0.657

0.751

0.751

0.657

Subscription

If you use the subscription billing method for a cluster, you must pay for compute nodes when you create the cluster.

The following section describes the subscription pricing of compute nodes in specific regions.

Note
  • The following tables describe the prices of a single compute node.

  • By default, PolarDB for PostgreSQL Distributed Edition addes one read-only node to each compute node or data node to improve the read performance.

Prices for a single compute node (USD per month)

Dedicated

Node type

CPU and memory

Number of read-only CNs/DNs

Regions in the Chinese mainland

China (Hong Kong)

Singapore

Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

Indonesia (Jakarta)

Philippines (Manila)

Japan (Tokyo)

South Korea (Seoul)

Germany (Frankfurt)

polar.pg.x4.medium

2 cores, 8 GB memory

0

75.19

120.3

120.3

120.3

112.78

105.26

120.3

120.3

105.26

1

56.39

90.23

90.23

90.23

84.59

78.95

90.23

90.23

78.95

polar.pg.x8.medium

2 cores, 16 GB memory

0

124.03

198.5

198.5

198.5

186.09

173.68

198.5

198.5

173.68

1

93.05

148.87

148.87

148.87

139.57

130.26

148.87

148.87

130.26

polar.pg.x4.large

4 cores,16 GB memory

0

150.38

240.6

240.6

240.6

225.56

210.53

240.6

240.6

210.53

1

112.78

180.45

180.45

180.45

169.17

157.89

180.45

180.45

157.89

polar.pg.x8.large

4 cores, 32 GB memory

0

248.12

396.99

396.99

396.99

372.18

347.37

396.99

396.99

347.37

1

186.09

297.74

297.74

297.74

279.14

260.53

297.74

297.74

260.53

polar.pg.x4.xlarge

8 cores, 32 GB memory

0

300.75

481.2

481.2

481.2

451.13

421.05

481.2

481.2

421.05

1

225.56

360.9

360.9

360.9

338.35

315.79

360.9

360.9

315.79

polar.pg.x8.xlarge

8 cores, 64 GB memory

0

496.24

793.98

793.98

793.98

744.36

694.74

793.98

793.98

694.74

1

372.18

595.49

595.49

595.49

558.27

521.05

595.49

595.49

521.05

polar.pg.x4.2xlarge

16 cores, 64 GB memory

0

601.5

962.41

962.41

962.41

902.26

842.11

962.41

962.41

842.11

1

451.13

721.8

721.8

721.8

676.69

631.58

721.8

721.8

631.58

polar.pg.x8.2xlarge

16 cores, 128 GB memory

0

992.48

1,587.97

1,587.97

1,587.97

1,488.72

1,389.

47

1,587.97

1,587.97

1,389.

47

1

744.36

1,190.98

1,190.98

1,190.98

1,116.54

1,042.11

1,190.98

1,190.98

1,042.11

polar.pg.x4.4xlarge

32 cores, 128 GB memory

0

1,203.01

1924.81

1924.81

1924.81

1,804.51

1,684.21

1924.81

1924.81

1,684.21

1

902.26

1,443.61

1,443.61

1,443.61

1,353.38

1,263.16

1,443.61

1,443.61

1,263.16

polar.pg.x8.4xlarge

32 cores, 256 GB memory

0

1,984.96

3,175.94

3,175.94

3,175.94

2,977.44

2,778.95

3,175.94

3,175.94

2,778.95

1

1,488.72

2,381.95

2,381.95

2,381.95

2,233.08

2,084.21

2,381.95

2,381.95

2,084.21

polar.pg.x4.6xlarge

48 cores, 192 GB memory

0

1,804.51

2,887.22

2,887.22

2,887.22

2,706.77

2,526.32

2,887.22

2,887.22

2,526.32

1

1,353.38

2,165.41

2,165.41

2,165.41

2,030.08

1,894.74

2,165.41

2,165.41

1,894.74

polar.pg.x8.6xlarge

48 cores, 384 GB memory

0

2,977.44

4,763.91

4,763.91

4,763.91

4,466.17

4,168.42

4,763.91

4,763.91

4,168.42

1

2,233.08

3,572.93

3,572.93

3,572.93

3,349.62

3,126.32

3,572.93

3,572.93

3,126.32

polar.pg.x4.8xlarge

64 cores, 256 GB memory

0

2,406.02

3,849.62

3,849.62

3,849.62

3,609.02

3,368.42

3,849.62

3,849.62

3,368.42

1

1,804.51

2,887.22

2,887.22

2,887.22

2,706.77

2,526.32

2,887.22

2,887.22

2,526.32

polar.pg.x8.8xlarge

64 cores, 512 GB memory

0

3,969.92

6,351.88

6,351.88

6,351.88

5,954.89

5,557.89

6,351.88

6,351.88

5,557.89

1

2,977.44

4,763.91

4,763.91

4,763.91

4,466.17

4,168.42

4,763.91

4,763.91

4,168.42

polar.pg.x8.12xlarge

88 cores, 710 GB memory

0

5,954.89

9,527.82

9,527.82

9,527.82

9,527.82

8,336.84

9,527.82

9,527.82

8,336.84

1

4,466.17

7,145.86

7,145.86

7,145.86

6,699.25

6,252.63

7,145.86

7,145.86

6,252.63

polar.pg.x8.15xlarge

120 cores, 920 GB memory

0

7,443.61

11,909.77

11,909.77

11,909.77

11,165.41

10,421.05

11,909.77

11,909.77

10,421.05

1

5,582.71

8,932.33

8,932.33

8,932.33

8,374.06

7,815.79

8,932.33

8,932.33

7,815.79

General-purpose

Node type

CPU and memory

Number of read-only CNs/DNs

Regions in the Chinese mainland

China (Hong Kong)

Singapore

Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

Indonesia (Jakarta)

Philippines (Manila)

Japan (Tokyo)

South Korea (Seoul)

Germany (Frankfurt)

polar.pg.g2.medium

2 cores, 4 GB memory

0

37.59

60.15

60.15

60.15

56.39

52.63

60.15

60.15

52.63

1

28.2

45.11

45.11

45.11

42.29

39.47

45.11

45.11

39.47

polar.pg.g4.medium

2 cores, 8 GB memory

0

63.91

102.26

102.26

102.26

95.86

89.47

102.26

102.26

89.47

1

47.93

76.69

76.69

76.69

71.9

67.11

76.69

76.69

67.11

polar.pg.g2.large

4 cores, 8 GB memory

0

75.19

120.3

120.3

120.3

112.78

105.26

120.3

120.3

105.26

1

56.39

90.23

90.23

90.23

84.59

78.95

90.23

90.23

78.95

polar.pg.g4.large

4 cores,16 GB memory

0

127.82

204.51

204.51

204.51

191.73

178.95

204.51

204.51

178.95

1

95.86

153.38

153.38

153.38

143.8

134.21

153.38

153.38

134.21

polar.pg.g2.xlarge

8 cores, 16 GB memory

0

150.38

240.6

240.6

240.6

225.56

210.53

240.6

240.6

210.53

1

112.78

180.45

180.45

180.45

169.17

157.89

180.45

180.45

157.89

polar.pg.g4.xlarge

8 cores, 32 GB memory

0

255.64

409.02

409.02

409.02

383.46

357.89

409.02

409.02

357.89

1

191.73

306.77

306.77

306.77

287.59

268.42

306.77

306.77

268.42

polar.pg.g2.2xlarge

16 cores, 32 GB memory

0

300.75

481.2

481.2

481.2

451.13

421.05

481.2

481.2

421.05

1

225.56

360.9

360.9

360.9

338.35

315.79

360.9

360.9

315.79