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    ApsaraDB RDS:View your bills

    Last Updated:Dec 27, 2025

    This topic describes how to view the detailed costs of your ApsaraDB RDS instance. These costs can include fees for storage capacity, SQL Audit, instance backups, and performance monitoring.

    Consumption type description

    Bills include two types of charges. The following table describes the costs included in each billing type.

    Consumption Type

    Fee details

    Pay-as-you-go

    • Costs for the instance type and storage capacity of a pay-as-you-go instance.

    • Additional costs for subscription or pay-as-you-go instances, such as for SQL Audit and backups that exceed the free quota.

    Subscription

    Costs for the instance type and storage capacity of a subscription instance.

    Procedure

    1. Log on to the Alibaba Cloud Management Console.

    2. In the upper-right corner of the page, choose Expenses > Expenses and Costs.

    3. In the navigation pane on the left, select Billing Management > Bill Details.

    4. Click the Billing Details tab.

    5. You can set filter conditions to query the bills.

      Note

      You can query data only within a single calendar month. A time range cannot span multiple calendar months. For example, you cannot select the period from January 10, 2022 to February 10, 2022.

    FAQ

    • My subscription RDS instance is charged extra fees every hour. What are these fees for?

      The subscription fee covers only the instance type and storage capacity. If you use read-only instances, enable features such as SQL Explorer, paid performance monitoring, or the database proxy, or use backup storage that exceeds the free quota, additional fees are charged. You can view the billable items in the Billing Item column on the Bill Details tab. For more information about billable items, see Billable items.

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    • Am I charged for my pay-as-you-go RDS instances if I do not use them?

      Yes, you are charged an hourly fee for every pay-as-you-go RDS instance that you create even if you do not use these instances. These instances consume computing resources and storage resources even if you do not use these instances.

    • Is all Internet traffic, both inbound and outbound, free for pay-as-you-go and subscription instances?

      Yes. Inbound and outbound Internet traffic for both pay-as-you-go and subscription instances is free.

    • On the Bill Details tab, I see multiple records with the product code DMS, product name Database Backup (DBS), and billable item Backup Storage. RDS has a built-in backup management feature. Why am I charged backup fees for DMS?

      The backup storage for RDS instances that use cloud disks is provided by Database Backup Service (DBS) and was originally billed under DBS. Starting from June 25, 2025, Alibaba Cloud is integrating the capabilities of DBS and Data Management (DMS). The corresponding backup storage billable items are migrated to DMS for billing. Therefore, the "Database Backup (DBS) - Backup Storage" records under DMS on your bill are not duplicate charges. This is only an adjustment in billing ownership, and you are not double-billed.