This topic describes the billable items and billing examples for Simple Application Server.
Billable items
Simple application server
The prices in this topic are for reference only. Prices on the product purchase page prevail.
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Billable item |
Description |
Billing method |
Formula |
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Plan configuration |
A plan bundles compute, storage, and network resources. For details on available plans, see the product purchase page. |
subscription |
Plan fee × Subscription duration |
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data disk (optional) |
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subscription |
Data disk unit price × Capacity × Subscription duration |
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excess data transfer (optional) |
Note
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pay-as-you-go |
Data transfer unit price × Excess data transfer |
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snapshot (free) |
A snapshot is a backup file that captures the data state of a disk at a specific point in time. Snapshots are commonly used for daily data backups, recovery from accidental operations or cyberattacks, and creating custom images. Note
Creating snapshots is free. However, the maximum number of snapshots you can create is three times the number of your Simple Application Server instances, up to a maximum of 15. |
Free |
N/A |
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custom image (free) |
A custom image is an image that you create from a snapshot of a Simple Application Server instance. You can use a custom image to create multiple instances with the same configuration. You can also share a custom image to ECS and use the shared image to create ECS instances or replace their operating systems. Important
Creating custom images is free. However, the maximum number of custom images you can create is three times the number of your Simple Application Server instances, up to a maximum of 15. |
Free |
N/A |
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shared image |
You can share a custom image to ECS. If the shared image comes from an instance that used an application image, billing for the image depends on the billing method of the ECS instance you create from it:
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subscription |
Image fee = Image unit price × Subscription duration
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service interconnection (free) |
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Free |
N/A |
Billing examples
The following table shows example calculations for Simple Application Server fees.
The prices in this topic are for reference only. Prices on the product purchase page prevail.
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Example |
Scenario |
Fee calculation |
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Example 1: Plan fee only |
This example assumes a plan with unlimited data transfer, or one where the data transfer quota is not exceeded.
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Total fee = Plan fee × Subscription duration The fee in this example is calculated as follows: |
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Example 2: Plan fee + data disk fee |
You purchase a plan that includes unlimited data transfer or has a data transfer quota that is not exceeded, and attach one data disk.
You create a server with the following specifications, and the data transfer does not exceed the monthly quota:
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Total fee = Plan fee × Subscription duration + Monthly unit price of data disk × Data disk capacity × Subscription duration The fee in this example is calculated as follows: |
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Example 3: Plan fee + excess data transfer fee |
You purchase a plan that has a monthly data transfer quota and you exceed the quota. No data disk is attached. A server in the China (Hong Kong) region exhausts its plan's data transfer quota and consumes an additional 8 GB of data.
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Total fee = Plan fee × Subscription duration + Data transfer unit price × Excess data transfer The fee for the excess data transfer in this example is calculated as follows: |
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Example 4: Plan fee + data disk fee + excess data transfer fee |
You purchase a plan that has a monthly data transfer quota, exceed the quota, and have one data disk attached. |
Total fee = Plan fee × Subscription duration + Monthly unit price of data disk × Data disk capacity × Subscription duration + Data transfer unit price × Excess data transfer |
FAQ
Will I be charged for data transfer?
Before you make a purchase, check the plan details:
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If the Public Data Transfer Package field for a plan shows Unlimited, the data transfer fee is included in the plan fee and no additional fees are incurred.
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If a plan includes a fixed monthly data transfer quota, you are charged on a pay-as-you-go basis for usage that exceeds the quota. For more information about the rates, see the billable items section.
After you make a purchase, check your server:
Log on to the Simple Application Server console, find the desired server, and click the instance ID on the server card.
On the Server Overview page, view the Server Monitoring section. If the Data Transfer metric is displayed, your plan has a fixed quota. After the quota is used up, you are charged for excess data transfer on a pay-as-you-go basis. For more information about the rates, see the billable items section.
If the metric is not displayed, the data transfer fee is included in your plan fee and no additional fees are incurred.
Data transfer limits and overage billing
To check for a data transfer limit, log on to the Simple Application Server console, find the desired server, and click its instance ID.
On the Server Overview page, check the Server Monitoring section. The presence of a Data Transfer metric indicates your plan has a fixed quota. Once this quota is exhausted, you are charged for excess data transfer on a pay-as-you-go basis. For more information about the rates, see the billable items section.
If this metric is not present, your plan includes unlimited data transfer, and no extra fees are incurred.