This topic provides the plan pricing and billable items of Simple Application Server, explain the policies for renewal, refunds, and payments, and show you how to check your bills and usage. .
Billable items
The following figure shows the billable items for Simple Application Server.
The items are described as follows:
Plan configuration fees: When you create a Simple Application Server, you purchase a plan. Only the subscription billing method is supported. You must pay for the selected plan when you create the service.
Possible fees:
Data disk: If you attach a data disk to a Simple Application Server, you are charged for the data disk. Data disks support only the subscription billing method. You are charged based on the data disk size (GiB) and the subscription duration.
ImportantThe data disk expires on the same date as the Simple Application Server instance to which it is attached. The data disk is bound to the instance and cannot be detached.
Excess data transfer: If your plan includes a data transfer quota and you exceed the quota, Alibaba Cloud charges you for any excess data transfer on a pay-as-you-go basis.
NoteIf the plan displays Unlimited Data Transfer, you can use unlimited data transfer and will not incur fees for excess data transfer.
Related Alibaba Cloud service fees:
If you use other Alibaba Cloud services to build a website, you are also charged for those services. For example:
You can purchase a certificate from Certificate Management Service to enable encrypted HTTPS access to your server.
Certificate Management Service provides free trial Domain Validated (DV) certificates, and paid DV, Organization Validated (OV), and Extended Validation (EV) certificates. For more information, see Billable items of Certificate Management Service.
You can purchase an Alibaba Cloud DNS plan to bind and resolve domain names.
Alibaba Cloud DNS is available in a Free Edition, and paid Personal, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Ultimate editions. For more information, see Pricing.
For more information, see Billable items.
Plan pricing
When you create a Simple Application Server, you purchase a plan. Only the subscription billing method is supported. For more information, see the buy page.
Expiration and overdue payments
When your Simple Application Server expires or has an overdue payment, the service is stopped and you can no longer access it. You can resume access after you renew the service. If your service expires or has an overdue payment, the system sends you a notification. Renew your service promptly to avoid business disruptions. For more information, see Expiration and overdue payments.
Renewal policy
A subscription Simple Application Server instance is automatically stopped after it expires. If you want to continue using the instance, you must renew it within a specified period. Otherwise, the instance is automatically released. Related resources, such as snapshots and custom images, are also released and cannot be recovered. Enable auto-renewal to reduce the management costs of manual renewal and to prevent business interruptions. For more information, see Renewal policy.
Refund policy
For a subscription Simple Application Server, you pay in advance based on the subscription duration. If you no longer need a resource that has not expired, you cannot release it on your own. You must submit a ticket to request the release.
Query bills and usage
After you purchase a Simple Application Server, you can view your bills and spending details. For more information, see Query bills and usage.