In the Expenses and Costs console, view the billing details, utilization rate, and discounts for your savings plans to evaluate their performance, savings, and return on investment (ROI).
Viewing methods
You can view your savings plan bills in three ways, each suited for different use cases:
Viewing method | Use cases | Access link |
For financial reconciliation, view detailed spending records of your savings plan purchases. | ||
Evaluate the overall effectiveness and return on investment (ROI) of your savings plans. | ||
Analyze in detail how discounts from your savings plan are applied. |
Purchase bills for Savings Plans
Legacy console
The Billing Details page displays the spending records for your Savings Plans. You can filter and export these records by criteria such as Billing Month and Resource Group.
Go to the Expenses and Costs console. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Bill Details > Billing Details.
On the Billing Details page, set Product Name to Savings Plan and Statistical Period to Details to filter your bills. The page displays bill details for the current month by default.
Set filter criteria such as Billing Month and Resource Group, then click Search.
New console
The Bill Details page displays the purchase bills for your Savings Plans. You can filter and export these bills by criteria such as Bill Generation Date and Resource Name.
Go to the Expenses and Costs console. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Bills > Bill Details.
On the Bill Details page, set Product Name or Commodity Name to Savings Plans to filter your bills. The page displays bill details for the current month by default.
Set filter criteria such as Bill Generation Date and Resource Name /Instance ID, then click Search.
For more details, see View and analyze bills.
If you log in with a main financial account, you can filter by account to view data for non-trusteeship and trusteeship linked accounts.
View savings plan usage overview
Legacy console
The savings plan overview page displays key metrics such as cumulative savings, savings for the current year or month, and the utilization rate and status of each savings plan instance. You can use this information to evaluate the ROI of your savings plans.
Log on to the Expenses and Costs console. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Savings Plan > Overview.
On the Overview tab, set filters such as Account, Savings Plan ID, and Start At, then click Search.
If your account has an overdue payment and your pay-as-you-go resources are suspended, your savings plan will not apply deductions.
To prevent service interruptions or high bills due to overdue payments, ensure that your payment method has a sufficient balance or credit limit.
Key fields
Parameter | Description |
Commitment | The amount that you commit to spend per period. This fee is charged regardless of whether deductions occur. The pay-as-you-go usage that exceeds your commitment is billed at standard rates. |
Balance | For Elastic plans, the balance is the total commitment minus the amount used. For Standard plans (monthly commitment), the balance is the monthly commitment minus the amount used in the current month. For Standard plans (daily commitment), the balance is the daily commitment minus the amount used on the current day. |
Utilization rate | For Standard plans, this shows the month-to-date utilization rate. For Elastic plans, it shows the overall utilization rate for the instance. A higher utilization rate indicates that you are getting more value from your savings plan. |
Cumulative savings | Cumulative savings = Standard pay-as-you-go costs - (Total savings plan fees + Actual payable amount). |
Status | Active: Deductions are being applied. Stopped (Overdue): Deductions are paused because the account has an overdue payment. Expired: The savings plan has expired. |
Sharing status | Indicates whether the savings plan instance is shared with other accounts. |
New console
The savings plan overview page displays key metrics such as cumulative savings, savings for the current year or month, and the utilization rate and status of each savings plan instance. You can use this information to evaluate the return on investment (ROI) of your savings plans.
Log on to the Expenses and Costs console. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Account > Savings Plan.
On the Overview tab, set filters such as Enterprise/Organization Account, Savings Plan Instance ID, and Start Time, then click Search.
If your account has an overdue payment and your pay-as-you-go resources are suspended, your savings plan will not apply deductions.
To prevent service interruptions or high bills due to overdue payments, ensure that your payment method has a sufficient balance or credit limit.
Key fields
Parameter | Description |
Commitment | The amount that you commit to spend per period. This fee is charged regardless of whether deductions occur. The pay-as-you-go usage that exceeds your commitment is billed at standard rates. |
Balance | For Elastic plans, the balance is the total commitment minus the amount used. For Standard plans (monthly commitment), the balance is the monthly commitment minus the amount used in the current month. For Standard plans (daily commitment), the balance is the daily commitment minus the amount used on the current day. |
Utilization rate | For Standard plans, this shows the month-to-date utilization rate. For Elastic plans, it shows the overall utilization rate for the instance. A higher utilization rate indicates that you are getting more value from your savings plan. |
Cumulative savings | Cumulative savings = Standard pay-as-you-go costs - (Total savings plan fees + Actual payable amount). |
Status | Active: Deductions are being applied. Stopped (Overdue): Deductions are paused because the account has an overdue payment. Expired: The savings plan has expired. |
Sharing status | Indicates whether the savings plan instance is shared with other accounts. |
Savings plan usage details
Legacy console
The Account page for a Savings Plan displays detailed deduction information, including Account, Deductible Amount, Deduction Rate for Bills, Deduction Product, and Deducted For.
Log on to the Expenses and Costs console.
In the navigation pane, choose Savings Plan > Overview.
Click the View Details tab.
Set filters such as Account, Savings Plan ID, and Start At, then click Search.
Key fields
Parameter | Description |
Deduction Amount | The amount of your Savings Plan commitment that covers pay-as-you-go fees. |
List Price of Deducted Part | The list price of the usage covered by the Savings Plan. |
Deduction Discount | The discount that the Savings Plan applies to resource fees. The formula is: Deduction Discount = Deduction Amount / List Price of Deducted Part. A lower rate indicates greater savings. |
Bill Deduction Rate | The percentage of a pay-as-you-go bill that a Savings Plan covers. The formula is: Bill Deduction Rate = (Deduction Amount / corresponding pay-as-you-go discount) / List price of the deducted bill. |
Deducted Product | The pay-as-you-go product covered by the Savings Plan. |
Deducted Instance ID | The ID of the resource instance covered by the Savings Plan. |
New console
The Savings Plan Owner Account page for a Savings Plan displays detailed deduction information, including the Savings Plan Owner Account, Deduct Fee, Deduction Rate for Bills, and Deducted Instance ID.
Log on to the Expenses and Costs console.
In the navigation pane, choose Account > Savings Plan.
Click the View Details tab.
Set filters such as Instance ID and Start At, then click Search.
Key fields
Parameter | Description |
Deduction Amount | The amount of your Savings Plan commitment that covers pay-as-you-go fees. |
List Price of Deducted Part | The list price of the usage covered by the Savings Plan. |
Deduction Discount | The discount that the Savings Plan applies to resource fees. The formula is: Deduction Discount = Deduction Amount / List Price of Deducted Part. A lower rate indicates greater savings. |
Bill Deduction Rate | The percentage of a pay-as-you-go bill that a Savings Plan covers. The formula is: Bill Deduction Rate = (Deduction Amount / corresponding pay-as-you-go discount) / List price of the deducted bill. |
Deducted Product | The pay-as-you-go product covered by the Savings Plan. |
Deducted Resource Instance ID | The ID of the resource instance covered by the Savings Plan. |
FAQ
Charges not covered by a savings plan
Charges on your bill may not be covered by a savings plan for the following reasons:
Ineligible charges: Savings plans do not cover fees for snapshots, Internet traffic, or disk capacity (except for specific plans). A general-purpose savings plan only covers computing capacity costs for ECS and ECI.
Exceeding the commitment: Any usage beyond your savings plan's committed spending is billed at pay-as-you-go rates.
Overdue payments: Deductions for No Upfront and Partial Upfront savings plans are paused if your account has an overdue payment.
Why is the deduction amount small?
A savings plan's committed spending, not its upfront payment, determines its deduction capacity. Committed spending is the amount you commit to spend per hour.
For example, consider a savings plan with a committed spending of CNY 0.1 per hour that offers a rate at 40% of the pay-as-you-go price. Your hourly commitment covers pay-as-you-go usage with a list price value of: CNY 0.1 / 40% = CNY 0.25. The maximum daily usage covered, at list price, is: CNY 0.25 × 24 = CNY 6.
Before you purchase, use the savings plan calculator to select an appropriate committed spending amount based on your actual usage.
Can a savings plan be extended?
No. A savings plan automatically expires at the end of its term and cannot be extended. To continue using the benefits, you must purchase a new savings plan before your current one expires.