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    VPN Gateway:Billing overview

    Last Updated:May 23, 2025

    You can associate an IPsec-VPN connection with a VPN gateway or a route router. The involved billable items for IPsec-VPN connections depend on the types of resources that are associated with IPsec-VPN connections. This topic describes the billing rules for IPsec-VPN connections that are associated with different types of resources.

    IPsec-VPN connections associated with VPN gateways

    Billing rules

    Feature enabled for a VPN gateway

    Billable item

    Billing method

    Billing cycle

    IPsec-VPN

    • IPsec-VPN connection fee

    • Data transfer fee

    Pay-as-you-go.

    This billing method allows you to use resources and pay for them afterwards. You are charged based on the resources that are consumed.

    1 hour.

    If the usage duration is less than 1 hour, it is rounded up to 1 hour.

    SSL-VPN and IPsec-VPN

    • IPsec-VPN connection fee

    • SSL-VPN instance fee

    • Data transfer fee

    • SSL specification fee

    Billable items

    Important

    • The prices listed in the following table are for reference only. The prices displayed on the buy page prevail.

    • The maximum bandwidth supported by VPN gateways in the China (Nanjing - Local Region) region is 500 Mbit/s.

      Click to view the regions in the Chinese mainland in the following table.

      China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Nanjing - Local Region), China (Shenzhen), China (Heyuan), China (Guangzhou), China (Chengdu)

    • In the following table, "Not supported" indicates that the bandwidth specification is not supported by VPN gateways in the corresponding region.

    IPsec-VPN and SSL-VPN connection fees

    VPN gateways provide different bandwidth specifications. When the same bandwidth specification is used in the same region, the instance unit prices for IPsec-VPN and SSL-VPN are the same. The following table lists the unit prices. Unit: USD per hour.

    Region

    10 Mbps

    100 Mbps

    200 Mbps

    500 Mbps

    1000 Mbps

    The Chinese mainland

    0.059

    0.209

    0.209

    0.767

    0.767

    Hong Kong (China)

    0.087

    0.262

    0.262

    1.025

    1.025

    Singapore

    0.087

    0.262

    0.262

    1.025

    1.025

    Japan (Tokyo)

    0.091

    0.275

    0.275

    0.767

    0.767

    South Korea (Seoul)

    0.091

    0.275

    0.275

    0.767

    0.767

    Thailand (Bangkok)

    0.087

    0.262

    0.262

    1.025

    1.025

    Philippines (Manila)

    0.087

    0.262

    0.262

    1.025

    1.025

    Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

    0.080

    0.240

    0.240

    0.878

    0.878

    Indonesia (Jakarta)

    0.086

    0.262

    0.262

    0.734

    0.734

    US (Virginia)

    0.066

    0.295

    0.295

    0.826

    0.826

    US (Silicon Valley)

    0.082

    0.392

    0.392

    1.095

    1.095

    Germany (Frankfurt)

    0.077

    0.359

    0.359

    1.003

    1.003

    UK (London)

    0.077

    0.359

    0.359

    1.003

    1.003

    Mexico

    0.066

    0.295

    0.295

    0.826

    0.826

    UAE (Dubai)

    0.090

    0.420

    0.420

    1.231

    Not supported

    SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region)

    Important

    The SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region) region is operated by a partner.

    0.104

    0.314

    0.314

    1.230

    Not supported

    Data transfer fee

    You are charged for data transfer from Alibaba Cloud to a data center over an IPsec-VPN connection. You are not charged for data transfer from a data center to Alibaba Cloud over an IPsec-VPN connection. Unit: USD per GB.

    Region

    Price

    The Chinese mainland

    0.125

    Hong Kong (China)

    0.153

    Singapore

    0.117

    Japan (Tokyo)

    0.120

    South Korea (Seoul)

    0.125

    Thailand (Bangkok)

    0.117

    Philippines (Manila)

    0.110

    Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

    0.125

    Indonesia (Jakarta)

    0.110

    US (Virginia)

    0.078

    US (Silicon Valley)

    0.078

    Germany (Frankfurt)

    0.070

    UK (London)

    0.070

    Mexico

    0.078

    UAE (Dubai)

    0.447

    SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region)

    Important

    The SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region) region is operated by a partner.

    0.140

    SSL specification fee

    After the SSL-VPN feature is enabled, you must select an SSL specification based on the number of clients that you want to connect at a time. The following table describes the unit prices for different SSL specifications in different regions. Unit: USD per hour.

    Region

    5

    10

    20

    50

    100

    500

    1000

    The Chinese mainland

    0.048

    0.074

    0.117

    0.226

    0.328

    1.090

    1.547

    Hong Kong (China)

    0.048

    0.074

    0.117

    0.226

    0.328

    1.090

    1.547

    Singapore

    0.048

    0.074

    0.117

    0.226

    0.328

    1.090

    1.547

    Japan (Tokyo)

    0.048

    0.074

    0.117

    0.226

    0.328

    1.090

    1.547

    South Korea (Seoul)

    0.048

    0.074

    0.117

    0.226

    0.328

    1.090

    1.547

    Thailand (Bangkok)

    0.048

    0.074

    0.117

    0.226

    0.328

    1.090

    1.547

    Philippines (Manila)

    0.048

    0.074

    0.117

    0.226

    0.328

    1.090

    1.547

    Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

    0.048

    0.074

    0.117

    0.226

    0.328

    1.090

    1.547

    Indonesia (Jakarta)

    0.048

    0.074

    0.117

    0.226

    0.328

    1.090

    1.547

    US (Virginia)

    0.048

    0.074

    0.117

    0.226

    0.328

    1.090

    1.547

    US (Silicon Valley)

    0.048

    0.074

    0.117

    0.226

    0.328

    1.090

    1.547

    Germany (Frankfurt)

    0.048

    0.074

    0.117

    0.226

    0.328

    1.090

    1.547

    UK (London)

    0.048

    0.074

    0.117

    0.226

    0.328

    1.090

    1.547

    Mexico

    0.048

    0.074

    0.117

    0.226

    0.328

    1.090

    1.547

    UAE (Dubai)

    0.048

    0.074

    0.117

    0.226

    0.328

    1.090

    1.547

    SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region)

    Important

    The SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region) region is operated by a partner.

    0.058

    0.089

    0.14

    0.271

    0.394

    1.308

    1.856

    Billing example

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    As shown in the preceding figure, an on-premises data center of an enterprise in the Chinese mainland is connected to a VPN gateway over an IPsec-VPN connection. This way, the data center can communicate with a virtual private cloud (VPC). If the VPN gateway has only the IPsec-VPN feature enabled, the bandwidth specification of the VPN gateway is 10 Mbit/s, and 10 GB of traffic is sent from the VPN gateway to the on-premises data center from 00:00:00 on June 1, 2023 to 00:00:00 on June 2, 2023, the following fees are generated:

    • IPsec-VPN connection fee = USD 0.059 per hour × 24 hours = USD 1.416

    • Data transfer fee = USD 0.125 per GB × 10 GB = USD 1.25

    • Total fee = IPsec-VPN connection fee + Data transfer fee = USD 2.666

    IPsec-VPN connections associated with transit routers

    Billing rules

    Network type of IPsec-VPN connection

    Billable item

    Billing method

    Billing cycle

    Internet access

    • IPsec-VPN connection fee

    • Data Transfer Fee

    • Transit router connection fee

    • Transit router traffic processing fee

    Pay-as-you-go.

    This billing method allows you to use resources and pay for them afterwards. You are charged based on the resources that are consumed.

    1 hour.

    If the usage duration is less than 1 hour, it is rounded up to 1 hour.

    Internal network

    • IPsec-VPN connection fee

    • Transit router connection fee

    • Transit router traffic processing fee

    Billable items

    Note

    • The prices listed in the following table are for reference only. The prices displayed on the buy page prevail.

      Click to view the regions included in the Chinese mainland in the following table.

      China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Nanjing - Local Region), China (Shenzhen), China (Heyuan), China (Guangzhou), China (Chengdu)

    • For the billing of IPsec-VPN connections that are associated with transit routers, this topic describes only the IPsec-VPN connection fee and data transfer fee. For more information about the transit router connection fee and transit router data transfer fee, see Billing rules.

    IPsec-VPN connection fee

    The IPsec-VPN connection instance fee in the SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region) region is USD 0.06 per connection per hour. The IPsec-VPN connection instance fee in other regions is USD 0.05 per connection per hour.

    Data transfer fee

    You are charged for data transfer from Alibaba Cloud to a data center over an IPsec-VPN connection. You are not charged for data transfer from a data center to Alibaba Cloud over an IPsec-VPN connection. Unit: USD per GB.

    Region

    Price

    The Chinese mainland

    0.125

    Hong Kong (China)

    0.153

    Singapore

    0.117

    Japan (Tokyo)

    0.120

    South Korea (Seoul)

    0.125

    Thailand (Bangkok)

    0.117

    Philippines (Manila)

    0.110

    Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

    0.125

    Indonesia (Jakarta)

    0.110

    US (Virginia)

    0.078

    US (Silicon Valley)

    0.078

    Germany (Frankfurt)

    0.070

    UK (London)

    0.070

    Mexico

    0.078

    SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region)

    Important

    The SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region) region is operated by a partner.

    0.140

    Billing example

    image

    As shown in the preceding figure, an on-premises data center in the Chinese mainland is connected to a transit router over a public IPsec-VPN connection. This way, the data center can communicate with a VPC. If 5 GB of traffic is sent to the transit router and 10 GB of traffic is sent to the data center over an IPsec-VPN connection from 00:00:00 on June 1, 2023 to 00:00:00 on June 2, 2023, the following fees are generated:

    • IPsec-VPN connection fee = USD 0.05 per connection per hour × 24 hours × 1 connection = USD 1.2

    • Data transfer fee = USD 0.125 per GB × 10 GB = USD 1.25

    • Transit router connection fee = USD 0.05 per connection per hour × 24 hours × 1 connection = USD 1.2

    • Transit router traffic processing fee = USD 0.02 per GB × 5 GB = USD 0.1

    • Total fee = IPsec-VPN connection fee + Data transfer fee + Transit router connection fee + Transit router traffic processing fee = USD 3.75

    View bills

    Log on to the Expenses and Costs console. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Bills > Bill Details. Then, refer to Bill Management to view billing details.

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