Elastic Desktop Service:Billing overview

Basic resources

Every cloud computer requires the following resources:

• Computing resources: vCPU, memory, and GPU memory. GPU resources are only available and required for Graphics cloud computer types.

• Storage resources: system disk (required for every cloud computer) and data disks.

Value-added services

The following optional services incur additional charges when enabled:

Fee = USD 29.50

Fee = 0.09 × 10 = USD 0.90

Fee = 0.08 × 10 = USD 0.80

Choose a billing method

EDS Enterprise offers three billing methods for basic resources. The right choice depends on how frequently and how long your users need cloud computers.

For details on each method, see Monthly subscription and Pay-as-you-go billing.

When does billing stop?

For pay-as-you-go cloud computers:

• Computing charges stop as soon as the cloud computer enters a stopped or released state. Charges do not accrue while the cloud computer is stopped.

• Storage charges accrue from the time the cloud computer is created until it is released, regardless of whether it is running.

To avoid charges for idle cloud computers, shut them down when not in use or configure a policy to shut them down automatically after a user disconnects. See Reduce costs.

Subscription (limited hours) — usage notes

The following notes apply to the 120 hours/month and 250 hours/month subscription plans.

• Only the Enhanced Graphics Workstation supports 250 hours/month and 360 hours/month plans. Other graphics workstation types do not support limited-hour plans.

• Each plan is valid for one month. Unused hours do not roll over.

• If you exhaust your monthly hours before the month ends, the cloud computer keeps running and switches to hourly billing at the listed rate. To prevent unintended charges, select Shut down or hibernate the cloud desktop when monthly hours are exhausted. Monitor remaining hours in Cloud desktop hour monitoring.

• If out-of-plan hourly charges accumulate to the price of the unlimited-hour plan, further usage is not charged — you effectively have an unlimited plan for that month. Keep sufficient account balance to avoid service interruptions.

• After purchase, the cloud computer starts automatically. If no connection is made within 10 minutes, it shuts down or hibernates to conserve hours. Customize this behavior in Configure scheduled tasks and Manage policies.

Billing examples

Example 1: Subscription (120 hours/month)

Configuration:

• Spec: 4 vCPUs, 8 GiB memory

• Plan: 120 hours/month

• System disk: 80 GiB, data disk: 100 GiB

• Duration: 2 months

Compute resource fee
= Monthly price of the plan × Number of months
= 53.30 × 2
= USD 106.60

Storage resource fee
= Monthly price per GiB of storage × Capacity × Number of months
= 0.051 × (80 + 100) × 2
= USD 18.36

Total fee
= Compute resource fee + Storage resource fee
= 106.60 + 18.36
= USD 124.96

# Subscription fee

Compute resource fee
= Monthly price of the plan × Number of months
= 15.80 × 2
= USD 31.60

Storage resource fee
= Monthly price per GiB of storage × Capacity × Number of months
= 0.051 × (80 + 100) × 2
= USD 18.36

Total subscription fee
= Compute resource fee + Storage resource fee
= 31.60 + 18.36
= USD 49.96

# Pay-as-you-go overage fee

Compute resource fee (overage) 
= Pay-as-you-go hourly price × Number of running hours
= 0.148 × 25
= USD 3.70

Usage:

• Month 1: 110 hours (within plan)

• Month 2: 120 hours in-plan + 25 hours out-of-plan

Subscription fees
  Computing: 15.80 × 2                  = USD 31.60
  Storage: 0.051 × (80 + 100) × 2      = USD 18.36
  Subscription total                    = USD 49.96

Out-of-plan fee
  Computing: 0.148 × 25                 = USD 3.70

Example 2: Subscription (unlimited hours)

Same configuration, no hour limit.

Computing: 53.30 × 2                    = USD 106.60
Storage: 0.051 × (80 + 100) × 2        = USD 18.36
Total                                   = USD 124.96

Example 3: Pay-as-you-go

Configuration:

• Spec: 4 vCPUs, 8 GiB memory

• System disk: 80 GiB, data disk: 100 GiB

Usage:

• Cloud computer runs for 10 hours

• Cloud computer is retained for 12 hours (from creation to release)

Compute resource fee
= Hourly price of compute resources × Number of running hours
= 0.148 × 10
= USD 1.48

Storage resource fee
= Hourly price per GiB of storage × Capacity × Number of retention hours
= 0.00007 × (80 + 100) × 12
= USD 0.1512

Total fee
= Compute resource fee + Storage resource fee
= 1.48 + 0.1512
= USD 1.6312

Computing: 0.148 × 10                        = USD 1.48
Storage: 0.00007 × (80 + 100) × 12          = USD 0.1512
Total                                        = USD 1.6312

For pay-as-you-go cloud computers, computing charges apply only while the cloud computer is in a running state. Storage charges apply from the time the cloud computer is created until it is released, regardless of running state.

Subscription with limited hours: When you purchase a cloud computer on a monthly subscription basis, you can choose a 120 hours/month or 250 hours/month compute plan for a better price. If you need to use a cloud computer for the long term but with limited monthly usage, consider this option. See Billing rules.