Managed Service for Prometheus offers two services with separate billing models: the Prometheus managed service, billed by instance, and the container monitoring service, billed by cluster scale and Prometheus instance usage.
Billing overview
Managed Service for Prometheus charges you based on which service you use:
Prometheus managed service: charged by instance fees.
Container monitoring service: charged by container monitoring fees, which consist of cluster scale fees and Prometheus instance fees.
Prometheus managed service fees
Instance fees apply when you use the Prometheus managed service.
Container monitoring fees
Container monitoring fees consist of two components:
Cluster scale fees: based on the scale of the clusters being monitored.
Prometheus instance fees: based on the Prometheus instances associated with your container monitoring setup.
FAQ
What is the difference between the two services?
The Prometheus managed service is a general-purpose Prometheus hosting service billed by instance. The container monitoring service is purpose-built for cluster observability and is billed by two separate dimensions: cluster scale and Prometheus instances.
Which fee type will I see on my bill?
It depends on which service you have enabled:
If you use only the Prometheus managed service, your bill shows instance fees.
If you use the container monitoring service, your bill shows cluster scale fees and Prometheus instance fees under container monitoring fees.
If you use both services, both fee types appear on your bill.
How do I reduce my costs?
For the Prometheus managed service, remove unused instances to lower your bill.
For the container monitoring service, two levers control cost:
Reduce the number of monitored clusters to lower cluster scale fees.
Reduce the number of Prometheus instances associated with container monitoring to lower Prometheus instance fees.