Data Transfer Plans are easy-to-use and cost-effective resource plans. After purchase, a data transfer plan takes effect immediately and automatically offsets the data transfer fees for multiple pay-by-traffic cloud services until the plan is depleted or expires.
Before you begin
Before purchasing a data transfer plan, note the following:
Each Alibaba Cloud account is limited to 200 active data transfer plans. This quota cannot be increased. Select a plan size that meets your requirements.
The regions that a data transfer plan covers are as follows:
A data transfer plan offsets data transfer fees for multiple pay-by-traffic cloud products.
Purchase a shared plan
Log on to the Data Transfer Plan purchase page.
On the buy page, configure the shared as follows. Then, click Buy Now and complete the payment.
Parameter
Description
Validity Period
Select the validity period of the Data Transfer Plan.
1 Month
6 Months
1 Year
ImportantAfter a Data Transfer Plan expires, refunds are not supported. Unused data is cleared upon expiration and cannot be transferred to another plan.
If your business requirements change and you no longer need the Data Transfer Plan, you can unsubscribe from the plan and request a refund. For more information about the refund policy, see Unsubscription rules.
Data Transfer Plan Specifications
Select the specification of the Data Transfer Plan.
The available plan specifications vary based on the validity period. For more information, see the purchase page.
Package
Select the package for the Data Transfer Plan.
Asia-Pacific Full-time: The Data Transfer Plan covers the Asia-Pacific regions and is available 24/7.
Europe and US Full-time: The Data Transfer Plan covers the Europe and US regions and is available 24/7.
Asia-Pacific Off-peak: The Data Transfer Plan covers the Asia-Pacific regions and is available only during off-peak hours (00:00:00 to 08:00:00 UTC+8).
NoteIf you have both an off-peak plan and a full-time plan, the off-peak plan is used first during off-peak hours. The full-time plan is used during other hours.
Quantity
Specify the number of Data Transfer Plans to purchase.
Reference
To view the usage details of a Data Transfer Plan, see Resource usage and bills.
To set usage alerts for a Data Transfer Plan, see Set usage alerts.