This topic describes the billing methods, billable items, and billing cycle of Simple Log Service.
Billing methods
Simple Log Service supports two billing methods: pay-as-you-go and resource plan.
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pay-as-you-go: You are charged for your actual usage in this postpaid model, where you pay for resources after using them. This method includes a monthly free quota and two billing models: pay-by-feature and pay-by-ingested-data. The pay-as-you-go method is ideal for scenarios with fluctuating business volumes.
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resource plan: You purchase a resource plan in advance, and charges for your usage are deducted from this plan first. This is a prepaid model suitable for scenarios with stable business volumes. For more information, see Resource plan overview.
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The free quota applies at the Alibaba Cloud account level, and all projects under an account share it.
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Resource plans offer discounts compared to the pay-as-you-go method.
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Usage that exceeds your resource plan's quota is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. We recommend purchasing a resource plan with a quota that meets your business needs.
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Activating Simple Log Service enables both billing methods. By default, a Logstore uses the pay-by-ingested-data model. To switch to the pay-by-feature model, see Modify Logstore configurations.
Billable items
The pay-as-you-go method for Simple Log Service includes two models: pay-by-ingested-data and pay-by-feature. The new resource plan (version 2.0) supports both the pay-by-feature and pay-by-ingested-data models.
Pay-by-ingested-data model
The following figure shows the billable items in the pay-by-ingested-data model.
pay-as-you-go pricing: For pricing details of billable items, see Product Pricing.
Pay-by-feature model
The following figure shows the billable items in the pay-by-feature model.
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pay-as-you-go pricing: For pricing details of billable items, see Product Pricing.
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Resource plan pricing: For pricing details of resource plans, see the buy page.
NoteSimple Log Service offers new and legacy resource plans. If you have both types of plans, the legacy resource plans (read and write traffic, index traffic, and storage) are applied first to offset fees.
Resource plan
Description
Related links
New resource plan (Prepaid Plan 2.0)
Offsets fees for all billable items in Simple Log Service.
Legacy resource plan (Storage)
Offsets fees for the Storage Usage billable item in the Hot Storage tier.
Legacy resource plan (Index Traffic)
Offsets fees for the Index Traffic billable item for log data.
Legacy resource plan (Read/Write Traffic)
Offsets fees for the Read and Write Traffic billable item.
Billing cycle
Simple Log Service generates bills daily based on your resource usage.