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Updated on 2023-07-03 GMT+08:00
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Evaluating Cost Optimization Option of Changing the Billing Mode from Pay-per-Use to Yearly/Monthly

Currently, only ECS, EVS, and RDS service costs can be optimized by changing the billing mode from pay-per-use to 1-month or 1-year subscription.

Procedure

Log in to Cost Center, and choose Billing Mode > Yearly/Monthly. For details, see Yearly/Monthly Subscriptions.

Viewing Pay-per-Use Resources Suitable for 1-Month Subscription

Set Subscription Term to 1-month to view the amortized costs of all ECS, EVS, and RDS resources whose costs can be optimized by changing the billing mode from pay-per-use to 1-month subscription.

As shown in this figure, the monthly savings (730 hours/month) after the optimization are $270.79 USD.

You can optimize the costs for the applicable resources by performing the following steps:

  1. Click Pay-per-Use to Yearly/Monthly in the Operation column of an applicable resource to access its console.
  2. Choose More > Change Billing Mode in the Operation column from the drop-down list.
  3. Confirm the resource information as prompted, select the required duration, and pay for the order.
    1. You can select Break-Even Time from the Customize Column drop-down list.

    2. If the monthly savings are high and the break-even time is short, this cost optimization option is recommended.

Viewing Pay-per-Use Resources Suitable for 1-Year Subscription

Set Subscription Term to 1-year to view the amortized costs of all ECS, EVS, and RDS resources whose costs can be optimized by changing the billing mode from pay-per-use to 1-year subscription.

As shown in this figure, the monthly savings (730 hours/month) after the optimization are $305.29 USD.

You can optimize the costs for the applicable resources by performing the following steps:

  1. Click Pay-per-Use to Yearly/Monthly in the Operation column of an applicable resource to access its console.
  2. Choose More > Change Billing Mode in the Operation column from the drop-down list.
  3. Confirm the resource information as prompted, select the required duration, and pay for the order.
    1. You can select Break-Even Time from the Customize Column drop-down list.

    2. If the monthly savings are high and the break-even time is short, this cost optimization option is recommended.