OpenTelemetry, SkyWalking, and Profiler

Billing Description

OpenTelemetry supports Java, Python, Go, PHP, Node.js, C++, and .NET.

SkyWalking supports Java, Python, Go, PHP, Node.js, and .NET.

Profiler supports Java and enhanced Agents only.

APM supports pay-per-use billing. For the preceding billing items, you will be billed by data volume. The following table lists the details.

**Table 1** Billing rules
-	Region	Edition	Billing Mode	Price	Description
OpenTelemetry and SkyWalking	AP-Singapore TR-Istanbul ME-Riyadh	Enterprise	Pay-per-use	$0.092 USD/GB	5 GB/month is free for each region. Billing starts when the data volume exceeds 5 GB.
OpenTelemetry and SkyWalking	AP-Singapore TR-Istanbul ME-Riyadh	Free	-	-	5 GB/month is free for each region. Data reporting stops when the data volume exceeds 5 GB.
Profiler	AP-Singapore TR-Istanbul ME-Riyadh	Enterprise	Pay-per-use	$0.092 USD/GB	5 GB/month is free for each region. Billing starts when the data volume exceeds 5 GB.
Profiler	AP-Singapore TR-Istanbul ME-Riyadh	Free	-	-	Profiler is not supported.

Data Volume Calculation

OpenTelemetry/SkyWalking data volume = Metric data volume + Trace data volume

Profiler data volume = Profiling data volume

Billing Cycle

The data reported by open-source Agents, SDKs, and Profiler will be aggregated and analyzed before being stored on APM. Therefore, the data volume measured by APM is not the original data volume.

OpenTelemetry, SkyWalking, and Profiler are billed by the volume of reported data. The billing cycle is 1 hour. Assume that you start to use OpenTelemetry, SkyWalking, and Profiler at 16:29:30 on November 6, 2024. The following lists the billing cycles:

First billing cycle: Calculates the data volume between 16:29:30 and 16:59:59 on November 6, 2024 at 17:15:00 on the same day.

Second billing cycle: Calculates the data volume between 17:00:00 and 17:59:59 on November 6, 2024 at 18:15:00 on the same day.

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