Billing Description

This section introduces how Blockchain Service (BCS) is billed along with details about billing mode, billing items, and accounts in arrears.

• Billing mode

  BCS instances are billed on a pay-per-use basis. Pay-per-use is a postpaid mode. You can use the service first and will be billed for your usage duration. For details about the billing mode, see Overview.

• Billing items

  The billing items include the BCS configurations and underlying resource configurations. Underlying resources are charged on a pay-per-use basis and are not settled on the checkout page.

  • BCS configurations include the edition, type, number of nodes, Elastic Cloud Server (ECS) specifications for new CCE clusters, and bandwidth settings.
  • Underlying resources include resources in Scalable File Service (SFS), Log Tank Service (LTS), Object Storage Service (OBS), and Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR).

  For details about the billing factors and formulas for each billing item, see Billing Items.

• Bills

  Choose Billing Center > Billing to check the BCS transactions and bills. For details, see Bills.

• Arrears

  Your account gets into arrears when the balance is less than the bill to be settled. To continue using your cloud services, top up your account in time. For details, see Arrears.

• Stopping billing

  If you delete an enhanced Hyperledger Fabric instance and choose to delete CCE clusters, BCS will no longer be charged. For details, see Stopping Billing.

• Cost management

  There are ownership and O&M costs. You can allocate, analyze, and optimize costs to save more money. For details, see Cost Management.