Updated on 2024-10-12 GMT+08:00

Overview

SecMaster supports two billing modes, yearly/monthly and pay-per-use billing, to meet requirements in different scenarios.

  • Yearly/Monthly billing is a prepaid mode in which you pay for the service before using it. Your bill is settled based on the required period. The longer you use the service, the more discounts you got.
  • Pay-per-use billing is a postpaid mode in which you pay for what you use. You are billed by second based on the actual usage. Your bill is settled by the hour. With the pay-per-use billing mode, you can easily adapt to resource requirement changes, reducing the risk of over-provisioning of resources or lacking capacity. In this mode, there are no upfront commitments required.

Table 1 lists the differences between the billing modes.

Table 1 Billing modes

Billing Mode

Yearly/Monthly Billing

Pay-per-Use Billing

Payment method

Prepaid

Billed by the subscription term you purchase

Postpaid

Billed for what you use.

Billing period

Billed by the subscription term you purchase

Billed by the second and settled by the hour

Billing items

  • Service edition
  • Quota
  • Value-added package (large screen, log audit, security analysis, and security orchestration)
  • Service edition (professional edition only)
  • Quota
  • Value-added package (large screen, log audit, security analysis, and security orchestration)

Changing specifications

You can change service edition you are using and increase quotas.

You can increase quotas.

Application scenario

This billing mode is cost-effective and suitable when the duration of resource usage is predictable. The yearly/monthly mode is recommended for long-term users.

This mode is suitable when you want more flexibility and control on resource usage.

NOTE:

Value-added packages cannot be purchased independently. You can purchase a value-added package only when you have purchased the standard or professional edition. Value-added packages are billed separately. There is no impact on the service edition and quota you have purchased.