Overview

Currently, GaussDB(DWS) supports the pay-per-use billing mode and yearly/monthly billing mode.

In yearly/monthly mode, you pay only once when purchasing the service and no extra fees will be charged during your use of the service. After a yearly/monthly subscription expires, the resources will enter a retention period. If you want to continue using the resources, renew the subscription. For details, see Resource Expiration Description.
Pay-per-use mode: The system settles the fees by hour. You can use the service as long as your account balance is sufficient. If your account balance is insufficient, it will be in arrears. Top up your account in a timely manner.

Figure 1 shows the lifecycle of a yearly/monthly ECS in different phases.

Figure 1 Selecting a renewal method based on ECS's current phase

An ECS is in the Running state after it is provisioned.
After the gateway expires, its status changes to Expired.
If an expired ECS is not renewed, it enters a grace period. If it is not renewed by the time the grace period expires, the ECS will be frozen and enter a retention period.
If you do not renew your subscription after the grace period expires, your resource enters a retention period. If you do not renew the subscription within the retention period, your resource is automatically deleted.

Parent topic: Renewal