Billing Modes
Description
- Yearly/Monthly (cloud mode)
Yearly/monthly is a prepaid billing mode. You are billed based on the subscription duration you specify. This mode is ideal when the resource use duration is predictable. A longer subscription often means a lower cost.
- Pay-per-use billing
Pay-per-use billing is a postpaid payment method. This billing mode allows you to make or cancel subscriptions at any time.
- For a pay-per-use cloud WAF instance, you are billed for the number of added domain names, number of customized rules, and number of used requests.
- For a pay-per-use dedicated WAF instance, you are billed for the required duration (accurate to second), which starts when the instance is created and ends when the instance is deleted.
Differences Between the Two Billing Modes
Billing Mode |
Yearly/Monthly billing |
Pay-per-use billing |
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Payment Method |
Prepaid |
Postpaid |
Billing Period |
Billed by the required duration specified in your order |
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Billed Item |
Cloud mode: service edition, domain expansion package, QPS expansion package, and rule expansion package Content moderation check: Text check |
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Changing the Billing Mode |
Direct switching to pay-per-use billing mode is not supported. You can buy pay-per-use cloud WAF after your yearly/monthly WAF expires or you unsubscribe from it. |
Directly switch to the yearly/monthly billing mode is not supported. You can disable the pay-per-use billing first and then purchase a yearly/monthly-billed WAF instance. |
Application Scenario |
A cost-effective option for scenarios where the resource usage duration is predictable. This mode is recommended for long-term users. |
This mode is suitable when you want more flexibility and control over WAF resource usage. |
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