Billing Overview

In this document, you will learn about how GeminiDB HBase instances are billed, how you can renew subscriptions and manage costs, and what happens if your account goes into arrears.

GeminiDB HBase and GeminiDB Cassandra instances have the same billing modes.

• Billing modes

  There are two billing modes: yearly/monthly and pay-per-use.

  • Yearly/Monthly: You are billed in advance based on the duration you plan to use the instance. Ensure your top-up account has enough funds or a valid payment method pre-configured.
  • Pay-per-use: You are billed for your immediate needs based on how long you have actually used a product.

  For details about the two billing modes, see Overview.

  You can also change the billing mode later if it no longer meets your needs. For details, see Overview.

• Billing items

  You will be billed for instance specifications, storage, backup storage, and EIP bandwidth. For details about the billing factors and formulas of each billing item, see Billing Items.

  For more information about the billing samples and the billing for each item, see Billing Examples.

• Renewal

  After a yearly/monthly instance expires, it cannot run properly. To continue using the instance, renew it within the specified period. Otherwise, compute and storage resources will be automatically released and data may be lost.

  You can renew the instance manually or automatically. For details, see Overview.

• Bills

  You can choose Billing & Costs > Bills to check the instance transactions and bills. For details, see Bills.

• Arrears

  If the available account balance is less than amount to be settled and there is no other payment method configured, your account will go into arrears. To continue using your cloud services, top up your account in a timely manner. For details, see Arrears.

• Billing termination

  If your instance is no longer used, you can unsubscribe from or delete it to avoid unexpected bills. For details, see Billing Termination.

• Cost management

  Runtime costs are primarily composed of resource and O&M costs. You can allocate, analyze, and optimize instance costs to save more money. For details, see Cost Management.