Up to 50% off the Prices of Certain Products in Selected Regions
Feb 29, 2024
[Announcement] Effective immediately (hereinafter referred to as the "Effective Date"), Alibaba Cloud will offer reduced prices for a variety of cloud services of certain specifications sold on the Alibaba Cloud Platform (URL: www.alibabacloud.com), primarily for regions within the Chinese mainland. The applicable cloud services include Elastic Compute Service (ECS), Object Storage Service (OSS), Cloud Data Transfer (CDT), ApsaraDB RDS (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB), ApsaraDB for Redis, ApsaraDB for MongoDB, and ApsaraDB for ClickHouse.
The price reduction policy applies only to orders generated on and after the Effective Date, including new purchases, renewals and configuration changes, which should be made at the discounted price and prices on Alibaba Cloud Platform based on specific billing methods and purchase durations. If you have entered into an enterprise agreement with Alibaba Cloud before the Effective Date, for eligible cloud services, you will be charged at the enterprise agreement price or at the new reduced prices, whichever is lower. Please note that the price reduction may not apply for Alibaba Cloud's distributors and resellers and their customers in certain cases. For distributors and resellers, please log on to the Alibaba Cloud Partner Network platform to view the corresponding announcement.
1. ECS: Adjust the discounted price of the computing resources of some ECS products and the discounts provided by the ECS compute savings plans.
1.1 Scope: The discounted prices of one-year subscriptions in regions within the Chinese mainland, reduced by up to 24%; the discounts provided by one-year and three-year ECS compute savings plans, increased by up to 30%.
1.2 The following table lists the changes in the discounted prices of one-year subscriptions.
| Instance Family | Applicable Regions | Discount Rates of Discounted Prices (before the Effective Date) | Discount Rates of Discounted Prices (after the Effective Date) | Reduction of Discounted Prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-year Subscription | One-year Subscription | One-year Subscription | ||
| ecs.g8a, ecs.c8a, ecs.r8a, ecs.g8i, ecs.c8i, ecs.r8i, ecs.g8ae, ecs.c8ae, ecs.r8ae, ecs.g7a, ecs.c7a, ecs.r7a, ecs.g7se, ecs.c7se, ecs.r7se, ecs.g7t, ecs.c7t, ecs.r7t, ecs.g7ne, ecs.g7nex, ecs.c7nex, ecs.g7h, ecs.g6, ecs.c6, ecs.r6, ecs.g6a, ecs.c6a, ecs.r6a, ecs.g6t, ecs.c6t, ecs.g6e, ecs.c6e, ecs.r6e, ecs.g5ne, ecs.re7p, ecs.r7p, ecs.re6p, ecs.re6, ecs.re6p, ecs.re6, ecs.hfc8i, ecs.hfg8i, ecs.hfr8i, ecs.hfc7, ecs.hfg7, ecs.hfr7, ecs.hfc6, ecs.hfg6, ecs.hfr6, ecs.g6r, ecs.c6r, ecs.d3s, ecs.d3c, ecs.d2c, ecs.d2s, ecs.i4, ecs.i4g, ecs.i4r, ecs.i4p, ecs.i4p, ecs.i3g, ecs.i3, ecs.i2, ecs.i2g, ecs.i2ne, ecs.i2gne, ecs.t6 | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 85% | 65% | -24% |
| ecs.g7, ecs.r7, ecs.g8y, ecs.r8y | Regions within the Chinese mainland, except for the China (Heyuan) and China (Ulanqab) regions | 72% | 65% | -10% |
| ecs.c7, ecs.c8y | Regions within the Chinese mainland, except for the China (Heyuan) and China (Ulanqab) regions | 72% | 65% | -10% |
| ecs.e (with 2 cores and above) | Regions within the Chinese mainland, except for the China (Heyuan) and China (Ulanqab) regions | 75% | 68% | -9% |
| ecs.g7, ecs.r7, ecs.g8y, ecs.r8y | China (Heyuan) and China (Ulanqab) | 68% | 61% | -10% |
| ecs.c7, ecs.c8y | China (Heyuan) and China (Ulanqab) | 68% | 61% | -10% |
| ecs.e (with 2 cores and above) | China (Heyuan) and China (Ulanqab) | 60% | 54% | -10% |
| ecs.u1 | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 60% | 54% | -10% |
1.3 The following table lists the changes in the discounts provided by one-year and three-year ECS compute savings plans.
| Instance Family | Applicable Regions | Savings Plans Discounts (before the Effective Date) | Savings Plans Discounts (after the Effective Date) | Increase of Savings Plans Discounts | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase duration:1 year | Purchase duration:3 year | Purchase duration:1 year | Purchase duration:3 year | Purchase duration:1 year | Purchase duration:3 year | ||||||||||||||
| No Upfront | Partial Upfront | All Upfront | No Upfront | Partial Upfront | All Upfront | No Upfront | Partial Upfront | All Upfront | No Upfront | Partial Upfront | All Upfront | No Upfront | Partial Upfront | All Upfront | No Upfront | Partial Upfront | All Upfront | ||
| ecs.g8a, ecs.c8a, ecs.r8a, ecs.g8i, ecs.c8i, ecs.r8i, ecs.g8ae, ecs.c8ae, ecs.r8ae, ecs.g7a, ecs.c7a, ecs.r7a, ecs.g7se, ecs.c7se, ecs.r7se, ecs.g7t, ecs.c7t, ecs.r7t, ecs.g7ne, ecs.g7nex, ecs.c7nex, ecs.g7h, ecs.g6, ecs.c6, ecs.r6, ecs.g6a, ecs.c6a, ecs.r6a, ecs.g6t, ecs.c6t, ecs.g6e, ecs.c6e, ecs.r6e, ecs.re7p, ecs.r7p, ecs.re6p, ecs.re6, ecs.hfc8i, ecs.hfg8i, ecs.hfr8i, ecs.hfc7, ecs.hfg7, ecs.hfr7, ecs.hfc6, ecs.hfg6, ecs.hfr6, ecs.g6r, ecs.c6r, ecs.i2, ecs.i2g, ecs.i2ne, ecs.i2gne | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 67% | 62% | 61% | 47% | 42% | 40% | 47% | 44% | 43% | 33% | 30% | 28% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 28% | 28% | 28% |
| ecs.c7, ecs.c8y | Regions within the Chinese mainland, except for the China (Heyuan) and China (Ulanqab) regions | 57% | 53% | 52% | 40% | 36% | 34% | 47% | 44% | 43% | 31% | 28% | 26% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| ecs.c7, ecs.c8y | China (Heyuan) and China (Ulanqab) | 53% | 50% | 49% | 37% | 34% | 32% | 39% | 37% | 36% | 27% | 25% | 23% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 27% |
| ecs.g7, ecs.r7, ecs.g8y, ecs.r8y | Regions within the Chinese mainland, except for the China (Heyuan) and China (Ulanqab) regions | 57% | 53% | 52% | 40% | 36% | 34% | 47% | 44% | 43% | 33% | 30% | 28% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 16% | 16% |
| ecs.g7, ecs.r7, ecs.g8y, ecs.r8y | China (Heyuan) and China (Ulanqab) | 53% | 50% | 49% | 37% | 34% | 32% | 39% | 37% | 36% | 27% | 25% | 23% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 27% |
| ecs.u1 | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 47% | 44% | 43% | 32% | 29% | 27% | 39% | 37% | 36% | 27% | 25% | 23% | 17% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 15% | 15% |
| ecs.e | Regions within the Chinese mainland, except for the China (Heyuan) and China (Ulanqab) regions | 59% | 55% | 54% | 41% | 37% | 35% | 47% | 44% | 43% | 31% | 28% | 26% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| ecs.e | China (Heyuan) and China (Ulanqab) | 47% | 44% | 43% | 32% | 29% | 27% | 40% | 37% | 36% | 27% | 25% | 23% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 15% | 15% | 15% |
| ecs.g5ne, ecs.t6 | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 40% | 38% | 37% | 28% | 25% | 24% | 28% | 26% | 26% | 20% | 18% | 17% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 28% | 28% | 28% |
| ecs.d3s, ecs.d3c, ecs.i4, ecs.i4g, ecs.i4r, ecs.i4p, ecs.i3g, ecs.i3 | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 67% | 62% | 61% | 45% | 41% | 39% | 47% | 44% | 43% | 33% | 30% | 28% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| ecs.d2c, ecs.d2s | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 40% | 38% | 37% | 27% | 25% | 23% | 28% | 26% | 26% | 20% | 18% | 17% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 26% | 26% | 26% |
2. OSS: Offers discounted prices and expands the free quota for requests.
2.1 Scope: Pay-as-you-go storage resources in regions within the Chinese mainland, and the free quota for requests.
2.2. The following table lists the discounted prices of pay-as-you-go storage resources.
| OSS Billable Item | Storage Class | Applicable Region | Price (USD/GB/Month) | Discounted Price (USD/GB/Month) | Discount Rates of Discounted Prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storage Usage | Standard ZRS | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 0.0232 | 0.0185 | -20% |
| Standard LRS | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 0.0173 | 0.013 | -25% | |
| Infrequent Access ZRS | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 0.0155 | 0.014 | -10% | |
| Infrequent Access LRS | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 0.012 | 0.0105 | -13% | |
| Archive LRS | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 0.0051 | 0.0046 | -10% | |
| Storage usage that are stored for less than the minimum storage duration | Infrequent Access ZRS | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 0.0155 | 0.014 | -10% |
| Infrequent Access LRS | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 0.012 | 0.0105 | -13% | |
| Archive LRS | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 0.0051 | 0.0046 | -10% |
2.3 The following table lists the expanded free quota for requests.
| Storage Class | Applicable Region | Request Type | Original Free Quota | New Free Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard ZRS, Standard LRS | Regions within the Chinese mainland | PUT requests | 50,000 requests/month | 5 million requests/month |
| GET requests | 500,000 requests/month | 20 million requests/month |
Note: The free quotas are region-specific and are not counted across regions. They are reset on the first day of every calendar month.
3. CDT: Increases the monthly free quota of Internet data transfers over BGP (Multi-ISP) lines from 10 GB to 20 GB, with the quota being cumulative across all Alibaba Cloud regions.
| Data Transfer Type | Applicable Region | Line Type | Billing Method | Free Quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet data transfers | All regions | BGP (Multi-ISP) | Pay-as-you-go | 20GB |
4. Database services: Provides discounted prices for ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL/PostgreSQL/MariaDB, ApsaraDB for Redis (cloud disk type and community edition of local disk type) Community Edition, ApsaraDB for MongoDB, and ApsaraDB for ClickHouse.
4.1 Scope: Discounted prices for yearly subscriptions, reduced by up to 50%.
4.2 The following table lists the changes in the discounted prices for yearly subscriptions of ApsaraDB RDS instances (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB) computing resources.
| Architecture | Storage Type | Edition | Instance Type | Specifications | Applicable Regions | Discount Rates of Discounted Prices (before the Effective Date) | Discount Rates of Discounted Prices (after the Effective Date) | Reduction of Discounted Prices | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-year Subscription | Two-year Subscription | Three-year Subscription | Four-year Subscription | Five-year Subscription | One-year Subscription | Two-year Subscription | Three-year Subscription | Four-year Subscription | Five-year Subscription | One-year Subscription | Two-year Subscription | Three-year Subscription | Four-year Subscription | Five-year Subscription | ||||||
| x86 | Cloud Disk | Basic Edition | General-purpose | All specifications | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 85% | 85% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 65% | 55% | 43% | 35% | 30% | -24% | -35% | -28% | -42% | -50% |
| High-availability Edition, Cluster Edition | General-purpose | All specifications | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 85% | 85% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 65% | 55% | 43% | 35% | 30% | -24% | -35% | -28% | -42% | -50% | ||
| Dedicated | All specifications | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 85% | 85% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 75% | 65% | 45% | 37% | 32% | -12% | -24% | -25% | -38% | -47% | |||
| Local Disk | High-availability Edition | General-purpose | CPU-to-memory ratio of 1:2 | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 85% | 85% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 65% | 55% | 43% | 35% | 30% | -24% | -35% | -28% | -42% | -50% | |
| CPU-to-memory ratio of 1:4 and 1:8 | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 85% | 85% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 75% | 65% | 45% | 37% | 32% | -12% | -24% | -25% | -38% | -47% | ||||
| Dedicated | All specifications | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 85% | 85% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 75% | 65% | 45% | 37% | 32% | -12% | -24% | -25% | -38% | -47% | |||
4.3 The following table lists the changes in the discounted prices for yearly subscriptions of ApsaraDB for Redis Community Edition instances.
| Architecture | Edition | Specifications | Applicable Regions | Discount Rates of Discounted Prices (before the Effective Date) | Discount Rates of Discounted Prices (after the Effective Date) | Reduction of Discounted Prices | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-year Subscription | Two-year Subscription | Three-year Subscription | Four-year Subscription | Five-year Subscription | One-year Subscription | Two-year Subscription | Three-year Subscription | Four-year Subscription | Five-year Subscription | One-year Subscription | Two-year Subscription | Three-year Subscription | Four-year Subscription | Five-year Subscription | ||||
| x86 | Community Edition (Local Disk), Standard architecture, dual-replica | All specifications | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 85% | 70% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 68% | 57% | 41% | 37% | 32% | -20% | -19% | -18% | -26% | -36% |
| Community Edition (Local Disk), Standard architecture, singale-replica | All specifications | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 85% | 70% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 68% | 57% | 41% | 37% | 32% | -20% | -19% | -18% | -26% | -36% | |
| Community Edition (Local Disk), Cluster architecture, dual-replica | All specifications | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 85% | 70% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 68% | 57% | 41% | 37% | 32% | -20% | -19% | -18% | -26% | -36% | |
| Community Edition (Local Disk), Standard architecture, Read/Write Splitting | All specifications | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 85% | 70% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 68% | 57% | 41% | 37% | 32% | -20% | -19% | -18% | -26% | -36% | |
| Community Edition (Cloud Disk) | All specifications | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 85% | 70% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 68% | 57% | 41% | 37% | 32% | -20% | -19% | -18% | -26% | -36% | |
4.4 The following table lists the changes in the discounted prices for yearly subscriptions of ApsaraDB for MongoDB instances.
| Architecture | Edition | Specifications | Applicable Regions | Discount Rates of Discounted Prices (before the Effective Date) | Discount Rates of Discounted Prices (after the Effective Date) | Reduction of Discounted Prices | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-year Subscription | Two-year Subscription | Three-year Subscription | Four-year Subscription | Five-year Subscription | One-year Subscription | Two-year Subscription | Three-year Subscription | Four-year Subscription | Five-year Subscription | One-year Subscription | Two-year Subscription | Three-year Subscription | Four-year Subscription | Five-year Subscription | ||||
| x86 | Cloud Disk, Dedicated instance | All specifications | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 85% | 70% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 68% | 58% | 41% | 37% | 32% | -20% | -17% | -18% | -26% | -36% |
| Cloud Disk, General-Purpose Instance | All specifications | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 85% | 70% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 68% | 58% | 41% | 37% | 32% | -20% | -17% | -18% | -26% | -36% | |
| Local disk, General-Purpose Instance | All specifications | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 85% | 70% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 68% | 58% | 41% | 37% | 32% | -20% | -17% | -18% | -26% | -36% | |
| Local disk, Dedicated Instance | All specifications | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 85% | 70% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 68% | 58% | 41% | 37% | 32% | -20% | -17% | -18% | -26% | -36% | |
| Dedicated-Host Instance | All specifications | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 85% | 70% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 68% | 58% | 41% | 37% | 32% | -20% | -17% | -18% | -26% | -36% | |
4.5 The following table lists the changes in the discounted prices for yearly subscriptions of ApsaraDB for ClickHouse computing resources.
| Architecture | Edition | Specifications | Applicable Regions | Discount Rates of Discounted Prices (before the Effective Date) | Discount Rates of Discounted Prices (after the Effective Date) | Reduction of Discounted Prices | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-year Subscription | Two-year Subscription | Three-year Subscription | Four-year Subscription | Five-year Subscription | One-year Subscription | Two-year Subscription | Three-year Subscription | Four-year Subscription | Five-year Subscription | One-year Subscription | Two-year Subscription | Three-year Subscription | Four-year Subscription | Five-year Subscription | ||||
| x86 | Single-replica Edition | All specifications | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 85% | 70% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 75% | 65% | 45% | 37% | 32% | -12% | -7% | -10% | -26% | -36% |
| Double-replica Edition | All specifications | Regions within the Chinese mainland | 85% | 70% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 75% | 65% | 45% | 37% | 32% | -12% | -7% | -10% | -26% | -36% | |
Note: In this notice, 'discounted price' refers to the actual purchase price of the product, offered by the official website, which includes an automatic discount off the price.
For discrepancies between the prices stated in this announcement and those displayed on Alibaba Cloud buy pages, the prices on the buy pages shall take precedence. Alibaba Cloud reserves all the right for the final explanation of this price reduction policy.
