Application Real-Time Monitoring Service (ARMS) Application Monitoring Pro Edition offers a 50% discount for applications deployed in Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK) clusters. This discount has been in effect since February 10, 2020, and any changes will be communicated in advance.
The prices in this topic are estimates. Actual prices on the buy page prevail.
Discount rules
Applications deployed in ACK clusters receive a 50% discount on Application Monitoring Pro Edition.
Estimate monitoring costs
To estimate your monthly monitoring cost, determine how many Java processes run per day. In most ACK deployments, each pod runs one Java process, so the number of Java processes is approximately equal to the number of pods.
Cost calculation example
The following example shows the monthly cost of monitoring 640 pods in the China (Hangzhou) region.
Pay-as-you-go
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Monitored pods | 640 |
| Discount multiplier | 0.5 (50% off) |
| Hours per day | 24 |
| Days per month | 30 |
| Unit price | USD 0.0414 per Agent × Hour |
| Monthly cost | 640 × 0.5 × 24 × 30 × 0.0414 = USD 9,538.56 |
Resource plans
For the same 640 pods, a premium resource plan costs USD 3,725.71 per month.
For the pay-as-you-go billing method, the cost is calculated as: 640 × 0.5 × 24 × 30 × 0.0414 (USD/agent/hour) = USD 9,538.56.
If you purchase a subscription resource plan, you need only one advanced resource plan, which costs USD 3,725.71.
Billing method comparison
| Billing method | Monthly cost (640 pods) | Relative cost |
|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go | USD 9,538.56 | 100% |
| Resource plan | USD 3,725.71 | ~39% |
Resource plan unit prices are 30% to 70% of pay-as-you-go unit prices. We recommend that you use resource plans.