30-day free trial - Cloud Backup - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

Cloud Backup offers a 30-day free trial for some data sources. During the free trial, you are not charged for using Cloud Backup, regardless of the sizes of the data sources. You can switch to paid usage at any time during the free trial. If you do not switch to Pay After Trial Ends within the 30 days of free trial, the backup job is automatically stopped after the 30-day free trial ends. All the backup data generated during the free trial is deleted on the seventh day after the backup job is stopped. To ensure data security, we recommend that you switch to paid usage in a timely manner. This topic describes the limits on the 30-day free trial and the billable items that are free of charge during the free trial.

Limits and methods to switch to paid usage

The following enterprise-level features do not support 30-day free trial: backup policy, automatic archiving, immutable backup, and backup point virus detection.
Limits on backup plans: You cannot edit the source path and backup cycle. The default backup interval is one day and the default retention period is one week. You cannot change the backup interval and retention period. Each free-trial backup plan uses its own independent backup vault. After you switch to paid usage, you cannot change the backup vault.
1. You can use one of the following three methods to switch to paid usage:
  - When you create a free backup plan, click Switch to Paid Plan to immediately switch the backup plan to a paid plan.
  - When you edit a free backup plan, on the Backup Plans tab, choose Trial Settings > Pay After Trial Ends in the Status column of the free backup plan. The backup plan is automatically switched to a paid backup plan after the 30-day free trial ends. Alternatively, choose Trial Settings > Switch to Paid Plan in the Status column to immediately switch the backup plan to a paid plan.
  - On the Storage Vaults page, choose More > Switch to Paid Plan in the Actions column of a Tablestore backup vault to immediately switch the backup plan to a paid plan. For an Object Storage Service (OSS) or File Storage NAS (NAS) backup vault, choose Trial Settings > Pay After Trial Ends in the Status column. The backup plan is automatically switched to a paid backup plan after the 30-day free trial ends. Alternatively, choose Trial Settings > Switch to Paid Plan in the Status column to immediately switch the backup plan to a paid plan.
2. You can perform the following operations to edit the backup policy after you switch the free backup plan to a paid plan:
  1. On the Backup Plans page, click Edit in the Actions column. On the Policy Center page, create a backup policy based on the backup vault information. Set the backup cycle and enable enterprise-level backup features based on your business requirements.
  2. On the Modify Plan page, select the backup policy that you created in the previous step from the Backup Policy drop-down list and associate the policy with the paid backup plan. If you need to modify the policy details, you can edit the policy on the Policy Center page.
Backup plans that are created by using the Associate Resource Tag (Optional) feature in a backup policy cannot enjoy the 30-day free trial. For more information, see Associate Resource Tag (Optional).

Billable items that are free of charge during the 30-day free trial

Data source	Free backup object	Type of free backup vault	Type of paid backup vault	Processing method after the trial period ends	Method to manually switch the free plan to a paid plan	Billable item
OSS backup	Bucket	OSS backup vault (30-day free trial) Note: Mirror vaults cannot be created and Key Management Service (KMS)-based encryption is not supported.	General-purpose backup vault	The free plan is automatically switched to a paid plan after the trial period ends. The free plan is disabled after the trial period ends. (If you do not switch to Pay After Trial Ends within the 30 days of free trial, free backups are automatically deleted.)	When you create a free backup plan, click Switch to Paid Plan to immediately switch the backup plan to a paid plan. When you edit a free backup plan, click Trial Settings and set Pay After Trial Ends or Switch to Paid Plan. On the Storage Vaults page, click Trial Settings and set Pay After Trial Ends or Switch to Paid Plan.	Storage usage fee You can enjoy a 30-day free trial for the backup of each OSS bucket. HTTP requests that are sent to OSS This item is not provided free of charge. The fee is included into the OSS service bill.
NAS backup	File system	NAS backup vault (30-day free trial) Note: Mirror vaults cannot be created and KMS-based encryption is not supported.	General-purpose backup vault	The free plan is automatically switched to a paid plan after the trial period ends. The free plan is disabled after the trial period ends. (If you do not switch to Pay After Trial Ends within the 30 days of free trial, free backups are automatically deleted.)	When you create a free backup plan, click Switch to Paid Plan to immediately switch the backup plan to a paid plan. When you edit a free backup plan, click Trial Settings and set Pay After Trial Ends or Switch to Paid Plan. On the Storage Vaults page, click Trial Settings and set Pay After Trial Ends or Switch to Paid Plan.	Storage usage fee You can enjoy a 30-day free trial for the backup of each NAS file system.
Tablestore backup	Alibaba Cloud account	Tablestore backup vault (30-day free trial)	General-purpose backup vault	The free plan is automatically switched to a paid plan.	When you create a free backup plan, click Switch to Paid Plan to immediately switch the backup plan to a paid plan. On the Storage Vaults page, choose More > Switch to Paid Plan.	Storage usage fee Tablestore backup is free of charge for each UID for 30 days.
Database backup	Alibaba Cloud account	Database backup vault Note: Mirror vaults cannot be created and KMS-based encryption is not supported.	Database backup vault Note: Mirror vaults cannot be created and KMS-based encryption is not supported.	The free plan is automatically switched to a paid plan.	Not supported.	Storage usage fee Database backup is free of charge for each UID for 30 days. Rental fee of database backup vaults Database backup is free of charge for each UID for 30 days.

For more information about the pricing of Cloud Backup, see Pricing.