This topic introduces you to the billing rules and prices of various components on Mobile PaaS (mPaaS for short).
Billing mode
mPaaS components are billed based on usage with two billing modes available:
Prepaid mode: It refers to the billing mode in which you pay first and then use the service.
Postpaid mode: It refers to a mode that you use the service first and then pay a tiered fee based on usage at the end of the billing cycle. This mode is used by default after the service is activated.
Below is a table showing the billing models supported by each mPaaS widget:
Component | Prepaid Mode | Postpaid Mode |
Mobile Gateway Service | Not Supported | Supported |
Message Push Service | Not Supported | Supported |
Mobile Sync Service | Not Supported | Supported |
Mobile Analysis Service | Not Supported | Supported |
Mobile Delivery Service | Not Supported | Supported |
Mobile Content Delivery Platform | Not Supported | Supported |
Mini Program | Integration of Mini Program component is free, but in the process of using Mini Program component, when mini program releasing and mini program analysis functions are used, the functions will be billed according to tracking traffic of Mobile Analysis Service, release update interface calls number and release package download traffic. | |
Mobile Security Armor | Supported | Not Supported |
H5 Container and Offline Package | Integration of H5 Container and Offline Package component is free, but in the process of using H5 Container and Offline Package, when the offline package release function is used, the function will be billed according to the number of release update interface calls number and release package download traffic. | |
Framework and UI Components | Free | - |
Social Sharing | Free | - |
Device ID | Free | - |
Code Scanner | Integration of the Code Scanner component is free, but in the process of using the Scan Scanner component, logs will be collected to obtain information such as the number of scans, successful scans, and failed scans to monitor and analyze the scanning performance. The log collection process depends on the billable Mobile Analysis Service, so a certain fee will be incurred. The log tracking point of Code Scan component will be configured in the initial stage and log reporting will be enabled by default. If you need to turn it off, please refer to Log Reporting. | |
Datacenter | Free | - |
Location Based Service | Location Based Service is free of charge and provides an entrance to Amap positioning service. For more information about Amap billing rules, please refer to Amap Open Platform Pricing Plan. | - |
Billing rules
In the postpaid mode, a tiered billing method is used based on the usage of the billable items. On the 1st of each month, the system will reset the usage to 0 and re-accumulate the usage for tiered billing. mPaaS provides a certain amount of free usage as the first level of the tiered pricing method, and free usage will be used first when billing.
Billing cycle
Prepaid mode: The billing cycle is the length of time for which you purchased the service.
Postpaid mode: The system uses a daily billing cycle and updates the bill once a day to inform users of the additional fee for the previous billing cycle (T+3).
Service price introduction
Arrears description
After each billing cycle, a bill will be delivered to the user. You can view the current bill in the console Personal Center. Please pay the bill as soon as possible after receiving it, otherwise there will be a risk of downtime.