This topic describes the billable items, billing methods, billing-related operations, and billing FAQ of Alibaba Cloud E-MapReduce (EMR). The billing-related operations include billing method switching, renewal, handling of overdue payments, bill viewing, and refunding.
| Item | Description | References |
|---|---|---|
| Billable items | EMR has multiple billable items. You can learn the billable items and the formulas that are used to calculate fees from the references. | Billable items |
| Billing methods | EMR supports the subscription and pay-as-you-go billing methods. You can obtain information about the billing methods from the references. | |
| Billing method switching | If the billing method of an existing EMR cluster cannot meet your business requirements, you can switch the billing method. You can switch the billing method only from pay-as-you-go to subscription. | Switch from pay-as-you-go to subscription |
| Renewal | After a subscription EMR cluster expires, the running of the cluster is affected. If you want to continue using the cluster, you can manually renew the cluster or enable auto-renewal for the cluster before the cluster is released. If you renew a cluster, both the Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances and EMR service of the cluster are renewed. |
Renewal policy |
| Handling of overdue payments | If you have an overdue payment for a pay-as-you-go cluster, the system sends you a notification. If you want to continue using your cluster, you must settle your overdue payment in a timely manner. | Overdue payments |
| Refunding | Refunding is supported. You can request a refund for your cluster based on refunding rules and methods. | Refund policy |
| Bill viewing | If you have questions about the billing of your EMR clusters, you can view your bills and billing details. | View bills |
| Billing FAQ | If you have questions about the billing of EMR clusters when you purchase an EMR cluster, follow the instructions in the references. | Billing FAQ |