Billable item | Description | Billing method | Billing rule |
Compute nodes | Compute nodes include primary and read-only nodes. You are charged for compute nodes based on their region, specifications, and usage duration.
| Pay-as-you-go Subscription
| Billing rules of compute nodes |
Storage space | Storage space is used to store cluster data files, index files, log files, and temporary files. Log files include online and archived logs. You are charged for the storage space that your cluster uses. You are charged for the storage space based on the cluster region, the storage space that you have purchased, and the storage duration.
| | Billing rules for storage |
Backup storage space | Backup files consume a certain amount of storage space. Fees are billed based on the size of data backup files and the duration for which the files are retained. | Pay-as-you-go | Billing rules of backup storage that exceeds the free quota |
SQL Explorer (optional) | The SQL Explorer feature provides value-added capabilities, such as security auditing and performance diagnostics. After you enable this feature, you are charged for the amount of storage space consumed by audit logs. The fees incurred depend on the size of audit logs and the length of time for which the logs are retained.
| Pay-as-you-go | Billing rules of SQL Explorer (optional) |