There are two billing modes for you to choose from: subscription-based (yearly/monthly) and pay-as-you-go. The longer you subscribe, the more cost-efficient it gets.
Subscription-based billing
eSurfing Cloud provides monthly and yearly subscription models. This offers a larger discount than the pay-as-you-go mode, and is recommended for long-term users. The fees are billed based on your subscription cycle.
Pay-as-you-go
This subscription mode is more flexible because the instance can be started and stopped anytime, and the mode supports billing for a duration of seconds. From start with Active to end with Delete, the bill is based on the actual usage time (accurate to the second).
The following table shows the differences between the two billing modes:
Billing Modes | Yearly/Monthly Subscription | Pay-As-You-Go |
Payment Methods | Prepaid and billed by your subscription cycle. | Postpaid and billed by service duration. |
Billing Cycle | Billed based on your subscription cycle. | Billed by hour. |
Instance Upgrade | Scale-up is supported. The new data takes effect after the ticket is completed. The service is not available when the ticket is being carried out. Scale-down is not supported | Scale-up is supported. The new data takes effect after the ticket is completed. The service is not available when the ticket is being carried out. Scale-down is not supported |
Changing Billing Mode | Cannot be changed to pay-as-you-go resources | Cannot be changed to subscription-based resources. |
Change Specification | Instance type can be changed. | Instance type can be changed. |
Application Scenario | This mode is ideal when you can estimate the resource usage period. The price is more favorable than that of the pay-as-you-go billing mode. This mode is recommended for long-term users. | This mode is ideal when you want more flexibility and control on resource usage. The service can be enabled and disabled anytime. |
Configuration change: eSurfing Cloud DMS currently does not support billing mode changes.