PRICING, SUPPORT, AND GETTING STARTED OF ALIBABA CLOUD (For New User)
PRICING, SUPPORT, AND GETTING STARTED OF ALIBABA CLOUD
This information provided is very much useful for new customers trying to begin with Alibaba cloud
1.PRICING
In cloud computing customer purchase a service or product which means the customer is essentially purchasing resource from the cloud such as compute, storage, and networking resources
Compute - It is charged per hour/second and varies by instance type
Storage - It can be charged typically per GB
Networking - Outbound traffic is aggregated and charged. Inbound has no charge. Both charged typically per GB
BILLING METHODS:
Pay as you go
Subscription
Other methods
Pay-As-You-Go :
Only pay for the resources you use
This payment method is highly adopted and it is suitable for business with frequent fluctuation in resource requirement
Reduce cost
No upfront payment required
Subscription:
If your business tends to have predictable resources you can use the subscription method
More products have the facility to choose the subscription method from monthly to yearly subscription method
Other methods: Network Pricing
Alibaba Cloud offers a flexible pricing option that fits the way you build
Pay by Bandwidth:
Here fee will be charged by the bandwidth that you specify
In actual scenarios, the outbound bandwidth will not surpass the specified value
It ensures more savings and cost-effective
Pay by Traffic:
Here is charged by traffic usage
Just set a peak value for the outbound bandwidth and circumvent my excessive fees due to traffic bursts
Alibaba cloud-only charges fees for outbound traffic usage, which is calculated on an hourly basis
PAYMENT METHODS OF ALIBABA CLOUD
Many types of payment methods accepted in Alibaba cloud
Bank Transfer:
Enterprise-level customers usually prefer to pay by bank transfer.
so they provide them exclusive accounts on our and cover any and all handling fees
Extending Grace periods:
By completing Alibaba cloud’s corporate qualification assessment, you may qualify for an extended grace period for your monthly payments
PRICING CALCULATOR
You can easily calculate and estimate the cost of infrastructure configuration by getting transparent pricing details before logging in and easily customize your cloud configuration and estimate your cost
EXAMPLE OF PRICING - ECS INSTANCE PRODUCT
Provides billing methods such as
Pay As You Go:
charged per hour/second
Short-term
unpredictable workload
Subscription:
No upfront payment
It can reduce cost by 30% to 80% compared to traditional hosting
Preemptible Instance:
Purchase instances at a price as low as 90% discount off Pay-As-You-Go
Optimize the cost of temporary resource utilization
Ideal for stateless application such as scalable web service, big data analysis, and massively parallel computing
If your application requires higher throughput and scalability prefer this billing method
Reserved Instance :
Increased Savings compared to Pay-as-you-go Instances
Ease financial pressure with flexible payment options including Zero upfront, Partial upfront, and all upfront
Offer purchase plans for 1year or 3 years
2.SUPPORT PLANS
Alibaba Cloud offers highly flexible support tailored to meet customers exact requirements
Four tiers of support are
Basic
Developer
Business
Enterprise
By default, everyone has Basic tier support
In Basic tier support, user can communicate to technical customer associate for any clarification
If you subscribe to enterprise, then you can communicate with the experts if you met any technical issue and get a response from them within 15 minutes.
CHANNELS:
Contact us channel is provided with 24/7 services on the Alibaba website, you can talk with their representatives if more information need
GETTING STARTED WITH ALIBABA CLOUD
Step_1: visit Alibaba cloud official website.
Step_2: Click the free trial button.
Step_3: Sign up by providing your basic information, payment method.
Step_4: once completed Sign Up users allowed to choose their plan visually.
Step_5: you can also leverage all available resources in Alibaba cloud.
Step_6: once you plan ready , you can set up your experiment based on your business needs
Step_7: You can also consult with the experts for a better understanding or any critical issues occurred
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