Managed Kubernetes payment and pricing model
Managed Kubernetes can work:
- on cloud servers — you pay for the resources of the cloud platform;
- or dedicated servers — pay for dedicated servers, dedicated server networks and cloud platform resources ( load balancers, public subnets, public IP addresses).
Balance
Cloud platform resources
Dedicated server resources
A single balance or cloud platform balance is used to pay for cloud platform resources depending on the type of balance in the account.
You can pay for resources with different types of funds: basic funds, bonuses.
Top up your balance before paying.
To pay for dedicated server resources, depending on the type of balance in the account, a single balance or a basic balance is used.
You can pay for dedicated server resources with different types of funds: basic funds, bonuses.
Top up your balance before paying.
Payment Model
Cloud platform resources
Dedicated server resources
The cloud platform uses a pay-as-you-go payment model. The balance is debited every hour for the previous hour of using the cloud platform resources, and external traffic is paid for .
More information about payment in the document Terms of use of individual services: service group Cloud platform.
When you create a Managed Kubernetes cluster on a dedicated server, a pricing plan is set for the cluster. The tariff plan determines the duration of the paid period and the payment amount. The payment day is set on the day of delivery of the dedicated server, and the first paid period starts with it.
The payment day, payment amount and tariff period duration can be viewed in the control panel on the server page → Services tab . If necessary, you can change the tariff plan and payment day.
When the paid period ends, the server is automatically renewed for the same period.
For example, a Managed Kubernetes cluster on a dedicated server is created on September 10, 2024 with a six-month plan at a cost of 8,000 ₽/month. The lump sum payment for creating a cluster on a dedicated server (including a 7% discount) is 44,640 ₽. The next payment for the dedicated server will be February 10, 2025. The server will be automatically renewed for six months, the payment amount will be calculated based on the cost of the dedicated server at the time of renewal.
The payment is debited in a lump sum for the entire period. When changing the number of nodes on dedicated servers, only fixed assets are debited. In all other cases, bonuses are debited first, then fixed assets. If bonuses are insufficient, the balance is deducted from fixed assets based on the daily cost of the server — per day by one type of funds.
For example, a server costs 3,000 ₽/month, one day costs 100 ₽. Let's say you have 850 ₽ fixed assets and 2,400 ₽ bonuses. Then when you renew the service, 2,400 ₽ of bonuses will be deducted first, followed by 600 ₽ of fixed assets.
Types of dedicated server tariff plans
- 1 day;
- 1 month;
- 3 months — 3% discount;
- 6 months — 7% discount;
- 12 months — 15% discount;
- 12 months, pay monthly — 10% discount.
Traffic
Internal traffic
Internal traffic is inbound and outbound traffic between a cloud platform object or dedicated server and another Selectel product, such as object storage.
Traffic between projects and pools in Selectel's cloud platform is also referred to as internal traffic.
Internal traffic (incoming and outgoing) is not paid.
External traffic
External traffic is the inbound and outbound traffic between the public address of the cloud platform object and the public address on the Internet. In Managed Kubernetes clusters on cloud and dedicated servers, all external traffic is routed through the public address of the cloud router. The rest of the traffic is internal traffic.
For all projects within one cloud platform account, 3 TB of free external traffic is provided each month. After using the free 3 TB of external traffic, the external traffic is charged according to the cloud platform payment model.
Selectel's basic DDoS protection is enabled by default for the cloud platform. Malicious filtered DDoS traffic is not counted in consumption and is not charged.
View the resource consumption of the cloud platform
You can view the current cost of the entire cloud infrastructure, infrastructure and external traffic consumption and charges in the dashboard under Cloud Platform → Platform Consumption.
Present value
Present value is the amount of money that the current cloud infrastructure configuration consumes over a certain time.
You can view the current cost in the dashboard under Cloud Platform → Platform Consumption → Current Cost tab.
You can see the current value of specific projects, resources and pools per hour, day or month.
Infrastructure cost data is updated every hour. They are displayed in the Control panel 5-35 minutes after the actual change in infrastructure and its cost. Recently deleted resources can continue to be displayed in the dashboard until the next data update. In this case, resources are no longer charged from the next hour after deletion.
Consumption and payment schedules
Infrastructure consumption and payment schedules can be viewed in the dashboard under Cloud Platform → Platform Consumption → Expenditure Schedule tab → Consumed and Paid tabs .
You can view consumption of specific projects, objects, resources, regions, and pools. Consumption and payment schedules can be viewed for a certain period of time or sorted by days, weeks, months, years.
To upload consumption and payment details in .csv format, click Download CSV and select how the rows will be grouped in the upload (by hours, days, weeks, months, years).
All resource locks are displayed on consumption schedules and payment schedules.
Traffic
External traffic consumption for the current month can be viewed in the control panel under Cloud Platform → Platform Consumption → External Traffic tab.
To download a detailed breakdown of external and internal traffic consumption for each hour for all public addresses in the account in .csv format, select a period and click Download CSV. You can only upload details for the last three months.
Blocking resources if there are insufficient funds in the balance
Cloud platform resources
Dedicated server resources
If there are insufficient funds on your balance at the time of debiting, all resources of the cloud platform will be automatically blocked — and you will continue to be charged for them.
To restore access to resources, you need to top up your balance by the amount of the debt within 14 days after the blocking. The debt for resources that were charged during the blocking period will be automatically repaid. Projects are not blocked — you can delete the entire project or resources via API.
If you do not top up the balance for the amount of the debt within 14 days after the blocking, all resources of the cloud platform will be deleted. Projects will not be deleted.
You can set up balance notifications so you don't miss recharges.
If at the moment of debiting there are not enough funds on the balance for full payment, the server will be extended and continue to be charged daily for some time, depending on the tariff plan:
- server with tariff plans 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months — after four days the ports of access to the local network and the Internet are blocked, after 10 days it is deleted without the possibility of recovery;
- server with 1 day tariff plan — access is blocked immediately, after 24 hours it is deleted without possibility of recovery.
Holidays and weekends are not included in the calculation.
If there are not enough funds on the balance to pay for a day, the server will be charged in debt. The debt does not burn off after the server is deleted.
For example, the next payment for your server with a 6-month plan costing 8,000 ₽/month is October 11, 2024. A lump sum of 48,000 ₽ should be debited upon renewal. When the payment is generated, the server cost is recalculated. Let's assume that it has increased to 8,100 ₽/month and you have 48,600 ₽ and your account has insufficient funds. Then at renewal the daily cost of the server will be calculated and charged — 48,600 ₽ ÷ 182 days = 267 ₽. Payment will be debited on a daily basis until the balance is full (minus the days already paid). If payment is not received, after four days the LAN and Internet access ports will be blocked for the server. After 10 days, the server and all data on it will be deleted without the possibility of recovery.
If the money takes a long time or there is no possibility to refill the balance, legal entities can arrange a deferred refill for up to five days. Legal entities and individuals can also activate deferred payment of the product.
Prices
Prices for cloud platform resources and a dedicated server can be viewed at selectel.ru. Prices in pools may vary.
Calculate the cost of a Managed Kubernetes cluster in the resource calculator.
Reporting documents
Reporting documents are available after payment.