Managed Kubernetes payment and pricing model

Last update: October 16 2026Open in Markdown

Managed Kubernetes can run:

• on cloud servers — Cloud Platform resources are billed;
• or dedicated servers — dedicated servers, dedicated server networks, and Cloud Platform resources (load balancers, public subnets, public IP addresses) are billed.

Balance

Cloud platform resources

To pay for Cloud Platform resources, depending on the balance type in the account, the unified balance or Cloud Platform balance is used.

You can pay for resources using different types of funds: main funds, bonuses.

Before paying, top up the balance.

Dedicated server resources

To pay for dedicated server resources, depending on the balance type in the account, the unified balance or primary balance is used.

You can pay for dedicated server resources using different types of funds: main funds, bonuses.

Before paying, top up the balance.

Payment model

Cloud platform resources

Cloud Platform uses the pay-as-you-go billing model. Every hour, funds are deducted from the balance for the previous hour of using Cloud Platform resources, and external traffic is also paid for.

For more information about payment, see the document Terms of Service for Individual Services: Kubernetes Cluster.

Dedicated server resources

When creating a Managed Kubernetes cluster on a dedicated server, a billing plan is set for it. The billing plan determines the duration of the paid period and the payment amount. The billing day is set to the day the dedicated server is delivered, and the first paid period begins at the same time.

You can check the payment day, payment amount, and billing period duration in the Control Panel on the server page → Services tab. If necessary, you can change the billing plan and payment day.

When the paid period ends, the server is automatically renewed for the same period.

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For example, a Managed Kubernetes cluster on a dedicated server was created on September 10, 2024, with a six-month billing plan and a price of 8,000 ₽/month. The one-time payment amount when creating the cluster on a dedicated server (taking into account a 7% discount) is 44,640 ₽. The next payment for the dedicated server will be on February 10, 2025. The server will be automatically renewed for six months, and the payment amount will be calculated based on the cost of the dedicated server at the time of renewal.

Payment is charged as a one-time payment for the entire period. When changing the number of nodes on dedicated servers, only main funds are charged. In all other cases, bonuses are charged first, followed by main funds. If there are not enough bonuses, the remaining balance is charged from the main funds based on the daily cost of the server — charged per day using a single fund type.

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For example, a server costs 3,000 ₽/month, and one day costs 100 ₽. Suppose there is 850 ₽ in main funds and 2,400 ₽ in bonuses. Then, upon service renewal, 2,400 ₽ will be charged first using bonuses, and then 600 ₽ from main funds.

Dedicated server billing plan types

• 1 day;
• 1 month;
• 3 months — 3% discount;
• 6 months — 7% discount;
• 12 months — 15% discount;
• 12 months, billed monthly — 10% discount.

Traffic

Internal traffic

Internal traffic is incoming and outgoing traffic between a Cloud Platform object or a dedicated server and another Selectel product, such as S3.

Traffic between projects and pools of the Selectel Cloud Platform is also considered internal.

Internal traffic (both incoming and outgoing) is free of charge.

External traffic

External traffic is incoming and outgoing traffic between the public IP address of a Cloud Platform object and a public IP address on the internet. In Managed Kubernetes clusters on cloud and dedicated servers, all external traffic is routed through the public IP address of the cloud router. The rest of the traffic is considered internal.

3 TB of free external traffic is provided each month for all projects within a single Cloud Platform account. After using the free 3 TB, external traffic is charged according to the Cloud Platform billing model.

By default, Selectel basic DDoS protection is enabled for the Cloud Platform. Malicious filtered DDoS traffic is not counted in consumption and is not billed.

View Cloud Platform resource consumption

You can view the current cost of all cloud infrastructure, consumption, and payment for infrastructure and external traffic in the control panel: in the top menu, click Products → Cloud Servers → Platform Consumption section.

Current cost

Current cost is the amount of money that the current cloud infrastructure configuration consumes over a specific period of time.

You can view the current cost in the control panel: in the top menu, click Products → Cloud Servers → Platform Consumption → Current Cost tab.

You can view the current cost of specific projects, resources, and pools by hour, day, or month.

Infrastructure cost data is updated every hour. In the Control panel, it is displayed 5–35 minutes after the actual changes to the infrastructure and its cost. Recently deleted resources may continue to be displayed in the Control panel until the next data update. However, resource billing stops from the hour following their deletion.

Consumption and billing charts

You can view infrastructure consumption and payment charts in the control panel: in the top menu, click Products → Cloud Servers → Platform Consumption → Expense Chart tab → Consumed and Paid tabs.

You can view the consumption of specific projects, objects, resources, regions, and pools. Consumption and billing charts can be viewed for a specific time period or sorted by days, weeks, months, or years.

To export consumption and payment details in .csv format, click Download CSV and select how rows will be grouped in the export (by hours, days, weeks, months, years).

All resource suspensions are displayed on consumption charts and payment charts.

Traffic

You can view external traffic consumption for the current month in the control panel: in the top menu, click Products → Cloud Servers → Platform Consumption → External Traffic tab.

To export hourly consumption details for external and internal traffic across all public IP addresses of the account in .csv format, select a period and click Download CSV. You can only export details for the last three months.

Resource suspension in case of insufficient funds

Cloud Platform resources

If there are insufficient funds on your balance at the time of charge, all Cloud Platform resources will be automatically suspended — while charges for them will continue to accrue.

To restore access to resources, you must top up your balance with the amount of debt within 14 days after suspension. The debt for resources billed during the suspension period will be automatically cleared. Projects are not suspended — you can delete the entire project or resources via the API.

If you do not top up your balance with the debt amount within 14 days after suspension, all Cloud Platform resources will be deleted. Projects will not be deleted.

To avoid missing balance top-ups, you can configure balance notifications.

Dedicated server resources

If there are insufficient funds on your balance for full payment at the time of charge, the server will renew and continue to be billed daily for a certain period, depending on the billing plan:

• a server with 1-month, 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month billing plans — access ports to the local network and the internet are blocked after four days, and it is permanently deleted after 10 days;
• a server with a 1-day billing plan — network access is blocked immediately, and it is permanently deleted after 24 hours.

Holidays and weekends are not included in the calculation.

If there are insufficient funds on your balance to pay for a day, the server will be billed in debt. The debt does not disappear after the server is deleted.

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For example, the next payment for your server with a 6-month billing plan and a price of 8,000 ₽/month is October 11, 2024. Upon renewal, a one-time payment of 48,000 ₽ must be charged. When generating the payment, the server cost is recalculated. Suppose it increased to 8,100 ₽/month and the charge amount became 48,600 ₽, but there are insufficient funds in your account. Then, upon renewal, the daily cost of the server will be calculated and charged — 48,600 ₽ ÷ 182 days = 267 ₽. Charges will be made on a daily basis until the full payment amount is added to the balance (minus the days already paid). If payment is not received, the server's local network and internet access ports will be blocked after four days. After 10 days, the server and all data on it will be permanently deleted.

If bank transfers take time or you cannot top up your balance, legal entities can request a balance top-up deferral of up to five days. Legal entities and individuals can also enable a product payment deferral.

Prices

Prices for Cloud Platform resources and dedicated servers can be viewed on selectel.ru. Prices across pools may vary.

You can calculate the cost of a Managed Kubernetes cluster in the resource calculator.

Accounting documents

After payment, you can receive accounting documents.