Price Sets

Price Sets combine Prices and then attach to Plans. Prices must be created prior to creating Price Sets, but it is recommended to review the Price Set Type options prior to creating Prices.

Price Unit

Select the Price Unit to use for the Price Set.

  • Minute

  • Hour

  • Day

  • Month

  • Year

  • Two Year

  • Three Year

  • Four Year

  • Five Year

Note

Only Prices configured with matching Price Units can be used in a Price Set. “Month” is equivalent to 30 days by default. For AWS, month is 30.5 days. For Azure, month is 30.4 days.

Type

Price Set types determine which Prices are available to make up the set. This selection will filter the values returned in the Prices field at the bottom of the modal.

Note

It’s helpful to make note of the Prices options below before creating Price Sets.

  • Everything: ‘Everything’ price sets require one or more ‘Everything’ price types and may include ‘Platform’ or ‘Software’ price types

  • Compute + Storage: ‘Compute + Storage’ price sets require at least one of each ‘Memory’, CPU’, and ‘Disk Only’ price types and may include ‘Platform’ or ‘Software’ price types

  • Component: ‘Component’ price sets require at least one of each ‘Memory’, ‘Cores’, ‘CPU’, and ‘Storage’ price types and may include ‘Platform’ or ‘Software’ price types

  • Load Balancer: ‘Load Balancer’ price sets require at least one ‘Load Balancer’ price type and may include ‘Load Balancer Virtual Server’ price types. Load Balancer price sets are the only type which can be associated with Load Balancer Price Plans

  • Virtual Image: ‘Virtual Image’ price sets require at least one ‘Storage’ price type. Virtual Image price sets are the only type which can be associated with Virtual Image Price plans

  • Snapshot: ‘Snapshot’ price sets require at least one ‘Storage’ price type and may also include ‘Datastore’ price types. Snapshot price sets are the only type which can be associated with Snapshot Price plans

  • Software/Service: ‘Software/Service’ Price Sets require at least one ‘Software/Service’ Price type

Apply Price Changes to Usage

If marked, when saving a Price Set (new Price Set or saving changes to an existing one), usage records will be restarted for servers affected by the pricing change.

Prices

Search for and select Prices to be added to the Price Set. One of each Price Type required for the Price Set Type selected must be added for the Price Set to save.

Prices

Details on various price configurations are given here. When creating prices, it’s also necessary to understand how they will be applied. Specifically, this relates to the INCUR CHARGES configuration. Charges can be incurred “While Running”, “While Stopped”, or “Always”. It typically makes the most sense to have running and stopped prices for a given type (Cores, for example) OR to have an “Always” price (but not both). This is because the prices do not stack and the higher of a competing “Always” or running/stopped price will take precedence. This can lead to confusion over which price was applied and how a final cost total was computed. You should decide in advance for a given price type for a price set whether you wish to charge an “Always” rate or charge separately for running/stopped states.

Price Types

  • Everything: One price for all resources Storage, CPU, Memory, and Disks

  • Memory + CPU

  • Memory Only (per MB)

  • Cores Only (per core)

  • Disk Only (per GB)

  • Platform: Select from Windows, Linux (generic), or one of several specific Linux distributions

  • Software/Service: Add prices for software licenses which may be included with your price sets

  • Datastore (per GB)

  • Load Balancer

  • Load Balancer Virtual Server

Price Units

  • Minute

  • Hour

  • Day

  • Month

  • Year

  • Two Year

  • Three Year

  • Four Year

  • Five Year

Currency

  • AED

  • ARS

  • AUD

  • BRL

  • BWP

  • CAD

  • CHF

  • CLF

  • CLP

  • DKK

  • EUR

  • GBP

  • IDR

  • ILS

  • JOD

  • JPY

  • KRW

  • MAD

  • MNT

  • MYR

  • MXN

  • NOK

  • NZD

  • PLN

  • ROL

  • RUB

  • SAR

  • SEK

  • SGD

  • THB

  • TRL

  • USD

  • USN

  • VND

  • XAF

  • XCD

  • XOF

  • XPF

  • ZAR (South African Rand)

Cost

The base cost of the resource(s). The Price will match the Cost unless a Price Adjustment is added.

Price Adjustment

  • None: Default, no markup added and Price will match Cost

  • Fixed Markup: A fixed amount added to the Cost. Price will equal Cost + Markup.

  • Percentage Markup: Adds a percentage markup to Cost. Price equals Cost + (Cost x Markup %)

  • Custom Price: Sets a Price independent from the Cost. If the Cost changes, a Custom Price will not.

Price

A computed value of the final price including the cost plus any applicable markup.

Apply Price Changes to Usage

If marked, when saving a Price Set (new Price Set or saving changes to an existing one), usage records will be restarted for servers affected by the pricing change.