Subscription and Billing Management
In Payara Cloud, a subscription serves as the fundamental billing unit, encompassing the resources and access levels you’ve selected for your cloud deployment needs. It acts as the focal point for billing, consolidating all application usage across various namespaces into a single, easy-to-understand invoice. The subscription model simplifies the billing process, providing a clear and aggregated view of your Payara Cloud usage and costs.
Choosing a Subscription Plan
Payara Cloud offers three subscription plans tailored to different needs, each with its own set of features and resource allocations. The available plans are:
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Basic: Provides essential features for deploying and managing applications.
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Standard: Offers additional features like custom domain support and increased resource limits.
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Premium: Includes all the features of the Standard plan, plus access to Payara Micro Enterprise binaries for local development and expedited support from the Payara team.
The specific resource allocations and pricing for each plan can be found on the Payara Cloud website or by contacting the Payara sales team.
Managing Subscriptions
You can view and manage your existing subscriptions through the Billing Management section in Payara Cloud. There, you can perform various actions, including:
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Viewing Subscription Details: Access information about your current subscription plan, resource usage, and billing details.
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Upgrading or Downgrading: Change your subscription plan to a higher or lower tier based on your evolving needs.
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Cancelling Subscription: Terminate your subscription if you no longer require Payara Cloud services.
Billing and Invoicing
Payara Cloud operates on a 30-day billing cycle. Invoices are issued at the beginning of each billing period. You can view and download your invoices from the Billing Management section.
Invoices include:
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Fixed Monthly Fee: Charged in advance for the upcoming billing period, based on the chosen subscription plan
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Variable Fee: Covers any usage that exceeds your plan’s prepaid volume in the previous billing period.
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Consumption Measurement: Billing is primarily based on vCPU-minutes, with each plan offering a certain amount of prepaid vCPU-minutes per month.