Calico Cloud Pro usage and billing
To determine your monthly usage, we calculate the vCPU usage time in hours for your connected clusters.
Metering unit and standard pricing
Usage is calculated monthly as a number of vCPU hours. This includes the total vCPU hours for all your connected clusters.
The standard pricing is US$0.025 per vCPU hour.
There is no additional cost for log data ingestion.
View your usage metrics
To view usage metrics, Calico Cloud administrators can go to the web console, click the user icon , and then click Usage Metrics.
Subscription models
| Subscription Model | Pricing | Usage | Additional Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly | US$0.025 per vCPU hour | Pay for actual usage each month | Billed at the same rate |
| Annual | Prepaid set of vCPU hours | Usage deducted from prepaid hours | Additional hours can be purchased; excess usage billed at US$0.025 per vCPU hour |
Example burndown table for an annual subscription
The following table shows a the month-to-month usage for a cluster with an annual allocation of 12,000 vCPU hours.
| Month | Starting Balance (vCPU hours) | Hours Consumed | Ending Balance (vCPU hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12,000 | 1,000 | 11,000 |
| February | 11,000 | 900 | 10,100 |
| March | 10,100 | 1,200 | 8,900 |
| April | 8,900 | 950 | 7,950 |
| May | 7,950 | 1,050 | 6,900 |
| June | 6,900 | 1,000 | 5,900 |
| July | 5,900 | 1,200 | 4,700 |
| August | 4,700 | 1,100 | 3,600 |
| September | 3,600 | 900 | 2,700 |
| October | 2,700 | 1,300 | 1,400 |
| November | 1,400 | 1,200 | 200 |
| December | 200 | 250 | -50 (overage applies) |
If you're approaching your usage limit, you can purchase additional vCPU hours to avoid overage charges. Otherwise, overage charges apply at the standard rate of US$0.025 per vCPU hour.