# Billing

## Billing Options

ScyllaDB Cloud offers flexible billing options to match different usage
patterns and business needs. You can choose between fixed contracts, Flex
Credit—a prepaid pool of money that can be used to cover a cluster’s usage
costs, or using on-demand resources, depending on how predictable your
workload is.

* **Contract**

  Contracts involve an upfront commitment for a fixed period (typically one
  year), offering lower pricing and predictable costs. Depending on the contract,
  commitments may be tied to specific resources or allow flexibility.

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* **Flex Credit**

  With Flex Credit, customers purchase a pool of credits upfront. These credits
  can be used to cover dynamic or temporary resources not included in a fixed
  contract—such as scaling additional nodes or deploying ScyllaDB X Cloud
  workloads.

  This option is ideal for workloads that vary over time or for extending
  capacity as needed. It offers flexibility while maintaining control over
  spending.
* **On-Demand**

  With On-Demand billing, customers pay for resources as they are used,
  without any upfront commitment. It is best suited for unpredictable or
  short-term workloads.

  This option provides the greatest flexibility but comes at the highest cost
  per resource.

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## Pricing Plans

ScyllaDB Cloud offers multiple plans designed to meet different performance,
scalability, and support requirements. Each plan provides varying levels of
availability, management flexibility, and enterprise features.

* **Standard Plan**

  Designed for production workloads that require reliable performance and
  essential enterprise capabilities. It is available for any
  [cluster type](https://cloud.docs.scylladb.com/stable/cloud-setup/cluster-types/index.md) and offers On-Demand or
  Fixed Contract billing.

  This plan delivers core managed services and baseline enterprise support.
* **Professional Plan**

  Intended for mission-critical workloads that demand higher availability and
  greater operational flexibility. It is available for any
  [cluster type](https://cloud.docs.scylladb.com/stable/cloud-setup/cluster-types/index.md) with On-Demand, Fixed
  Contract, or Flex Credit billing.

  This plan adds enhanced availability, observability, and support levels for
  customers operating at scale.

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* **Premium Plan**

  Built for enterprise environments requiring the highest levels of security,
  flexibility, and uptime. It is available for any
  [cluster type](https://cloud.docs.scylladb.com/stable/cloud-setup/cluster-types/index.md) and offers On-Demand,
  Flexible Contract, and Flex Credit billing.

  This plan provides advanced management, networking, and compliance capabilities
  along with the fastest response times and strongest service-level commitments.

For more details and a side-by-side comparison of features and pricing, see
[ScyllaDB Pricing](https://www.scylladb.com/pricing/).

## Vector Search Billing

If [Vector Search](https://cloud.docs.scylladb.com/stable/vector-search/index.md) is enabled on your cluster,
Vector Search nodes are billed separately from regular cluster nodes. The
ScyllaDB Cloud UI currently supports only **On-Demand** billing for Vector
Search nodes. For contract-based billing of Vector Search resources, contact
ScyllaDB Support.

See [Vector Search Deployments](https://cloud.docs.scylladb.com/stable/vector-search/vector-search-clusters.md)
for details on creating and resizing Vector Search nodes.

## Billing Page

You can view all payment-related information directly within the ScyllaDB Cloud
application. Navigate to **Billing** from the drop-down menu in the top-right
corner to access a page containing the following sections:

### Payment Methods

Displays the number of your active contracts and your current payment method.

You can click **Add Credit Card** to add a new card or update your existing
credit card details.

### Account Info

Displays your account’s [pricing plan](#costs-pricing-plans).

### Contract Line Items

Lists all active and expired contracts along with their details, including:

* Deployment type — ScyllaDB Cloud or BYOA
* Contract start date
* Contract end date
* Payment type — upfront or monthly
* Number of nodes covered by the contract
* Region specified in the contract
* Instance type specified in the contract

### Flex Credit

Displays information about your [Flex Credit](#costs-flex-credit), including:

* The total amount of Flex Credit purchased
* The start and end dates of the Flex Credit’s validity period