Pricing

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For pricing information, see the [ClickHouse Cloud Pricing](https://clickhouse.com/pricing#pricing-calculator) page.
ClickHouse Cloud bills based on the usage of compute, storage, [data transfer](/docs/cloud/manage/network-data-transfer) (egress over the internet and cross-region), and [ClickPipes](/docs/integrations/clickpipes).
To understand what can affect your bill, and ways that you can manage your spend, keep reading.

## Amazon Web Services (AWS) example[​](#amazon-web-services-aws-example "Direct link to Amazon Web Services (AWS) example")

Note

- Prices reflect AWS us-east-1 pricing.
- Explore applicable data transfer and ClickPipes charges [here](/docs/cloud/manage/network-data-transfer).

### Basic: from $66.52 per month[​](#basic-from-6652-per-month "Direct link to Basic: from $66.52 per month")

Best for: Departmental use cases with smaller data volumes that don't have hard reliability guarantees.

**Basic tier service**

- 1 replica x 8 GiB RAM, 2 vCPU
- 500 GB of compressed data
- 500 GB of backup of data
- 10 GB of public internet egress data transfer
- 5 GB of cross-region data transfer

Pricing breakdown for this example:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Active 6 hours a day Active 12 hours a day Active 24 hours a day|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute $39.91 $79.83 $159.66|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Storage $25.30 $25.30 $25.30|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Public internet egress data transfer $1.15 $1.15 $1.15|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cross-region data transfer $0.16 $0.16 $0.16|  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Total $66.52 $106.44 $186.27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Scale (always-on, auto-scaling): from $499.38 per month[​](#scale-always-on-auto-scaling-from-49938-per-month "Direct link to Scale (always-on, auto-scaling): from $499.38 per month")

Best for: workloads requiring enhanced SLAs (2+ replica services), scalability, and advanced security.

**Scale tier service**

- Active workload ~100% time
- Auto-scaling maximum configurable to prevent runaway bills
- 100 GB of public internet egress data transfer
- 10 GB of cross-region data transfer

Pricing breakdown for this example:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Example 1 Example 2 Example 3|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute 2 replicas x 8 GiB RAM, 2 vCPU $436.95 2 replicas x 16 GiB RAM, 4 vCPU $873.89 3 replicas x 16 GiB RAM, 4 vCPU $1,310.84| Storage 1 TB of data + 1 backup $50.60 2 TB of data + 1 backup $101.20 3 TB of data + 1 backup $151.80| Public internet egress data transfer $11.52 $11.52 $11.52|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cross-region data transfer $0.31 $0.31 $0.31|  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Total $499.38 $986.92 $1,474.47 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Enterprise: Starting prices vary[​](#enterprise-starting-prices-vary "Direct link to Enterprise: Starting prices vary")

Best for: large scale, mission critical deployments that have stringent security and compliance needs

**Enterprise tier service**

- Active workload ~100% time
- 1 TB of public internet egress data transfer
- 500 GB of cross-region data transfer

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Example 1 Example 2 Example 3|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute 2 replicas x 32 GiB RAM, 8 vCPU $2,285.60 2 replicas x 64 GiB RAM, 16 vCPU $4,571.19 2 x 120 GiB RAM, 30 vCPU $8,570.99| Storage 5 TB + 1 backup $253.00 10 TB + 1 backup $506.00 20 TB + 1 backup $1,012.00| Public internet egress data transfer $115.20 $115.20 $115.20|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cross-region data transfer $15.60 $15.60 $15.60|  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Total $2,669.40 $5,207.99 $9,713.79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Frequently asked questions[​](#faqs "Direct link to Frequently asked questions")

### What is a ClickHouse Credit (CHC)?[​](#what-is-chc "Direct link to What is a ClickHouse Credit (CHC)?")

A ClickHouse Credit is a unit of credit toward Customer's usage of ClickHouse Cloud equal to one (1) US dollar, to be applied based on ClickHouse's then-current published price list.

Note

If you're being billed through Stripe then you will see that 1 CHC is equal to $0.01 USD on your Stripe invoice. This is to allow accurate billing on Stripe due to their limitation on not being able to bill fractional quantities of our standard SKU of 1 CHC = $1 USD.

### Where can I find legacy pricing?[​](#find-legacy-pricing "Direct link to Where can I find legacy pricing?")

Legacy pricing information can be found [here](https://clickhouse.com/pricing?legacy=true).

### How is compute metered?[​](#how-is-compute-metered "Direct link to How is compute metered?")

ClickHouse Cloud meters compute on a per-minute basis, in 8G RAM increments.
Compute costs will vary by tier, region, and cloud service provider.

### How is storage on disk calculated?[​](#how-is-storage-on-disk-calculated "Direct link to How is storage on disk calculated?")

ClickHouse Cloud uses cloud object storage and usage is metered on the compressed size of data stored in ClickHouse tables.
Storage costs are the same across tiers and vary by region and cloud service provider.

### Do backups count toward total storage?[​](#do-backups-count-toward-total-storage "Direct link to Do backups count toward total storage?")

Storage and backups are counted towards storage costs and billed separately.
All services will default to one backup, retained for a day.
Users who need additional backups can do so by configuring additional [backups](/docs/cloud/manage/backups/overview) under the settings tab of the Cloud console.

### How do I estimate compression?[​](#how-do-i-estimate-compression "Direct link to How do I estimate compression?")

Compression can vary from dataset to dataset.
How much it varies is dependent on how compressible the data is in the first place (number of high vs. low cardinality fields),
and how the user sets up the schema (using optional codecs or not, for instance).
It can be on the order of 10x for common types of analytical data, but it can be significantly lower or higher as well.
See the [optimizing documentation](/docs/optimize/asynchronous-inserts) for guidance and this [Uber blog](https://www.uber.com/blog/logging/) for a detailed logging use case example.
The only practical way to know exactly is to ingest your dataset into ClickHouse and compare the size of the dataset with the size stored in ClickHouse.

You can use the query:

```
SELECT formatReadableSize(total_bytes) 
FROM system.tables 
WHERE name = <your table name>
```