Computation

Pay only for what you use. There is no minimum fee. We charge you for the number of compute hours your functions consume. Each of your functions can be run on any of the cores we offer. Please note, that while our pricing is expressed in hours for clarity, your actual charge will be prorated by the millisecond.

Core Type Compute Resources Pricing
c1 - default
  • 1 Compute Unit
  • 300 MB of memory
  • 64-bit platform
  • I/O Performance: Low
 $0.05/hour
c2
  • 2.5 Compute Units
  • 800 MB of memory
  • 64-bit platform
  • I/O Performance: Moderate
 $0.13/hour
m1
  • 3.25 Compute Units
  • 8 GB of memory
  • 64-bit platform
  • I/O Performance: High
 $0.30/hour
s1
  • Variable Compute Units (Up to 2)
  • 300 MB of memory
  • 64-bit platform
  • I/O Performance: Low
  • Scraping optimized: Unique IP address per core
 $0.04/hour

Example: If you run 1,000 functions on c1 cores, each taking 9 seconds, you consume 2.5 compute hours (9,000 seconds) of computation time, which costs 2.5 hours x $0.05 per hour = $0.125. See example in calculator.

Since your functions will not be running serially, it will take far less time than 2.5 wall clock hours for them to finish. To guarantee when your functions begin executing, and the number that will execute in parallel, see Real-Time Cores.

Real-Time Cores

Real-time cores allow you to ensure the number of cores you have access to, and how soon your computation begins executing. You can reserve real-time cores by the hour.

Each type of real-time core has an hourly minimum. If your usage of the real-time core meets or exceeds the minimum, then you only pay for the cost of the computation. If it does not, then your computation bill will reflect the minimum hourly charge.

Example: Assume you have reserved 1 c1 core for an hour. If you run a single job that takes the full hour, then your bill from computation is $0.05, which is larger than the minimum of $0.03, so you pay $0.05. If you don't run any jobs, then your computation bill is $0, so you pay the minimum rate of $0.03 for that hour. You hit the break-even point when your jobs for the hour run for a combined total of 3/5th of the hour (36 minutes), because that accrues a bill of $0.03, equal to the minimum.

Type Hourly Minimum
c1 $0.03/hour
c2 $0.08/hour
m1 $0.2/hour
s1 $0.025/hour

Dedicated Cores

For additional security and reliability, dedicated cores guarantee that your computation is run on an isolated cluster dedicated only for your computation. To learn more, please contact us.

Private Datacenter Deployment

PiCloud can be deployed in a private datacenter. We support VMware, Xen, and bare metal stacks. To learn more, please contact us.

Storage

Storage charges are incurred in two ways:

  1. Files stored with the cloud.files simple storage interface.
  2. Data stored with the cloud.volumes interface.
Storage Usage Rate
First 50 TB per Month $0.160 per GB
Next 50 TB per Month $0.150 per GB
Next 400 TB per Month $0.140 per GB
Next 500 TB per Month $0.115 per GB
Next 4000 TB per Month $0.090 per GB
Over 5000 TB per Month $0.065 per GB

Data Transfer

Data transfer charges are incurred in three different scenarios:

  1. Data transfer from socket connections created by your function.
  2. Data transfer when storing or retrieving files using the cloud.files interface.
  3. Data transfer when storing or retrieving files using the cloud.volumes interface.

You will not be charged for data transfer between PiCloud and other Amazon services, such as S3 or your own EC2 instance, in the US-EAST Region.

Data Transfer In Usage Rate
All Data Transfer $0 per GB

Data Transfer Out Usage Rate
Up to 10 TB per Month $0.16 per GB
Next 40 TB per Month $0.12 per GB
Next 100 TB per Month $0.10 per GB
Over 150 TB per Month $0.09 per GB

Support Plans

We offer several tiers of support plans to meet your business's needs. All of our customers get access to community support, and our web-based ticketing system for personalized assistance. Our premium plans offer customers who require a higher level of support the ability to get fast, predictable response times. With our gold or platinum plans, you can ensure around-the-clock support for your most mission-critical applications.

Features Basic Silver Gold Platinum
Community support * * * *
Business day support (M-F, 6am-6pm PT) * * *
24 x 7 x 365 support * *
One-on-one support via web-based ticketing system * * * *
One-on-one support phone support * *
24 hour response time for all issues * *
1 hour maximum response time for urgent issues *
Single point of contact for all support needs * *

Plan Pricing
Basic Free
Silver Greater of $50 or 5% of monthly usage
Gold Greater of $150 or 10% of monthly usage
Platinum Greater of $400 or 10% of monthly usage

Bulk Purchase

We offer the option to prepay for your workload on PiCloud at anytime. In exchange, a 10% credit on top of your prepayment will be added to your account. The minimum purchase size is $20, and it is applied automatically to your bill at the end of the month.

Consulting Services

For those seeking to start a new cloud deployment, move existing systems to PiCloud, or optimize existing usage, we offer specialized consulting services to suite your needs. Get advice and help from the creators of PiCloud, and our approved partners. To learn more, and receive a quote, please contact us.