Savings Plan
Savings Plan
Save big on your Public Cloud infrastructure by opting for a 1 to 36 month subscription, with discounts of up to 55%.
Spend smarter with Savings Plans
Scale at your own pace
Start off with pay-as-you-go for complete flexibility, then switch to Savings Plans when you want save more.
Easily adapt your infrastructure to suit your needs while maximising cost efficiency.
Get more predictability
Save money by planning your expenses ahead with Savings Plans.
Get peace of mind with predictable pricing, plan your investments, and enjoy huge discounts.
Kickstart your FinOps approach
Managing your cloud expenses becomes effortless when you combine Savings Plans with a FinOps approach. By doing this, you can redirect your savings to fund other IT ventures.
Benefits
Save on your stable workloads
In production environments with stable and predictable workloads, Savings Plans offer considerable cost savings, and the option to use pay-as-you-go instances when needed.
Manage your application’s growth
Your infrastructure adapts as your business grows. By combining several Savings Plans to match infrastructure growth, you can save money and support your architectural improvements.
Handle seasonal fluctuations in your infrastructure load
Savings Plans help you minimise costs over short or medium seasonal periods, thanks to commitment periods of 1 to 6 months, so you can cut costs and gain more flexibility.
How Savings Plans work
1. Savings Plans cover a certain volume at a discount, and any additional usage is charged at the regular hourly rate.
2. Add more Savings Plans to maximise your savings as demand fluctuates.
3. Even if you use less than expected, you can still get lower prices with our Savings Plans.
4. Savings Plans can be customised to fit your specific needs, with options for different resources, durations, and quantities.
How to get your Savings Plans off to a flying start and optimise your resource usage
1.
Take stock of your current and projected cloud usage
From the OVHcloud Control Panel, check the status of your usage, as well as how it will change by the end of the month in your Public Cloud project.
This way, you can save money on stable and predictable workloads.
2.
Set up your Savings Plan
From your Public Cloud project, choose:
- product type;
- resource model;
- quantity;
- commitment duration;
- Savings Plan name.
Your Savings Plan is all set.
3.
Start saving on your bill
Your bill will be adjusted automatically.
Access all of your Savings Plans directly via the OVHcloud Control Panel.
Pricing
Local Zone resources are not eligible for Savings Plans.
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Your questions answered
What is a Savings Plan?
A Savings Plan is a pricing model that offers discounts on specific resources when customers opt for commitment periods of up to 36 months. You continue to use your services as usual.
How does a Savings Plan work?
You select a resource, how much you need, and for how long (commitment period). If you choose options within the limits of your Savings Plan, you get discounts on included resources. If you exceed the agreed limit as per your commitment, you’ll be billed on a pay-as-you-go basis for additional services.
Let’s say you get the Savings Plan for 10 B3-128 instances for a month, you can run up to 10 B3-128 instances at the same time without extra costs.
- If you use 8 B3-128 instances, you only pay for your commitment/subscription, which is 10 B3-128 instances at a discount.
- If you use 12 B3-128 instances, you get a discount on the first 10 instances and then pay the hourly rate for the extra 2 instances.
Your Savings Plan determines how much you save automatically. You don’t have to track the instances you use manually — the platform calculates and applies costs transparently.
Which products are eligible for Savings Plans?
B3, C3 and R3 instances (excluding Local Zones), along with services based on these instances, like Managed Kubernetes Service and Managed Rancher Service (Rancher OVHcloud Edition, Rancher Standard), are eligible for Savings Plans. More Public Cloud products will be eligible soon.
When is the Savings Plan active or operational?
Once the Savings Plan has been validated in the OVHcloud Control Panel, it is automatically up and running the next day, from 12:01 a.m. UTC.
How are Savings Plans billed?
Savings Plan is billed on a monthly basis starting from the next month, and continues until your commitment ends.
How do I renew my Savings Plan automatically?
Automatic renewal for the Savings Plan is disabled by default. You can enable it via the OVHcloud Control Panel. Once the original commitment ends, Savings Plan is renewed for the same period. The advertised price applies automatically upon renewal (or auto-renewal).
How do I launch a Savings Plan?
You can set up a Savings Plan directly in the OVHcloud Control Panel, within a Public Cloud project. Then select the service, quantity, and commitment period.
What is the minimum resource quantity required for a Savings Plan?
The minimum amount of resources needed in a Savings Plan depends on the specific resource.
For B3, C3, R3 instances, the minimum quantity is 1 instance for a minimum period of 1 month.
For the Rancher service, the minimum quantity is 1 vCPU for a minimum period of 1 month.
Can I have several Savings Plans?
Yes, you can set up several Savings Plans in the same Public Cloud project.
Can I set up a single Savings Plan for several Public Cloud projects?
No, you can’t set up a single Savings Plan for different Public Cloud projects. But, you can set up different Savings Plans for different Public Cloud projects.
Can I modify a Savings Plan?
Only your Savings Plan name can be changed. Presently, it’s not possible to change the duration, volume, or service in a Savings Plan once it has been set up.
Can I stop a Savings Plan before my subscription ends?
No, you can’t stop or cancel a Savings Plan. You still have to pay the full amount, even if you delete the linked resources.
What happens when a Savings Plan subscription ends?
At the end of your Savings Plan subscription, the discount will no longer apply. The resources previously covered by this Savings Plan will be billed at the standard advertised price. When one Savings Plan ends, it doesn’t impact any other Savings Plans you might have in the same Public Cloud Project.