> ## Documentation Index
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# Pricing Tiers

> Detailed information on RepoCloud's pricing tiers and resource specifications

## Resource Tiers Overview

RepoCloud offers flexible resource tiers designed to accommodate a wide range of applications and workloads. Each tier provides a balanced combination of CPU, RAM, and storage resources at a fraction of the cost of major cloud providers.

## Resource Tiers

RepoCloud provides seven resource tiers, each offering progressively more computing power, memory, and storage capacity:

| Tier | RAM   | vCPU | SSD Storage | Hourly Price | Monthly Price |
| ---- | ----- | ---- | ----------- | ------------ | ------------- |
| 1    | 1 GB  | 1    | 20 GB       | \$0.0042     | \$3.00        |
| 2    | 2 GB  | 1    | 30 GB       | \$0.0083     | \$6.00        |
| 3    | 2 GB  | 2    | 40 GB       | \$0.0125     | \$9.00        |
| 4    | 4 GB  | 2    | 40 GB       | \$0.0167     | \$12.00       |
| 5    | 8 GB  | 4    | 80 GB       | \$0.0333     | \$24.00       |
| 6    | 16 GB | 8    | 160 GB      | \$0.0667     | \$48.00       |
| 7    | 32 GB | 16   | 320 GB      | \$0.1333     | \$96.00       |

<Note>
  If you need more storage than a tier includes, add extra NVMe SSD storage at deployment time with the "Add Extra SSD" option (\$0.10 per GB per month).
</Note>

## Tier Specifications in Detail

### Tier 1: Basic

**Specifications**: 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB SSD Storage\
**Pricing**: \$0.0042/hour (\$3.00/month)

**Best For**:

* Small personal blogs
* Simple static websites
* Development environments
* Basic testing instances
* Low-traffic applications

**Limitations**:

* Limited processing power for resource-intensive applications
* Sufficient only for low concurrent user counts
* Not recommended for database-heavy applications

### Tier 2: Starter

**Specifications**: 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 30 GB SSD Storage\
**Pricing**: \$0.0083/hour (\$6.00/month)

**Best For**:

* Personal websites with moderate traffic
* Small WordPress installations
* Development environments for larger projects
* Basic content management systems
* Small team collaboration tools

**Limitations**:

* Limited to a single CPU core
* May struggle with more demanding applications
* Moderate concurrent user capacity

### Tier 3: Standard

**Specifications**: 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD Storage\
**Pricing**: \$0.0125/hour (\$9.00/month)

**Best For**:

* Small business websites
* Multiple web applications
* Development and staging environments
* Content management systems
* Light e-commerce sites

**Limitations**:

* Memory-intensive applications may need more RAM
* Moderate concurrent user capacity
* Not ideal for large databases

### Tier 4: Professional

**Specifications**: 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD Storage\
**Pricing**: \$0.0167/hour (\$12.00/month)

**Best For**:

* Small to medium business websites
* E-commerce platforms
* Content-rich websites
* More demanding CMS installations
* Development environments for larger applications

**Limitations**:

* May need more CPU for compute-intensive applications
* Moderate database capacity
* Medium concurrent user capacity

### Tier 5: Business

**Specifications**: 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 80 GB SSD Storage\
**Pricing**: \$0.0333/hour (\$24.00/month)

**Best For**:

* High-traffic websites
* Medium-sized e-commerce stores
* Database-intensive applications
* Small data analytics applications
* Media streaming platforms

**Limitations**:

* Very resource-intensive applications may need more power
* Large database operations may require higher tiers
* High but not enterprise-level concurrent user capacity

### Tier 6: Enterprise

**Specifications**: 16 GB RAM, 8 vCPU, 160 GB SSD Storage\
**Pricing**: \$0.0667/hour (\$48.00/month)

**Best For**:

* Large business applications
* High-traffic e-commerce platforms
* Media processing applications
* Data analytics workloads
* Multi-container deployments

**Limitations**:

* The most demanding enterprise applications may require Tier 7
* Very high concurrent user capacity
* Handles most workloads efficiently

### Tier 7: Ultimate

**Specifications**: 32 GB RAM, 16 vCPU, 320 GB SSD Storage\
**Pricing**: \$0.1333/hour (\$96.00/month)

**Best For**:

* Very high-traffic websites and applications
* Enterprise-grade deployments
* Large database systems
* Advanced data analytics
* Media processing and transcoding
* Computationally intensive workloads

**Limitations**:

* Our highest tier available
* For extremely demanding workloads beyond this tier, multiple instances may be needed

## Technical Specifications

All resource tiers on RepoCloud include the following technical specifications:

### Compute

* **CPU Type**: Intel vCPUs
* **CPU Performance**: High-performance vCPUs

### Memory

* **RAM Type**: DDR4 ECC RAM

### Storage

* **Storage Type**: NVMe SSD for all tiers
* **I/O Performance**: High I/O operations per second (IOPS)
* **Extra Storage**: Additional NVMe SSD can be added at deployment for \$0.10 per GB per month
* **Backups**: RepoCloud does not provide instance-level backups—use your application's built-in backup tools (e.g., n8n workflow exports, WordPress backup plugins) and export important data regularly

### Networking

* **Network Speed**: 1 Gbps connections
* **Bandwidth**: Unlimited bandwidth (data transfer in is free; data transfer out is priced at \$0.10 per GB as listed on the pricing page)
* **Network Security**: DDoS protection
* **SSL Support**: Free SSL certificates included

## Choosing the Right Tier

When selecting a resource tier, consider these factors:

### Application Requirements

Different applications have different resource needs:

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="WordPress">
    * **Small Blog**: Tier 1-2
    * **Medium Site**: Tier 3-4
    * **Large Site**: Tier 5+
    * **WooCommerce**: Tier 4+ (depending on product count)
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Databases">
    * **Small Database**: Tier 2-3
    * **Medium Database**: Tier 4-5
    * **Large Database**: Tier 6-7
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Development Tools">
    * **Git Repositories**: Tier 2-3
    * **CI/CD Tools**: Tier 3-5
    * **Code Servers**: Tier 3-4
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Content Management">
    * **Small CMS**: Tier 2-3
    * **Medium CMS**: Tier 3-4
    * **Enterprise CMS**: Tier 5+
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### Traffic Patterns

Consider your expected traffic patterns:

* **Low Traffic** (\< 10,000 visits/month): Tier 1-2
* **Medium Traffic** (10,000-50,000 visits/month): Tier 3-4
* **High Traffic** (50,000-200,000 visits/month): Tier 5-6
* **Very High Traffic** (200,000+ visits/month): Tier 6-7

### Data Processing Needs

Different data workloads require different resources:

* **Basic Data Storage**: Tier 1-3
* **Data Analysis**: Tier 4-5
* **Large Datasets**: Tier 5-7
* **Real-time Processing**: Tier 5-7

## Moving Between Tiers

How your instance moves between tiers depends on the mode you chose at deployment:

* **Autoscaling instances** (the default) move between tiers automatically based on demand—no action needed. Use the "View Usage Chart" button on your instance's management page to see which tier was used each hour.
* **Fixed-size instances** can be scaled manually: change the server size to a different tier from your instance's management page. You can also switch a fixed-size instance over to autoscaling at any time.

<Warning>
  Switching modes is one-directional: a fixed-size instance can be moved to autoscaling, but an autoscaled instance cannot be switched back to a fixed server size. Also, if you're choosing a fixed tier, make sure your application can operate properly within its resources—an undersized tier may cause performance issues or application failures.
</Warning>

## Autoscaling vs. Fixed Tiers

RepoCloud offers two approaches to resource allocation:

### Fixed Tiers

* **Predictable Costs**: Fixed monthly pricing based on the selected tier
* **Guaranteed Resources**: Consistent resource allocation regardless of usage
* **Simplicity**: No need to monitor or manage scaling
* **Best For**: Applications with consistent resource needs

### Elastic Autoscaling

* **Cost Efficiency**: Pay only for resources actually used
* **Dynamic Adjustment**: Resources scale up and down based on actual needs
* **Optimal Performance**: Automatically handles traffic spikes
* **Best For**: Applications with variable resource needs

<Tip>
  For most users, we recommend keeping autoscaling enabled (it's the default on the deployment page). This allows your application to find its natural resource usage pattern.
</Tip>

## Additional Resources

Beyond the base resource tiers, you can also add:

* **Additional NVMe SSD storage**: \$0.10 per GB per month
* **Data Transfer In**: \$0 per GB (free)
* **Data Transfer Out**: \$0.10 per GB

## Next Steps

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