Pricing
Every figure AletCloud charges, in ETB. The monthly numbers are ceilings, and billing underneath them is counted by the minute.
Servers
Full root on a machine of your own, charged by the minute against the ceiling below.
Nano
2,400ETB/mo
3.29 ETB/hr while it runs
- vCPU
- 1
- RAM
- 1 GB
- SSD
- 10 GB
- Network
- 1 MBps
A bot, a cron job, a staging box
Deploy a serverSolo
3,200ETB/mo
4.38 ETB/hr while it runs
- vCPU
- 1
- RAM
- 2 GB
- SSD
- 20 GB
- Network
- 2 MBps
One small site and its database
Deploy a serverPro
4,500ETB/mo
6.25 ETB/hr while it runs
- vCPU
- 2
- RAM
- 4 GB
- SSD
- 30 GB
- Network
- 4 MBps
Where most shops end up
Deploy a serverUltra
8,000ETB/mo
11.11 ETB/hr while it runs
- vCPU
- 4
- RAM
- 8 GB
- SSD
- 40 GB
- Network
- 8 MBps
A production app and its background work
Max
16,000ETB/mo
22.22 ETB/hr while it runs
- vCPU
- 8
- RAM
- 16 GB
- SSD
- 50 GB
- Network
- 10 MBps
Builds, queues, a busy database
Ras
32,000ETB/mo
44.44 ETB/hr while it runs
- vCPU
- 16
- RAM
- 32 GB
- SSD
- 120 GB
- Network
- 15 MBps
The whole estate on one machine
A public address is 300 ETB/mo on any size. Extra SSD is 100 ETB per GB a month, up to 500 GB. Ultra, Max and Ras qualify for an SMSEthiopia Starter package on top of the figure, free once the account there is approved.
How a server is builtApp hosting
A repository, built and served over TLS. The plan is per app.
Solo
Free
One app per account. No expiry date
- CPU
- 250m
- Memory
- 256Mi
- Apps
- 1
- Build minutes
- 100 min
- Replicas
- 1
- Persistent disk
- None
Personal apps and side projects
Start freePro
360ETB/mo
0.5 ETB/hr while it runs
- CPU
- 500m
- Memory
- 512Mi
- Apps
- 10
- Build minutes
- 300 min
- Replicas
- 2
- Persistent disk
- 1 GB
Production workloads
Deploy an appUltra
1,440ETB/mo
2 ETB/hr while it runs
- CPU
- 1000m
- Memory
- 1Gi
- Apps
- 25
- Build minutes
- 1000 min
- Replicas
- 5
- Persistent disk
- 5 GB
Applications under real load
Deploy an appMax
3,600ETB/mo
5 ETB/hr while it runs
- CPU
- 2000m
- Memory
- 2Gi
- Apps
- 100
- Build minutes
- 3000 min
- Replicas
- 10
- Persistent disk
- 20 GB
An estate of services
Deploy an appBuild minutes reset each month. Certificates are issued and renewed with the plan.
How deploys workDatabases
PostgreSQL, MySQL or MongoDB. Patching and daily backups come with the figure.
Solo
Free
One per account, with no expiry date
- CPU
- 250m
- Memory
- 256–512Mi
- Storage
- 1Gi
- Connections
- 10
- Backups
- None
A first schema, or a copy to test against
Start freePro
150ETB/mo
Backups kept up to 30 days; 7 by default
- CPU
- 500m
- Memory
- 512Mi
- Storage
- 5Gi
- Connections
- 25
- Backups
- Up to 30 days
A production app or two
Create a databaseUltra
500ETB/mo
Backups kept up to 30 days; 7 by default
- CPU
- 1000m
- Memory
- 2Gi
- Storage
- 20Gi
- Connections
- 100
- Backups
- Up to 30 days
Busier schemas and more clients
Create a databaseMax
1,200ETB/mo
Backups kept up to 30 days; 7 by default
- CPU
- 2000m
- Memory
- 4Gi
- Storage
- 50Gi
- Connections
- 200
- Backups
- Up to 30 days
The most memory and the largest disk
Create a databaseAutomated daily backups (paid plans, running databases) kept 3, 7, 14 or 30 days as you choose; 7 by default. Solo memory is 256Mi on PostgreSQL and 512Mi on MySQL and MongoDB. MongoDB allows a hundred connections from Solo up.
What is managedObject storage
S3-compatible buckets in Addis Ababa. The tier belongs to the bucket, not the account.
5 GB
50ETB/mo
- Per gigabyte
- 10 ETB/mo
- Requests
- Not metered
- Visibility
- Public or private
Documents and a small media library
Create a bucket10 GB
90ETB/mo
- Per gigabyte
- 9 ETB/mo
- Requests
- Not metered
- Visibility
- Public or private
An app serving its own images
Create a bucket50 GB
400ETB/mo
- Per gigabyte
- 8 ETB/mo
- Requests
- Not metered
- Visibility
- Public or private
Uploads from a user base
Create a bucket100 GB
750ETB/mo
- Per gigabyte
- 7.50 ETB/mo
- Requests
- Not metered
- Visibility
- Public or private
Video, archives and backups
Create a bucketRequests are not counted against the tier. Traffic to an app or a server here never leaves the data centre.
How buckets workBusiness Email
Mailboxes on a domain of your own, with webmail, IMAP and SMTP. One plan covers one domain.
Starter
499ETB/mo
0.68 ETB/hr while it runs
- Mailboxes
- 5
- Storage
- 15 GB
- Per mailbox
- 5 GB
- Aliases per mailbox
- 5
- Sends a day
- 200
- Catch-all
- No
- Dedicated IP
- No
A small team on one domain
Set up emailBusiness
999ETB/mo
1.37 ETB/hr while it runs
- Mailboxes
- 15
- Storage
- 50 GB
- Per mailbox
- 10 GB
- Aliases per mailbox
- 10
- Sends a day
- 500
- Catch-all
- Yes
- Dedicated IP
- No
A company with a shared inbox or two
Set up emailProfessional
1,799ETB/mo
2.46 ETB/hr while it runs
- Mailboxes
- 30
- Storage
- 100 GB
- Per mailbox
- 10 GB
- Aliases per mailbox
- 25
- Sends a day
- 1,000
- Catch-all
- Yes
- Dedicated IP
- No
Departments, each with addresses of its own
Set up emailEnterprise
3,499ETB/mo
4.79 ETB/hr while it runs
- Mailboxes
- 100
- Storage
- 300 GB
- Per mailbox
- 10 GB
- Aliases per mailbox
- 50
- Sends a day
- 2,000
- Catch-all
- Yes
- Dedicated IP
- Yes
A hundred mailboxes and an IP of your own
Set up emailSends are counted per mailbox a day. A domain registered with AletCloud has its mail records published for you; any other domain adds the MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC records the console shows.
How email is set upDomains
Thirteen extensions, on the same wallet as everything else. First year and renewal are both listed.
.us
1,987ETB/yr
renews 2,473 ETB/yr
.in
2,849ETB/yr
renews 3,534 ETB/yr
.com
2,982ETB/yr
renews 3,092 ETB/yr
.net
3,313ETB/yr
renews 4,197 ETB/yr
.org
3,534ETB/yr
renews 4,352 ETB/yr
.dev
3,623ETB/yr
renews 4,308 ETB/yr
.xyz
3,733ETB/yr
renews 4,639 ETB/yr
.club
5,103ETB/yr
renews 6,054 ETB/yr
.biz
5,567ETB/yr
renews 6,761 ETB/yr
.info
6,893ETB/yr
renews 8,197 ETB/yr
.co
7,888ETB/yr
renews 9,148 ETB/yr
.online
8,175ETB/yr
renews 8,175 ETB/yr
.io
12,905ETB/yr
renews 15,358 ETB/yr
.et
Not sold through AletCloud yet.
Included
The transfer lock, on every extension. WHOIS privacy is a paid add-on, priced per extension.
A year at a time
Registration and renewal both come out of the wallet.
DNS is edited in the same console as the servers, and a domain is pointed at a VPS or an app from a list. Auto-renew draws on the wallet before the date.
What else is on the bill
Two optional add-ons. Everything under them belongs to the account and is not billed separately.
Public IPv4 address
300ETB/mo
One per server, and optional. Without it the machine answers on the private network and nowhere else, which is one fewer door.
Extra SSD on a server
100ETB per GB a month
Up to 500 GB on any size. The disk survives a resize, so growing the machine and growing its storage are separate decisions.
Included, at no figure at all
Private networking
One WireGuard network per account, and every device you add to it.
The MCP endpoint
Seventy-nine tools, reachable by any client that speaks the protocol.
A database and an app
A Solo instance of each per account, with no expiry date on either.
Certificates
Issued and renewed for hosted apps and the domains pointed at them.
A hostname for every app
Each hosted app answers under app.aletcloud.com, over TLS, before any domain of your own is pointed at it.
Buckets and access keys
As many buckets and key pairs as the account needs. What is billed is each bucket's tier.
Storage wired into apps
Link a bucket to a hosted app and the S3 variables are written into its environment.
Automated backups
On paid database plans, while the database is running: daily, kept 3, 7, 14 or 30 days as you choose; 7 by default. Solo has no backups of any kind.
Transfer lock
On every extension, from registration. WHOIS privacy is separate: a paid add-on, priced per extension and charged to the wallet when it is on.
Traffic between your own
A server, an app, a database and a bucket in Addis never leave the building.
Support
Getting something working, and fixing what breaks. Call 6993 and a person answers.
Signing up
A phone number and one SMS. No card on file and no call before the first resource.
No card, no call. Top up when you are ready to run something.
How a figure becomes a bill
One prepaid wallet, charged by the minute. The same server, read three ways.
6.25ETB/hr
What a Pro server costs while it is running.
4,500ETB/mo
The most that same server can cost in a month, whatever it does.
0ETB
What it costs for the rest of the month from the minute you stop it.
- The monthly figure is a ceiling
- Every plan is counted hourly and charged by the minute. A month spent running reaches the figure printed here and stops at it. There is no overage line underneath.
- Resizing takes effect that minute
- Move a plan up or down and the new rate starts at once. Nothing is prorated at the end of a cycle, because nothing is billed in cycles.
- The wallet is prepaid, in Birr
- Top up with telebirr, bank transfer or card through Chapa, with 15% VAT on the top-up. Every figure on this site is in Birr: no forex, no hidden fees. The console holds the balance and every transaction taken against it, per product and per hour.
- Each product is billed on its own
- An app with a database behind it and a bucket beside it is three figures added together. Nothing is bundled, and nothing is counted twice.
- An empty wallet suspends, it does not delete
- We notify you as the balance runs low. When your balance is exhausted your services are suspended, not deleted; data is kept while suspended. Top up and they resume where they were.
- Nothing is locked in
- There are no long-term contracts. Stop or delete any resource at any time, and the charge stops at that minute.
Add it up
Pick what the month is supposed to hold. The total is the ceiling: run any of it for part of the month and it costs part of the figure.
Server
4,500 ETB/mo
Hosted app
0 ETB/mo
Database
150 ETB/mo
Bucket
90 ETB/mo
Public IPv4 address
300 ETB/mo
Extra SSD on the server0 GB
0 ETB/mo
Monthly ceiling
5,040ETB/mo
168 ETB a day, 7.00 ETB an hour
- Server Pro
- 4,500 ETB
- Database Pro
- 150 ETB
- Bucket 10 GB
- 90 ETB
- Public IPv4 address Yes
- 300 ETB
Topping up the wallet carries 15% VAT, which is not in this figure. Domains are charged a year at a time and are not counted here either.
Questions people ask
Short answers to the ones that come up most. For anything else, call 6993 and a person answers.
Ask us something elseHow do I pay?
Top up the wallet in Ethiopian Birr with telebirr, bank transfer or card, through Chapa. 15% VAT is added on the top-up. Usage is taken from the balance as it happens, and nothing is paid in foreign currency.
Is billing monthly or by the minute?
By the minute. Each plan carries a monthly price, the rate per minute is worked out from it, and a full month of running reaches the monthly figure and stops there. Domains are the exception: they are paid a year at a time.
Is there a free tier?
Yes. One Solo app and one Solo database per account, free for life. Private networking and the MCP endpoint come with the account. Servers, buckets, domains and email are paid from the start.
What happens when my balance runs out?
We notify you as it runs low. When your balance is exhausted your services are suspended, not deleted; data is kept while suspended. Top up and they resume where they were. Deleting a database yourself removes it and its backups.
Can I resize or cancel at any time?
Yes. Resize a plan up or down and the new rate starts that minute. Delete any resource whenever you want and the charge stops with it. There are no long-term contracts.
Do the prices include VAT?
The figures on this page are in ETB before VAT. 15% VAT is added when you top up the wallet, and the invoice shows it.
What else can appear on the bill?
Two optional add-ons: a public IPv4 address at 300 ETB a month per server, and extra SSD at 100 ETB per GB a month. WHOIS privacy on a domain is a paid add-on, priced per extension. Nothing on the included list is charged.
Start building locally.
13 ETB buys you an afternoon. Signup is a phone number and one SMS.
If it does not work the way this page says it does, call 6993 and say so.