> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://repocloud.io/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Pricing

> Transparent hourly billing for Container Apps and VPS Apps

## Pricing

RepoCloud uses a prepaid credit model with hourly metering. No subscriptions: you pay for what your apps use, hour by hour.

## Key Topics

> **[Pricing Overview](https://repocloud.io/docs/pricing/overview.md)**
>
> Hourly billing, resource tiers, add-on rates and what happens at zero balance

> **[Resource Tiers](https://repocloud.io/docs/pricing/tiers.md)**
>
> Detailed specs for all seven tiers

> **[Price Comparison](https://repocloud.io/docs/pricing/comparison.md)**
>
> Side-by-side comparison with AWS, Azure, DigitalOcean, and 8 other providers

> **[Autoscaling](https://repocloud.io/docs/pricing/autoscaling.md)**
>
> Elastic hourly autoscaling for Container Apps — pay for what you use

## At a Glance

| | Container Apps | VPS Apps |
|---|---|---|
| **Starting price** | $3/month (Tier 1) | $6/month (Tier 2) |
| **Billing** | Hourly, from prepaid credit | Hourly, from prepaid credit |
| **Autoscaling** | Available (off by default; switch it on at deploy time or on the Scale Server page) | Not available — fixed tiers only |
| **Paused billing** | 25% of the tier price; an extra SSD is still billed in full | Full rate (not discounted) |
| **Balance needed to deploy** | At least $0.50 | Above $3.00 |
| **Dedicated IPv4** | Not included | Included at no extra charge |
| **Snapshots** | Not available | $0.10/GB/month, up to 5 live snapshots |
| **Outbound data transfer** | Free monthly allowance (1 TB for Tier 1 up to 10 TB for Tier 7), then $0.10/GB | Free monthly allowance (2 TB for Tier 2 up to 10 TB for Tier 7), then $0.10/GB |

Monthly prices are the price of a 720-hour month. Billing deducts the hourly price each hour.

## Cost Savings

At the three sizes compared, RepoCloud is 50% to 60% below AWS, Azure and DigitalOcean and at least 40% below every other provider listed. The [Price Comparison](https://repocloud.io/docs/pricing/comparison.md) page has the plans and the arithmetic.

## Questions?

If you have questions about pricing, sign in and [open a support ticket](https://repocloud.io/support/new) or email [team@repocloud.io](mailto:team@repocloud.io).