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## Billing compliance {#billing-compliance}
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Your use of ClickHouse Cloud requires your organization to have an active and
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valid billing method configured. After your 30 day trial ends or your trial
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credits are depleted, whichever occurs first, you have the following billing
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Your use of ClickHouse Cloud requires your organization to have an active and
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valid billing method configured. After your 30 day trial ends or your trial
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credits are depleted, whichever occurs first, you have the following billing
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options to continue using ClickHouse Cloud:
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| Billing option | Description |
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| [Committed spend contract](#committed-spend-contract) | Enter into a committed spend contract directly or through a supported cloud marketplace |
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If your trial ends and no billing option has been configured for your organization,
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all your services will be stopped. If a billing method still has not been
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all your services will be stopped. If a billing method still hasn't been
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configured after two weeks, all your data will be deleted.
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ClickHouse charges for services at the organization level. If we are ever unable
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ClickHouse charges for services at the organization level. If we're ever unable
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to process a payment using your current billing method, you must update it to one
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of the three options listed above to avoid service disruption. See below for more
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details about payment compliance based on your chosen billing method.
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Your monthly billing cycle for ClickHouse begins on the day the organization tier
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(Basic, Scale, or Enterprise) is selected, and the first service is created within
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the organization.
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the organization.
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The credit card on file normally will be charged at the end of your monthly
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The credit card on file normally will be charged at the end of your monthly
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billing cycle, but payment charges will be accelerated if the intracycle amount
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due reaches $10,000 USD (more info on payment thresholds [here](/cloud/billing/payment-thresholds)).
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The credit card on file must be valid, not expired, and have enough available
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credit to cover your invoice total. If, for any reason, we are unable to charge
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The credit card on file must be valid, not expired, and have enough available
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credit to cover your invoice total. If, for any reason, we're unable to charge
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the full amount due, the following unpaid invoice restrictions will immediately
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apply:
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* You will only be able to scale up to 120 GiB per replica
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* You will not be able to start your services if stopped
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* You will not be able to start or create new services
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* You can only scale up to 120 GiB per replica
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* You can't start your services if stopped
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* You can't start or create new services
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We will attempt to process payment using the organization's configured billing
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method for up to 30 days. If payment is not successful after 14 days, all services
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within the organization will be stopped. If payment is still not received by the
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end of this 30 day period and we have not granted an extension, all data and
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We will attempt to process payment using the organization's configured billing
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method for up to 30 days. If payment isn't successful after 14 days, all services
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within the organization will be stopped. If payment is still not received by the
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end of this 30 day period and we've not granted an extension, all data and
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services associated with your organization will be deleted.
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### Cloud marketplace pay-as-you-go billing {#cloud-marketplace-payg}
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Pay-As-You-Go billing can also be configured to charge an organization through one of our supported cloud marketplaces
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(AWS, GCP, or Azure). To sign up for Marketplace PAYG billing, follow these
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Pay-As-You-Go billing can also be configured to charge an organization through one of our supported cloud marketplaces
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(AWS, GCP, or Azure). To sign up for Marketplace PAYG billing, follow these
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[instructions](#marketplace-payg).
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Similar to billing via Direct PAYG, your monthly billing cycle with ClickHouse
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under Marketplace PAYG begins on the day the organization tier (Basic, Scale,
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or Enterprise) is selected and the first service is created within the
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Similar to billing via Direct PAYG, your monthly billing cycle with ClickHouse
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under Marketplace PAYG begins on the day the organization tier (Basic, Scale,
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or Enterprise) is selected and the first service is created within the
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However, because of the requirements of the marketplaces, we report the charges
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for your Pay-As-You-Go usage on an hour-by-hour basis. Note that you will be
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However, because of the requirements of the marketplaces, we report the charges
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for your Pay-As-You-Go usage on an hour-by-hour basis. You will be
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invoiced according to the terms of your agreement with that marketplace - typically
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on a calendar-month billing cycle.
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on a calendar-month billing cycle.
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As an example, if you create your first organization service on January 18, your
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As an example, if you create your first organization service on January 18, your
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first billing usage cycle in ClickHouse Cloud will run from January 18 until the
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end of the day on February 17. However, you may receive your first invoice from
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end of the day on February 17. However, you may receive your first invoice from
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the cloud marketplace at the beginning of the month of February.
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However, if your PAYG marketplace subscription is canceled or fails to renew
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automatically, billing will fall back to the credit card on file for the
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organization, if any. To add a credit card, please [contact support](/about-us/support)
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for help. If a valid credit card has not been provided, the same unpaid invoice
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restrictions outlined above for [Direct PAYG](#direct-payg) will apply - this
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However, if your PAYG marketplace subscription is canceled or fails to renew
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automatically, billing will fall back to the credit card on file for the
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organization, if any. To add a credit card, [contact support](/about-us/support)
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for help. If a valid credit card hasn't been provided, the same unpaid invoice
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restrictions outlined above for [Direct PAYG](#direct-payg) will apply - this
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### Committed contract billing {#committed-spend-contract}
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You may purchase credits for your organization through a committed contract by:
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1. Contacting sales to buy credits directly, with payment options including ACH
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1. Contacting sales to buy credits directly, with payment options including ACH
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or wire transfer. Payment terms will be set forth in the applicable order form.
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2. Contacting sales to buy credits through a subscription on one of our supported
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cloud marketplaces (AWS, GCP, or Azure). Fees will be reported to the applicable
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marketplace upon acceptance of the private offer and thereafter in accordance
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marketplace upon acceptance of the private offer and thereafter in accordance
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with the offer terms, but you will be invoiced according to the terms of your
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agreement with that marketplace. To pay through a marketplace, follow these
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[instructions](#marketplace-payg).
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Credits applied to an organization (e.g. through committed contracts or refunds) are
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available for your use for the term specified in the order form or accepted private
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available for your use for the term specified in the order form or accepted private
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offer.
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Credits are consumed starting on the day credit was granted in billing periods
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based on the date the first organization tier (Basic, Scale, or Enterprise) is
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Credits are consumed starting on the day credit was granted in billing periods
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based on the date the first organization tier (Basic, Scale, or Enterprise) is
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If an organization is **not** on a cloud marketplace committed contract and runs
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out of credits or the credits expire, the organization will automatically switch
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to Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) billing. In this case, we will attempt to process payment
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out of credits or the credits expire, the organization will automatically switch
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to Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) billing. In this case, we will attempt to process payment
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marketplace for the remainder of the subscription. However, if the subscription
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is not renewed and expires, we will then attempt to process payment using the
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of credits, it will also automatically switch to PAYG billing via the same
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marketplace for the remainder of the subscription. However, if the subscription
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isn't renewed and expires, we will then attempt to process payment using the
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In either scenario, if we are unable to charge the configured credit card, the
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unpaid invoice restrictions outlined above for [Pay-as-you-go (PAYG)](#direct-payg)
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billing with a credit card will apply—this includes the suspension of services.
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For more details on moving from your committed contract to PAYG billing, please refer to the “Overconsumption” section in our [Terms and Conditions](https://clickhouse.com/legal/agreements/terms-of-service).
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However, for committed contract customers, we will contact you regarding any
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billing with a credit card will apply—this includes the suspension of services.
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For more details on moving from your committed contract to PAYG billing, refer to the “Overconsumption” section in our [Terms and Conditions](https://clickhouse.com/legal/agreements/terms-of-service).
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However, for committed contract customers, we will contact you regarding any
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If you’d like to add additional credits before your existing ones expire or are
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depleted, please [contact us](https://clickhouse.com/company/contact).
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If you’d like to add additional credits before your existing ones expire or are
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depleted, [contact us](https://clickhouse.com/company/contact).
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### How to pay using a credit card {#add-credit-card}
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button (shown below) to complete the setup. If you have any questions, please
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button (shown below) to complete the setup. If you have any questions, [contact support](/about-us/support) for help.
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<Image img={billing_compliance} size="md" alt="How to add a credit card" />
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## How to pay via marketplaces {#marketplace-payg}
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you can follow the steps [here](/cloud/marketplace/marketplace-billing) for help.
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you can follow the steps [here](/cloud/marketplace/marketplace-billing) for help.
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* [AWS Billing FAQs](https://aws.amazon.com/aws-cost-management/aws-billing/faqs/)

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