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How are applications on App Platform billed?

Posted on December 19, 2025
Theo

By Theo

New to App Platform. I’m a bit confused about the billing. Let’s say if I spin up an application for testing and a few days later decide to destroy it, do I get billed for the whole month, or just the couple of days?

I know the documentation mentions that apps are billed by the second and databases are billed by the hour, but the plans below only outline the month rate. What am I missing here?

Also, If I have multiple application instances, do they share the same plan, or are they charged separately?

Thanks in advance for any help!



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