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In this article:

  • Cluster status
  • What goes into the cost of using Managed Service for Apache Kafka®
  • Using cluster hosts
  • Disk space usage
  • Example of cluster cost calculation
  • Discount for committed volumes of services (CVoS)
  • Prices for the Russia region
  • Apache Kafka® broker host computing resources
  • Computing resources of ZooKeeper hosts
  • Storage
  • Outgoing traffic

Managed Service for Apache Kafka® pricing policy

Written by
Yandex Cloud
Updated at April 30, 2025
  • Cluster status
  • What goes into the cost of using Managed Service for Apache Kafka®
    • Using cluster hosts
    • Disk space usage
    • Example of cluster cost calculation
  • Discount for committed volumes of services (CVoS)
  • Prices for the Russia region
    • Apache Kafka® broker host computing resources
    • Computing resources of ZooKeeper hosts
    • Storage
    • Outgoing traffic

In this section, you can find the Managed Service for Apache Kafka® pricing policy and effective prices for its resources.

Tip

To calculate the cost of using the service, use the calculator on the Yandex Cloud website or see the pricing data in this section.

Prices for service products are also available in the Price list.

Note

Currency of Service rates (prices) depends on the company you made a contract with:

  • Prices in US dollars are applicable to customers of Iron Hive doo Beograd (Serbia) or Direct Cursus Technology L.L.C. (Dubai).
  • Prices in Russian roubles are applicable to customers of Yandex.Cloud LLC.

Cluster statusCluster status

Prices are applied differently depending on the cluster status:

  • For a Running cluster, you pay for both the computing resources and storage size.
  • For a Stopped cluster, you only pay for your storage size.

Alert

If a cluster uses local SSD storage (local-ssd), its computing resources are not released when it's stopped. This means that you are charged in full even for a stopped cluster.

What goes into the cost of using Managed Service for Apache Kafka®What goes into the cost of using Managed Service for Apache Kafka®

The Managed Service for Apache Kafka® usage cost includes:

  • Disk type and storage size.

  • Computing resources allocated to cluster hosts (including ZooKeeper hosts) and the type of hosts.

  • Egress traffic from Yandex Cloud.

In all calculations: 1 GB = 230 bytes, 1 MB = 220 bytes.

Using cluster hostsUsing cluster hosts

Host operation cost is charged per hour based on what computing resources you allocate for it. You can find the supported resource configurations in the Host classes section. For the vCPU and RAM prices, see Prices.

You can choose the host class for Apache Kafka® broker hosts and ZooKeeper hosts based on the expected replication load. The presence of ZooKeeper hosts depends on the cluster configuration:

  • ZooKeeper hosts are added to the cluster if it contains more than one Apache Kafka® host and uses Apache Kafka® 3.5.
  • ZooKeeper hosts are not added to the cluster if it contains a broker host or uses Apache Kafka® 3.6 or higher.

There are different ways to calculate the cost depending on the host type:

  • Standard hosts

    Host operation cost is charged per hour based on what computing resources you allocate for it.

  • Dedicated hosts

    The usage cost includes two components: the cost of Yandex Compute Cloud computing resources and Managed Service for Apache Kafka® markup for using these resources.

The minimum billing unit is one minute (for example, 1.5 minutes of host operation cost the same as 2 minutes). You are not paying for the time when a broker host or ZooKeeper is unable to perform its main functions.

Disk space usageDisk space usage

You pay for the storage allocated for DB clusters.

  • You can only order local SSD storage (local-ssd) for clusters with three or more broker hosts:
    • For Intel Cascade Lake: In increments of 100 GB.
    • For Intel Ice Lake: In increments of 368 GB.
  • You can only order non-replicated SSD storage (network-ssd-nonreplicated) for clusters with three or more broker hosts in increments of 93 GB.

The price covers one month of use based on 720 hours per month. The minimum billing unit is 1 GB per minute (for example, storing 1 GB for 1.5 minutes costs the same as storing 1 GB for 2 minutes).

Example of cluster cost calculationExample of cluster cost calculation

The cost of using a cluster with the following parameters for 30 days:

  • Apache Kafka® broker hosts: Three s3-c2-m8 hosts: Intel Ice Lake, 2 × 100% vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
  • Storage for Apache Kafka® broker hosts: 100 GB of network HDD storage per broker host.
  • ZooKeeper hosts (created automatically): Three b3-c1-m4 hosts: Intel Ice Lake, 2 × 50% vCPU, 4 GB RAM.
  • Storage for ZooKeeper hosts: 10 GB of network SSD storage per host.

Standard hostsStandard hosts

Calculating cost in RUB
Calculating cost in KZT

Cost calculation for Apache Kafka® broker hosts:

3 × (2 × ₽1.6308 + 8 × ₽0.4320) = ₽20.1528

Total: ₽20.1528, cost of operation of Apache Kafka® broker hosts per hour.

Where:

  • 3: Number of Apache Kafka® broker hosts.
  • 2: Number of vCPUs.
  • ₽1.6308: Cost of using 100% vCPU per hour.
  • 8: Amount of RAM per host (in GB).
  • ₽0.4320: Cost of using 1 GB of RAM at 100% vCPU per hour.

Calculating the cost of storage for Apache Kafka® broker hosts:

3 × 100 × ₽3.4560 = ₽1,036.80

Total: ₽1,036.80, cost of storage for Apache Kafka® broker hosts.

Where:

  • 3: Number of Apache Kafka® broker hosts.
  • 100: Amount of network HDD storage (in GB).
  • ₽3.4560: Cost of using 1 GB of network HDD storage per month.

Cost calculation for ZooKeeper hosts:

3 × (2 × ₽0.7560 + 4 × ₽0.3024) = ₽8.1648

Total: ₽8.1648, cost of operation of ZooKeeper hosts per hour.

Where:

  • 3: Number of ZooKeeper hosts.
  • 2: Number of vCPUs.
  • ₽0.7560: Cost of using 50% vCPU per hour.
  • 4: Amount of RAM per host (in GB).
  • ₽0.3024: Cost of using 1 GB of RAM at 50% vCPU per hour.

Calculating the cost of storage for ZooKeeper hosts:

3 × 10 × ₽14.0508 = ₽421.524

Total: ₽421.524, cost of storage for ZooKeeper hosts.

Where:

  • 3: Number of ZooKeeper hosts.
  • 10: Amount of SSD network storage (in GB).
  • ₽14.0508: Cost of using 1 GB of network SSD storage per month.

Total cost calculation:

720 × (₽20.1528 + ₽8.1648) + ₽1,036.80 + ₽421.524 = ₽21,846.996

Total: ₽21,846.996, cost of using the cluster for 30 days.

Where:

  • 720: Number of hours in 30 days.
  • ₽20.1528: Cost of operation of Apache Kafka® broker hosts per hour.
  • ₽8.1648: Cost of operation of ZooKeeper hosts per hour.
  • ₽1,036.80: Cost of storage for Apache Kafka® broker hosts.
  • ₽421.524: Cost of storage for ZooKeeper hosts.

Cost calculation for Apache Kafka® broker hosts:

3 × (2 × ₸8.1540 + 8 × ₸2.16) = ₸100.764

Total: ₸100.764, cost of operation of Apache Kafka® broker hosts per hour.

Where:

  • 3: Number of Apache Kafka® broker hosts.
  • 2: Number of vCPUs.
  • ₸8.1540: Cost of using 100% vCPU per hour.
  • 8: Amount of RAM per host (in GB).
  • ₸2.16: Cost of using 1 GB of RAM at 100% vCPU per hour.

Calculating the cost of storage for Apache Kafka® broker hosts:

3 × 100 × ₸17.28 = ₸5,184.00

Total: ₸5,184.00, cost of storage for Apache Kafka® broker hosts.

Where:

  • 3: Number of Apache Kafka® broker hosts.
  • 100: Amount of network HDD storage (in GB).
  • ₸17.28: Cost of using 1 GB of network HDD storage per month.

Cost calculation for ZooKeeper hosts:

3 × (2 × ₸3.78 + 4 × ₸1.5120) = ₸40.824

Total: ₸40.824, cost of operation of ZooKeeper hosts per hour.

Where:

  • 3: Number of ZooKeeper hosts.
  • 2: Number of vCPUs.
  • ₸3.78: Cost of using 50% vCPU per hour.
  • 4: Amount of RAM per host (in GB).
  • ₸1.5120: Cost of using 1 GB of RAM at 50% vCPU per hour.

Calculating the cost of storage for ZooKeeper hosts:

3 × 10 × ₸70.2540 = ₸2,107.62

Total: ₸2,107.62, cost of storage for ZooKeeper hosts.

Where:

  • 3: Number of ZooKeeper hosts.
  • 10: Amount of SSD network storage (in GB).
  • ₸70.2540: Cost of using 1 GB of network SSD storage per month.

Total cost calculation:

720 × (₸100.764 + ₸40.824) + ₸5,184.00 + ₸2,107.62 = ₸109,234.98

Total: ₸109,234.98, cost of using the cluster for 30 days.

Where:

  • 720: Number of hours in 30 days.
  • ₸100.764: Cost of operation of Apache Kafka® broker hosts per hour.
  • ₸40.824: Cost of operation of ZooKeeper hosts per hour.
  • ₸5,184.00: Cost of storage for Apache Kafka® broker hosts.
  • ₸2,107.62: Cost of storage for ZooKeeper hosts.

Discount for committed volumes of services (CVoS)Discount for committed volumes of services (CVoS)

You can get a guaranteed discount on service resource usage when you plan for six months or one year ahead. To see the resources you can get a discount on:

  1. Go to Yandex Cloud Billing.
  2. Click on the desired billing account.
  3. Select Committed volume in the left-hand menu.

A CVoS guarantees a discount on consumption but does not guarantee the availability of the resources you order. Read more about CVoS in the Yandex Cloud Billing documentation.

Managed Service for Apache Kafka® provides two types of CVoS: on vCPUs and on RAM for the hosts you are planning to use in your DB clusters. In the management console, you can see how much you can potentially save with CVoS at the current consumption level. You can also forecast your monthly payments for the required number of vCPUs and RAM.

Note

CVoS discount is only available for certain types of resources. A dash in the relevant CVoS columns under Prices for the Russia region means the resource is not supported. Currently, you cannot order storage or web traffic this way.

Prices for the Russia regionPrices for the Russia region

Warning

Starting May 1, 2025, the prices for Yandex Managed Service for Apache Kafka® resources in the Russia region will increase. For new prices, see:

  • Price list for RUB
  • Price list for KZT

Note

Prices for Yandex Cloud resources vary based on the region. For more information about the available regions, see Regions.

The currency you can use to pay for the resources depends on which legal entity you entered into agreement with. For more information on creating an account, see Registering an account in Yandex Cloud.

All prices below include VAT.

Host prices are calculated in different ways depending on the selected host type.

The monthly usage rate is based on 720 hours a month.

The price of fast local storage also depends on host type.

Apache Kafka® broker host computing resourcesApache Kafka® broker host computing resources

Standard hostsStandard hosts

Note

Access to the Intel Ice Lake (Compute Optimized) platform is available upon request. Contact support or your account manager.

Prices per hour

Prices in RUB
Prices in KZT
Resource Price per hour,
including VAT
Price with CVoS for 6 months,
including VAT
Price with CVoS for 1 year,
including VAT
Intel Cascade Lake
50% vCPU ₽0.81 − −
100% vCPU ₽1.8144 ₽1.5422 (-15%) ₽1.4152 (-22%)
RAM (for 1 GB) ₽0.4860 ₽0.4131 (-15%) ₽0.3791 (-22%)
Intel Ice Lake
50% vCPU ₽0.7344 − −
100% vCPU ₽1.6308 ₽1.3862 (-15%) ₽1.2720 (-22%)
RAM (for 1 GB) ₽0.4320 ₽0.3672 (-15%) ₽0.3370 (-22%)
Intel Ice Lake (Compute Optimized)
100% vCPU ₽2.6136 - -
RAM (for 1 GB) ₽0.4968 - -
Resource Price per hour,
including VAT
Price with CVoS for 6 months,
including VAT
Price with CVoS for 1 year,
including VAT
Intel Cascade Lake
50% vCPU ₸4.05 − −
100% vCPU ₸9.0720 ₸7.7112 (-15%) ₸7.0762 (-22%)
RAM (for 1 GB) ₸2.43 ₸2.0655 (-15%) ₸1.8954 (-22%)
Intel Ice Lake
50% vCPU ₸3.6720 − −
100% vCPU ₸8.1540 ₸6.9309 (-15%) ₸6.3601 (-22%)
RAM (for 1 GB) ₸2.16 ₸1.8360 (-15%) ₸1.6848 (-22%)
Intel Ice Lake (Compute Optimized)
100% vCPU ₸13.0680 - -
RAM (for 1 GB) ₸2.4840 - -

Prices per month

Prices in RUB
Prices in KZT
Resource Price per month,
including VAT
Price with CVoS for 6 months,
including VAT
Price with CVoS for 1 year,
including VAT
Intel Cascade Lake
50% vCPU ₽583.20 − −
100% vCPU ₽1306.3680 ₽1110.4128 (-15%) ₽1018.9670 (-22%)
RAM (for 1 GB) ₽349.92 ₽297.4320 (-15%) ₽272.9376 (-22%)
Intel Ice Lake
50% vCPU ₽528.7680 − −
100% vCPU ₽1174.1760 ₽998.0496 (-15%) ₽915.8573 (-22%)
RAM (for 1 GB) ₽311.04 ₽264.3840 (-15%) ₽242.6112 (-22%)
Intel Ice Lake (Compute Optimized)
100% vCPU ₽1881.7920 - -
RAM (for 1 GB) ₽357.6960 - -
Resource Price per month,
including VAT
Price with CVoS for 6 months,
including VAT
Price with CVoS for 1 year,
including VAT
Intel Cascade Lake
50% vCPU ₸2916.00 − −
100% vCPU ₸6531.84 ₸5552.0640 (-15%) ₸5094.8352 (-22%)
RAM (for 1 GB) ₸1749.60 ₸1487.16 (-15%) ₸1364.6880 (-22%)
Intel Ice Lake
50% vCPU ₸2643.84 − −
100% vCPU ₸5870.88 ₸4990.2480 (-15%) ₸4579.2864 (-22%)
RAM (for 1 GB) ₸1555.20 ₸1321.92 (-15%) ₸1213.0560 (-22%)
Intel Ice Lake (Compute Optimized)
100% vCPU ₸9408.96 - -
RAM (for 1 GB) ₸1788.48 - -

Dedicated hostsDedicated hosts

The usage cost includes two components: the cost of Yandex Compute Cloud computing resources and Managed Service for Apache Kafka® markup for using these resources.

Prices in RUB
Prices in KZT
Resource Managed Service for Apache Kafka® markup for 1 hour,
including VAT
Intel Cascade Lake
100% vCPU ₽0.52
RAM (for 1 GB) ₽0.14
Intel Ice Lake
100% vCPU ₽0.46
RAM (for 1 GB) ₽0.12
Resource Managed Service for Apache Kafka® markup for 1 hour,
including VAT
Intel Cascade Lake
100% vCPU ₸2.59
RAM (for 1 GB) ₸0.70
Intel Ice Lake
100% vCPU ₸2.32
RAM (for 1 GB) ₸0.59

Computing resources of ZooKeeper hostsComputing resources of ZooKeeper hosts

Note

You cannot order ZooKeeper host resources via CVoS.

Standard hostsStandard hosts

Note

Access to the Intel Ice Lake (Compute Optimized) platform is available upon request. Contact support or your account manager.

Prices in RUB
Prices in KZT
Resource Price per hour,
including VAT
Price per month,
including VAT
Intel Cascade Lake
50% vCPU ₽0.8424 ₽606.5280
100% vCPU ₽1.3068 ₽940.8960
RAM (for 1 GB) ₽0.3456 ₽248.8320
Intel Ice Lake
50% vCPU ₽0.7560 ₽544.32
100% vCPU ₽1.1772 ₽847.5840
RAM (for 1 GB) ₽0.3024 ₽217.7280
Intel Ice Lake (Compute Optimized)
100% vCPU ₽1.8792 ₽1353.0240
RAM (for 1 GB) ₽0.3456 ₽248.8320
Resource Price per hour,
including VAT
Price per month,
including VAT
Intel Cascade Lake
50% vCPU ₸4.2120 ₸3032.64
100% vCPU ₸6.5340 ₸4704.48
RAM (for 1 GB) ₸1.7280 ₸1244.16
Intel Ice Lake
50% vCPU ₸3.78 ₸2721.60
100% vCPU ₸5.8860 ₸4237.92
RAM (for 1 GB) ₸1.5120 ₸1088.64
Intel Ice Lake (Compute Optimized)
100% vCPU ₸9.3960 ₸6765.12
RAM (for 1 GB) ₸1.7280 ₸1244.16

Dedicated hostsDedicated hosts

The usage cost includes two components: the cost of Yandex Compute Cloud computing resources and Managed Service for Apache Kafka® markup for using these resources.

For cost details, contact technical support.

StorageStorage

Note

Access to the following storage types is provided on request:

  • Ultra high-speed network storage with three replicas (SSD).
  • Local SSD storage if using standard hosts based on Intel Cascade Lake processors.

Contact technical support or your account manager.

Prices in RUB
Prices in KZT
Service Price of 1 GB per month,
including VAT
Network HDD storage ₽3.4560
Non-replicated SSD storage ₽9.5040
SSD network storage ₽14.0508
High-performance SSD storage ₽23.5224
Local SSD storage* ₽14.0508

* You pay for using dedicated host storage based on the pricing policy specified in the Yandex Compute Cloud documentation.

Service Price of 1 GB per month,
including VAT
Network HDD storage ₸17.28
Non-replicated SSD storage ₸47.52
SSD network storage ₸70.2540
High-performance SSD storage ₸117.6120
Local SSD storage* ₸70.2540

* You pay for using dedicated host storage based on the pricing policy specified in the Yandex Compute Cloud documentation.

Outgoing trafficOutgoing traffic

Warning

Starting May 1, 2025, the prices for Yandex Virtual Private Cloud resources in the Russia region will increase. For new prices, see:

  • Price list for RUB
  • Price list for KZT

When using the service, you pay for traffic from Yandex Cloud to the internet. Traffic between internal IP addresses of Yandex Cloud services and incoming internet traffic is free.

The first 100 GB of outgoing traffic are provided free of charge every month.

The minimum billing unit is 1 MB.

Prices in RUB
Prices in KZT
Resource category Price of 1 GB,
including VAT
Outgoing traffic, 100 GB or less per month Free
Outgoing traffic, over 100 GB per month ₽1.6524
Resource category Price of 1 GB,
including VAT
Outgoing traffic, 100 GB or less per month Free
Outgoing traffic, over 100 GB per month ₸8.2620

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