Subscriptions

Subscriptions offer significant discounts for Runners needed for operations. Also fixed costs using Subscriptions eliminate surprises, simplifying budgeting and financial planning. When configuring Runners, you specify their Resources Configurations in terms of CPU, RAM, and Egress, which set the limits on the resources your Applications can use when deployed on these Runners. (cf. #step-2-resource-configuration)

Subscriptions enable you to utilize your Runners up to their corresponding Resource Limits without worrying about Provisioned Resources. (cf. #provisioned-cpu, #provisioned-ram)

Utilizing Subscription Runners

When you want to Create a Runner to Run Applications, you select a Subscription type as your Cost Management choice at #step-1-billing.

Purchasing Subscriptions

Subscriptions can be purchased using the Subscriptions tab in Organization Settings, requiring at least one approved Payment Account and Billing Address for the transaction. (cf. Payment Accounts, Billing Addresses)

Monthly and Yearly Subscription Types

Cortex provides two subscription variants—Monthly and Yearly—catering to different commitment preferences and financial strategies.

Cost Management is very flexible in Cortex: You can have a Yearly Subscription for a Runner along with Monthly Subscriptions for another Runners and also have Pay-as-you-go Runners operational.

Billing Cycle and Renewal Dates

After the Subscriptions are purchased they auto-renew at the conclusion of each period, commencing from the purchase date, ensuring uninterrupted service without manual renewal actions. You can see you Subscriptions' Renwal Dates at corresponding subscriptions at the Current Coststab under Organization Settings.

Viewing and Cancelling Subscriptions

Subscriptions are visible at the Current Coststab under Organization Settings, delineated under Monthly or Yearly Subscriptions.

Cancellations can be made at any point through the Cancel Subscription option. To understand which Runners and Applications fall under a particular subscription, the Connected Runner and Running Applications button provides all necessary details.

Once you cancel a Subscription, the subscription Runner along with Applications running within it will remain operational until the next Renewal Date.

This structure within Cortex's subscription model offers both flexibility and control over cloud resource management, aligning operational needs with financial efficiency.