Billing models
Costs accrue hourly for allocated resources — regardless of actual VM load. An account uses one of two billing models; the model applies to the whole account and all its projects.
| Prepaid (default) | Postpaid | |
|---|---|---|
| Payment | Up front — from account balance | In arrears — monthly invoice |
| Metering | Hourly balance debit | Hourly usage recording |
| Invoice | On balance top-up | 1st of the month, for the previous month |
| Automatic payment | Balance auto-reload | Invoice auto-pay |
Prepaid
The default model after registration. You top up balance in the Billing portal; resource cost is deducted from balance every hour.
- Top-up — net amount 50–2000 PLN, paid by card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay; VAT added at payment.
- Auto-reload — optional automatic top-up from a saved card when balance falls below a set threshold.
- If the account has bonus funds, usage is deducted from bonus balance first, then from the main balance.
Postpaid
Billing for actual usage, with no prepayment. Requires approval — apply in the Billing portal (Request contract billing).
- On the 1st of the month, one VAT invoice is issued for the entire previous calendar month.
- The account may have an individual discount — already included in hourly charges.
- Auto-pay — optional automatic invoice payment from a saved card.
- The current month's accrued total is shown in the Billing portal; balance top-up is not available in this model.
Compensation credit
hostd may grant a one-off credit (for example, for downtime) that reduces future monthly invoices. The credit is applied automatically as a Rabat line item; it can cover up to 75% of a single invoice, and any unused portion carries over to following months. The remaining credit amount is shown in the Billing portal.