Summary First:
1. New 100 MB Database Option
2. Significant Price reduction for Database sizes greater than 1 GB!
3. Note the Changes in Billing increments
The new pricing model is:
| Database Size | Price Per Database Per Month |
|---|---|
| 0 to 100 MB (Web) | Flat $5.00 |
| Greater than 100 MB to 1 GB (Web) | Flat $9.99 |
| Greater than 1 GB to 10 GB (Web/Business) | $9.99 for first GB, $4.00 for each additional GB |
| Greater than 10 GB to 50 GB (Business) | $45.99 for first 10 GB, $2.00 for each additional GB |
| Great than 50 GB to 150 GB (Business) | $125.99 for first 50 GB, $1.00 for each additional GB |
Previous pricing model was:
| Database Size | Price Per Database Per Month |
|---|---|
| 0 to 1 GB (Web) | $9.99 |
| Greater than 1 GB to 5 GB (Web) | $49.95 |
| Greater than 1 GB to 10 GB (Business) | $99.99 |
| Greater than 10 GB to 50 GB (Business) | $99.99 for first 10 GB, $99.99 for each increment of 10 GB |
| Greater than 50 GB to 150 GB (Business) | No Charge |
FYI: Max DB size of Web Edition: 5 GB; Business Edition: 150 GB.
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