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This page introduces the elements of Temporal Cloud pricing for [actions](#action), [storage](#storage), and [services/support](#support).
It gives you the information you need to estimate costs for your implementation.
For more accurate estimates, [reach out to our team](https://pages.temporal.io/contact-us). Once you have an account, you can view your cost and billing details in the account directly. For more information, view [Billing and Cost](/cloud/billing-and-cost).
For more exact estimates, [reach out to our team](https://pages.temporal.io/contact-us). Once you have an account, you can view your cost and billing details in the account directly. For more information, view [Billing and Cost](/cloud/billing-and-cost).

## Action pricing {#action}

**What is an Action?**
**What's an Action?**

Actions serve as the primary unit of consumption-based pricing for Temporal Cloud.
Temporal Actions are the building blocks for Workflow Executions.
When you execute a Temporal Workflow, its Actions create the ongoing state and progress of your Temporal Application.

Actions are collected and billed monthly for each Namespace.
The base rate is $25 per one million Actions per month (across all Namespaces).
The base rate is $25 per one million Actions per month.
This rate applies across all Namespaces.
You will be billed for a prorated portion of the Actions you use.
If you use fewer than one million Actions per month, your bill for Actions will be less than $25 for that month.

| Actions | $25 per one million (prorated) |
| ------- | ---------------------------------- |

Temporal Cloud also offers a credit system.
### Credit System {#credit-system}

**How does Temporal Cloud's credit system work?**

Temporal Cloud offers a credit system.
Credits provide an additional discount schedule for billable Actions and [storage](#storage).
Credits do not expire.

The credits applied to a Temporal Cloud Account include volume-based discounts for each Namespace.
Pricing may not be uniform per Namespace.
For example, under one credit commitment, a Namespace may use up to 300 million Actions priced at $23.25 per million Actions.
Another Namespace with over 300 million Actions benefits from a reduced rate of $18.80 per million Actions for any Actions beyond the 300 million mark.
Credits applied to a Temporal Cloud Account add volume-based discounts.
Discounts are applied separately to each Namespace so pricing may not be uniform between Namespaces.
For example, consider an account eligible for volume discounts using two Namespaces, one with 100 million Actions and one with 500 million Actions:

- The first Namespace using 100 million Actions is billed at the $23.25 per million Actions tier.
- The second Namespace with 500 million Actions is billed as follows:
- The first 300 million Actions are billed at the $23.25 per million Actions tier.
- The remaining 200 million Actions are billed at the $18.80 per million Actions tier.

The following table outlines the tiers for the credits system:
**At what point do volume discounts apply to Temporal Cloud Namespaces?**

This table shows our credit tiers and thresholds:

| Actions (Per Million Actions per Namespace) | Cost |
| ------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| Up to 300M | $23.25 |
| Over 300M up to 1.5B | $18.80 |
| Over 1.5B up to 7.5B | $14.10 |
| Over 7.5B up to 30B | $10.50 |
| Over 30B up to 150B | $7.90 |
|---------------------------------------------|------------|
| First 300M Actions | $23.25 |
| Next 1.2B up to 1.5B | $18.80 |
| Next 6B up to 7.5B | $14.10 |
| Next 22.5B up to 30B | $10.50 |
| Next 120B up to 150B | $7.90 |
| Over 150B | $5.90 |


### Actions and operations {#action-and-operations}

**How are Actions counted?**

The following operations result in Actions:

**Workflows**
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**Schedules**

[Schedules](/workflows#schedule) allows you to "schedule" a Workflow to start at a particular time.
Each execution of a Schedule will accrue three actions:
Each execution of a Schedule accrues three actions:

- **Schedule Start**.
This accounts for two actions.
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| Active | $0.042 |

If you purchase Temporal Cloud credits (as [outlined earlier](#action)), active storage costs are tiered and measured in gigabyte-hours.
Like Action pricing, each Storage tier applies per Namespace.
For two Namespaces, one that used 3000 GBh and a second that used 8000 GBh:

* The first Namespace is charged at $0.039
* The second Namespace is charged at $0.039 for the first 7000 GBh, and $0.031 for the remaining 1000 GBh.

| **Active Storage (Per GB Hour Per Namespace)** | **Cost (USD)** |
| ---------------------------------------------- | -------------- |
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| Over 400,000 up to 1,500,000 | $0.013 |
| Over 1,500,000 | $0.010 |

## Multi-region Namespace pricing {#multi-region}
## Multi-region Namespace (MRN) pricing {#multi-region}

**How does MRN costs work?**

For workloads with stringent high-availability requirements, Temporal Cloud provides multi-region Namespaces (MRNs), which add a failover capability.
Each multi-region Namespace automatically replicates Workflow Execution data and metadata to a standby region.
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## SSO and SAML pricing {#sso-and-saml}

**What costs are associated with SSO/SAML use?**

We offer single sign-on (SSO) integration using SAML at a monthly fixed fee based on the number of users registered in Temporal Cloud:

| **Users** | **Cost per month** |
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| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| Pricing (per month) | Greater of $200 or 10% of monthly usage | Greater of $2,000 or 10% of monthly usage |

## Pricing Estimates
## Pricing Estimates {#pricing-estimates}

Temporal Cloud uses a consumption-based pricing model based primarily on Actions and storage.
Each workload is different.
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The Temporal Cloud service is consumption-based.
You pay only for what you need with no minimum usage requirement.
Basic support has a monthly fee starting from $200.
Basic support has a monthly fee starting from $200.

**Can I purchase Temporal Cloud through my Amazon, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform marketplace?**

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