Billing & Payments
Podstack uses a prepaid wallet system for billing. Add funds to your wallet and resources are charged against your balance in real-time.
How Billing Works
Prepaid Model
- Add funds to your wallet via Razorpay
- Deploy resources (pods, VMs, storage)
- Charges deducted automatically as you use resources
- Top up when balance runs low
Billing Cycle
- Compute resources (pods, VMs): Billed per second while running
- Storage: Billed hourly based on provisioned/used capacity
- GPU instances: Billed per hour
Real-time Billing
Charges are calculated and deducted continuously:
- Balance updates in real-time on the dashboard
- Run rate shows current hourly/daily/monthly projections
- Insufficient balance prevents new resource creation
Currency
All billing is in Indian Rupees (INR). Prices displayed include applicable taxes.
In This Section
- Wallet - Manage balance, top-up, transactions
- Invoices - View and download invoices
- KYC Verification - Identity verification for postpaid
Billing Dashboard
The main dashboard shows:
Wallet Balance
Current available funds in your account.
Run Rate
Projected spending based on current resources:
- Hourly: Current cost per hour
- Daily: Projected daily cost
- Monthly: Projected monthly cost
Expenditure Breakdown
Costs split by resource type:
- Pods/Containers
- Virtual Machines
- NFS Storage
- Object Storage (Buckets)
Cost Optimization
Stop Unused Resources
- Stop pods when not actively using them
- Stop VMs to pause CPU/GPU billing (storage charges continue)
Right-Size Resources
- Don’t over-allocate GPUs or memory
- Monitor actual usage vs. allocation
- Scale down if resources are underutilized
Use Appropriate Resource Type
- Use pods for short-term, bursty workloads
- Use VMs for long-running services
- Use baremetal for dedicated, high-performance needs
Clean Up Storage
- Delete unused buckets and files
- Remove old NFS volumes
- Delete completed experiment data
Payment Methods
Podstack accepts payments through Razorpay:
- UPI
- Credit/Debit Cards
- Net Banking
- Wallets
Getting Help
For billing questions:
- Check the Support section
- Review transaction history in your wallet
- Contact support for disputes or issues