Spend caps
Spend caps let you set a monthly budget for your project. The cap is compared with the current total invoice, not only with usage-based overages.Setting a spend cap
- Go to your project dashboard.
- Navigate to Settings
- Under Spend cap, enter your maximum monthly budget.
- Click Save.
Your spend cap applies to your total invoice, including the base plan,
Dedicated relay charges, usage-based overages, and applicable taxes. It is not a
guaranteed invoice ceiling: recurring charges and taxes still apply, and usage
reported before enforcement takes effect can put the final invoice above the
cap.
What happens when you hit your cap
When your total current invoice reaches your spend cap:- Metrics collection pauses. New metrics are not collected until the next billing cycle or until you raise or remove the cap. Existing dashboard and historical data remain available.
- Shared Relay overage metering stops. Additional Shared Relay connection and egress usage is not billed after cap enforcement takes effect.
- Shared Relay traffic is constrained. Existing relay connections are not dropped, but relay throughput is throttled. New connections above the plan’s 10,000 included concurrent connections are refused.
- Dedicated relays continue running. They are not stopped or throttled. Their monthly charges and any billable relay egress continue to apply while they are running; delete relays you no longer need.
- New paid infrastructure is blocked. You cannot deploy another Dedicated relay while the cap is reached.
Tips for managing costs
- Start with the Free plan to understand your usage patterns before upgrading.
- Set a spend cap early to avoid unexpected charges.
- Review usage regularly from the dashboard to spot trends before they become costly.