| Workload | Configuration | Compute | Storage | Backup (free) | Total (USD) | |----------|---------------|---------|---------|---------------|-------------| | Dev/Test (minimal) | 1 shard, 2 DCUs, 50 GiB storage | $149.76 | $12.50 | $0 | | | Small production | 2 shards, 4 DCUs avg, 200 GiB | $599.04 | $50.00 | $0 | $649.04 | | Spiky web app | 4 shards, 2-16 DCUs (avg 8), 1 TiB storage | $2,396.16 | $256.00 | $0 | $2,652.16 | | Large analytics | 16 shards, 16 DCUs avg, 10 TiB storage | $19,169.28 | $2,560.00 | $537.60* | $22,266.88 |
Cluster storage = 500 GiB → 500 GiB backup free. If you retain 800 GiB backup → overage = 300 GiB. Cost = 300 × $0.021 = $6.30 documentdb elastic cluster pricing