Select your pricing model

This document contains information about the pricing models for data products, and about selecting your pricing model in Producer Portal.

Pricing models for data products

You can choose one of the following pricing models for your product:

• Free: Customers only pay for the Google Cloud resources that they use.

• Subscription-based pricing: Customers pay a flat monthly fee for accessing your data product. For partial months, the cost is prorated. If users choose a monthly plan, the subscription renews at the end of every month.

You can also create customized quotes for specific customers. For example, if you offer a subscription-based Standard plan for $100 per month, you can create a custom quote that gives your customer the same plan for $50 per month. For steps to create a custom quote, see Creating private offers for specific customers.

Submit your pricing for review

After you select your pricing model, you add your pricing information directly in Producer Portal.

The direct link to Producer Portal is:

https://console.cloud.google.com/producer-portal?project=YOUR_PROJECT_ID

Note: If you don't see the link, or can't access the URL, verify that you've selected the correct project. If you still can't access the URL, use the Partner Support Desk to request assistance, and include the word "Marketplace" in your description. For more information about Partner Support Desk, visit Request assistance with Cloud Marketplace.

1. In the list of products, click the name of your product.

2. On the Overview page of your product, go to the Pricing section and click Edit.

Set up your pricing plan structures

For each pricing model that you want to support, create a name for your pricing plan and follow the steps to define the pricing structure.

Add pricing details for your pricing structures

After you've defined your pricing structures, you can add the pricing details for your pricing structures.

Subscription-based pricing

For subscription-based pricing models, complete the following steps:

1. Click Edit subscription fees.

2. Enter your price in the Price field.

3. Click Done.

Free products

For data products that you're offering with a free pricing model, complete the following steps:

1. Click Edit subscription fees.

2. Enter a value of zero in the Price field.

3. Click Done.

Best practices for defining pricing

• Give your service levels names that directly reflect what they offer. Avoid generic terms, such as "test plan" or "new plan".
• Keep your service level names under 58 characters.
• Your products must be production-ready, and not alpha or beta versions.

Update the price of products after launch

After 30 days, you can update the price of your launched product. To update the price of a launched project, complete the following steps in Producer Portal:

1. In the list of products, click the name of your product.
2. Go to the pricing section of your product.
3. Click Edit content.
4. Make your updates to your pricing.
5. When you're done, click Submit price model.

Your product's price is updated after Google reviews and approves the new pricing.

Note: You can't increase the price of a subscription plan while it's available to purchase or has current active subscribers. If you want to increase the price of a subscription plan, you can create a new subscription plan with your intended higher price and turn off purchases of the existing subscription plan.

Delete a pricing plan

To delete a pricing plan in Producer Portal, you must make sure that it isn't available for purchase and that it has no customers with active orders.