
# 

Manage Point-in-Time Recovery usage

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## What you are charged for[#](#what-you-are-charged-for)

You can configure [Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR)](../../backups/index.md#point-in-time-recovery) for a project by enabling the [PITR add-on](/dashboard/project/_/settings/addons?panel=pitr). You are charged for every enabled PITR add-on across your projects.

Point-In-Time Recovery add-on is **not** covered by the [Spend Cap](../../cost-control/index.md#spend-cap).

## How charges are calculated[#](#how-charges-are-calculated)

PITR is charged by the hour, meaning you are charged for the exact number of hours that PITR is active for a project. If PITR is active for part of an hour, you are still charged for the full hour.

### Example[#](#example)

Your billing cycle runs from January 1 to January 31. On January 10 at 4:30 PM, you activate PITR for your project. At the end of the billing cycle you are billed for 512 hours.

Time Window

PITR Activated

Hours Billed

Description

January 1, 00:00 AM - January 10, 4:00 PM

No

0

January 10, 04:00 PM - January 10, 4:30 PM

No

0

January 10, 04:30 PM - January 10, 5:00 PM

Yes

1

full hour is billed

January 10, 05:00 PM - January 31, 23:59 PM

Yes

511

### Usage on your invoice[#](#usage-on-your-invoice)

Usage is shown as "Point-in-time recovery Hours" on your invoice.

## Pricing[#](#pricing)

### Pricing[#](#pricing)

Pricing depends on the recovery retention period, which determines how many days back you can restore data to any chosen point of up to seconds in granularity.

Recovery Retention Period in Days

Hourly Price USD

Monthly Price USD

7

$0.137

$100

14

$0.274

$200

28

$0.55

$400

For a detailed breakdown of how charges are calculated, refer to [Manage Point-in-Time Recovery usage](index.md).

## Billing examples[#](#billing-examples)

### One project[#](#one-project)

The project has PITR with a recovery retention period of 7 days activated throughout the entire billing cycle.

Line Item

Hours

Costs

Pro Plan

\-

$25

Compute Hours Small Project 1

744

$15

7-day PITR Hours Project 1

744

$100

**Subtotal**

**$140**

Compute Credits

\-$10

**Total**

**$130**

### Multiple projects[#](#multiple-projects)

All projects have PITR with a recovery retention period of 14 days activated throughout the entire billing cycle.

Line Item

Hours

Costs

Pro Plan

\-

$25

Compute Hours Small Project 1

744

$15

14-day PITR Hours Project 1

744

$200

Compute Hours Small Project 2

744

$15

14-day PITR Hours Project 2

744

$200

**Subtotal**

**$455**

Compute Credits

\-$10

**Total**

**$445**

### Add-on disabled after a day[#](#add-on-disabled-after-a-day)

Project add-ons are billed in arrears based on how many hours you used them. If you remove the PITR add-on, you are no longer billed from the time of removal onward.

Line Item

Hours

Costs

Pro Plan

\-

$25

Compute Hours Micro Project 1

744

$10

7-day PITR Hours Project 1

24

$3.23

**Subtotal**

**$38.23**

Compute Credits

\-$10

**Total**

**$28.23**

## Optimize usage[#](#optimize-usage)

*   Review your [backup frequency](../../backups/index.md#frequency-of-backups) needs to determine whether you require PITR or free Daily Backups are sufficient
*   Regularly check your projects and disable PITR where no longer needed
*   Consider disabling PITR for non-production databases
