Billing Method Comparison

One page comparing the three ZEC public-network billing methods. Use it to pick the right one quickly; follow the links into the per-method pages for the reasoning.

Comparison table

Billing Method

Location / Scope

Services Covered

Billing Items

Flat Rate

— (per instance)

One instance

Fixed bandwidth size (Mbps)

Data Transfer

— (per instance)

One instance

Data transfer package (GB) + overages (GB)

Aggregated Burstable 95th

All opted-in ZEC EIPs

Ideal at 50+ EIPs

Bandwidth commitment (Mbps, if you have one) + burstable 95th bandwidth (Mbps)

The three rows are arranged from narrowest scope (one instance) to widest (all opted-in EIPs). Cost generally drops as scope widens, because aggregation discounts more peaks.

Differences that actually matter when picking

What's being metered. Data Transfer is the only one that counts gigabytes. The other two count Mbps, differing in which Mbps — a fixed cap for Flat Rate, the monthly 95th of combined Mbps for Aggregated Burstable 95th.

How wide the meter runs. Flat Rate and Data Transfer are per-EIP — one instance, one meter. Aggregated Burstable 95th pools every opted-in ZEC EIP into one 95th calculation. This is the single biggest driver of total cost at fleet scale.

Where the commitment lives. Flat Rate is straightforward — the cap you select is what you pay for. Data Transfer has no commitment, just a prepaid package. Aggregated Burstable 95th has an explicit commitment floor plus a burst-on-top.

What the bandwidth cap does. For Data Transfer and Aggregated 95th, the cap is a separate upper bound — defaults to 10 Gbps on EIP creation, can be lowered to protect a budget or raised for headroom. For Flat Rate, the cap is the billing — you pay for the bandwidth you select. See Bandwidth Cap.