Service Types
There are several service types available in ClickHouse Cloud. This page discusses which service type is right for your specific use case. It is possible to have different services in your ClickHouse Cloud organization, each of which has its own specified service type.
Summary of service types:
| Development | Production | Dedicated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use case | Small workloads, prototypes | Medium-sized workloads, customer-facing applications | Applications with strict latency and isolation requirements that need extensive customization |
| Storage | Up to 1TB | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Memory | 16 GiB | 24GiB+ | Unlimited |
| Compute | Burstable CPU | Dedicated CPU | Custom compute options |
| Backups | Every 24h, retained for 1 day | Every 24h, retained for 2 days | Custom backup retention |
| Upgrades | Automatic | Automatic | Schedulable |
| SLA and support | 24-hour response time | 1-hour response time | Custom SLAs, assigned lead support engineer |
Development
Development services are designed for smaller workloads and starter projects. They are the lowest-cost option in ClickHouse Cloud. Though at a lower price than our other service types, Development services are still designed for high reliability and are replicated across two availability zones.
Limitations
Development services do not support autoscaling. Development services are best for internal projects and prototypes, and for developers trying out ClickHouse.
Underlying storage for Development services may be throttled to prevent system overload. Workloads with continuous inserts will be limited to 4 inserts per second per node. Temporary bursts of inserts are allowed at higher rate.
Experimental features are not allowed on ClickHouse Cloud as they can be unstable or cause services to function abnormally or crash. Some Beta features are available on ClickHouse Cloud – Beta indicates that the feature is actively moving towards General Availability ("GA").
Development services are not supported for Azure.
Production
Production services are designed for customer-facing applications and medium-sized workloads. They offer advanced features compared to Development services, including automatic scaling, AWS Private Link support, and S3 role-based access.
Production services automatically scale to handle workload and traffic variability. Production services are the most common service type for most startup and enterprise use cases.
Dedicated
Dedicated services are designed for enterprise workloads with strict isolation and latency requirements. They have highly customizable compute and memory configurations; these services are tailored exactly to your application’s needs.
Dedicated services are best for enterprises with workloads that support high-traffic customer-facing applications or that serve mission-critical internal usage.
Upgrading to a different tier
You can upgrade from Development to Production or from Production to Dedicated. Please create a support case.
Dedicated services are designed for enterprise workloads with strict isolation and latency requirements. They have highly customizable compute and memory configurations; these services are tailored exactly to your application’s needs.
Dedicated services are best for enterprises with workloads that support high-traffic customer-facing applications or that serve mission-critical internal usage.
If you have any questions about service types, please see the pricing page or contact support@clickhouse.com.