Data Intelligence Metering and Billing

Data Intelligence applies two charges:

HiveMQ assesses the two charges separately, so a single tag can incur both. For example, a tag that gets its value from a link counts as an active billable node and also carries the premium charge. HiveMQ never bills a field as a node. However, a computation or link on a field does incur the premium charge.

Activation connects your namespace to your bill. Data Intelligence counts a node because you activated it, not because the node exists. You can model as much of your operation as you want and pay only for the part that you activate.

Every node starts inactive. The rule applies to nodes that discovery finds and to nodes that you add manually.

An inactive node is still a full part of your namespace. You can create it, rename it, move it in the hierarchy, add metadata, and define computations that use it. None of that work depends on activation.

Activation controls execution, not definition. When you activate a node, HiveMQ stores its history, reports deviations, and runs its computations. The node counts toward your bill each day that it is active. While the node is inactive, HiveMQ performs none of this work, and the node does not count toward your bill.

A field follows its parent tag, and a data model instance activates as a whole. You cannot activate a field or an instance on its own, and neither adds directly to your bill. For the full list of what carries no charge, see What Data Intelligence Does Not Bill.

The activation limit and the free allowance are separate mechanisms. The activation limit controls what you can activate The free allowance controls what you pay for.

The activation limit caps how many entities you can keep active at the same time. HiveMQ checks the limit at the moment you activate a node, and never blocks a deactivation.

The free allowance is a monthly quantity that Data Intelligence includes for each billed category. HiveMQ subtracts the allowance from your metered usage before it prices the remainder. The allowance is part of your subscription and appears as a separate line on your invoice.

Two rules apply to every free allowance:

The Data Intelligence add-on removes the activation limit for your organization. Without the add-on, the activation limit applies, and HiveMQ does not send you a Data Intelligence invoice. With the add-on, the activation limit no longer applies. HiveMQ meters your usage, subtracts the free allowance, and sends you a monthly invoice.

HiveMQ calculates your monthly quantity in six steps. All dates and day boundaries use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Active billable nodes use a graduated volume rate. HiveMQ divides usage into bands, and each band has its own rate. HiveMQ charges each part of your quantity at the rate of the band it falls into. The effective price per node falls as your usage grows.

The premium charge uses a flat rate per unit.

Data Intelligence bills in arrears. Each invoice covers the month that has ended. For the current bands, rates, and allowance quantities, see your order form, your checkout confirmation, or your confirmation email.

Data Intelligence bills as a subscription that is separate from your HiveMQ broker invoice.

The graduated rate prints one line for each band that you consume, not one line for the category. A quantity that spans two bands therefore appears as two lines for active billable nodes. Each free allowance prints as its own line at a zero unit price, so you can see how much of the allowance you used.

The line descriptions on your invoice match the terms that this page uses.

The billing cycle starts on the first day of each calendar month.

Days before your subscription starts and days after it ends count as zero in the sum of daily counts. However, those days still count when HiveMQ divides by the number of days in the month. A subscription that starts or ends in the middle of a month therefore prorates automatically, and needs no separate proration rule.