Choose a bandwidth package that meets your needs
Bandwidth refers to the public data transfer of inbound and outbound network traffic, both to and from IBM Cloud data centers around the globe. Higher bandwidth options, when combined with 10 Gbps port-speed connectivity, enable greater throughput (for transaction-intensive workloads), eliminate bottlenecks and do a better job of meeting the needs of your business.
Global private network
All inbound and outbound network within the IBM global private network is unlimited and not charged, offered between and within any IBM Cloud data center, and across our high-speed, global network backbone.
Inbound data transfer
Inbound bandwidth is unlimited and not charged.
Outbound data transfer
Public bandwidth is charged per GB tier with bandwidth offered as an allotment for each month. As an example, for your compute instances, 250 GB is included with each monthly virtual server and 500 GB is included with each monthly bare metal server. Additional bandwidth can also be purchased per packages shown below.
Monthly bandwidth pricing packages
Prices vary by geographic location. Prices shown reflect sample prices in Dallas, Texas (US). All prices are expressed in US dollars (USD).
1 TB
Starting at USD 45 per month
5 TB
Starting at USD 370 per month
10 TB
Starting at USD 882 per month
20 TB
Starting at USD 999 per month
If the amount of bandwidth consumed during a given month exceeds your allotment or allocated monthly package, then a standard data transfer charge of USD 0.09 per GB will apply.
Some network offerings may use different bandwidth allotments than stated above. The pricing excludes bandwidth charges covered by IBM Cloud's Content Delivery Network (CDN) or Direct Link offerings. The bandwidth packages are not applicable to the IBM Cloud Load Balancer service. The public bandwidth consumed by the IBM Cloud Load Balancer service is billed per the standard data transfer charge listed above.
Related services
Content Delivery Network
Avoid network traffic jams and decrease latency with our Content Delivery Network (CDN).
Load balancers
Distribute traffic, improve uptime and scale applications with load balancers.
Pick the perfect package
Get the bandwidth you need, in the configuration that makes the most sense for your business.