Whitepaper · 10 pages · October 2026

# Compute and Storage, Priced Separately

Why every ZCP plan is now CPU and memory only, and how the root disk is sized and billed by the GB

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ZCP Pricing V2 explained: compute-only plans, a root disk you size in GB, six storage tiers, a worked price example, how to size a disk, and what stays the same for existing servers.

- Pricing
- Compute
- Block Storage
- Root Disk
- Migration

Billing Lines

2

Compute and root disk, separate

Storage Tiers

6

Priced per GB per month

Same Total

$36

Same root size on the default tier

Forced Changes

0

Existing servers keep plan and price

Inside

## What the paper covers

- ### The Problem with Bundles

  Unused disk, plan changes to grow, and CPU that forces storage
- ### The Hyperscaler Model

  Fixed compute sizes and a root disk sized and billed by the GB
- ### Tiers and Billing Lines

  Six storage tiers and four separate lines on Review and Deploy
- ### A Worked Example

  One plan, three disk sizes and four tiers, with assumptions and the date
- ### Sizing a Root Disk

  Template minimum, growth, and which tier for which workload
- ### Existing Customers

  What stays the same, what to check, and what is coming next

Steps

## The migration, step by step

1. 01

   List your servers

   Step 1
2. 02

   Pick a tier per role

   Step 2
3. 03

   Create with an explicit root size

   Step 3
4. 04

   Add the disk line to the forecast

   Step 4
5. 05

   Watch usage and grow

   Step 5

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