Billing and payments

DataPasa has no subscriptions and no contracts. You keep a prepaid balance in US dollars and every server is charged from it by the hour, so you pay only for the time a server exists.

The short version

• Adding money. A top-up starts at $5. Pay with a card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Pix or crypto, and nothing is ever taken from your card on its own.
• Paying for servers. Each hour is charged ahead of time, beginning at the moment of the order. Prices listed per month are simply the hourly rate times 730.
• Running low. An email goes out when your funds fall under 30% of what your active servers cost in a month. At zero the server stops, and you get 24 hours to add money before it is deleted.
• Getting money back. Unspent card top-ups can be returned to the same card. Crypto payments, hours already used and bonus credits stay non-refundable.

Promo codes work separately from all of this: they add bonus credits with an expiry date, spent before your own funds.

Articles in this section

• Top up your balanceAdd funds to your DataPasa balance with a card, Pix or cryptocurrency. Minimum amount, invoice rules and what to do if a payment does not arrive.
• How hourly billing worksHow DataPasa charges servers by the hour from your balance, when you get a low balance email, and what happens to a server when the money runs out.
• Promo codes and bonus creditsHow to activate a DataPasa promo code, where to see your bonus credits, how they are spent on servers and when they expire.
• RefundsRequest a refund of unused DataPasa balance from the Finances page. Refunds go back to the card you paid with, crypto top-ups are non-refundable.