---
title: How to change the billing period for Elastic Metal Servers
description: This page explains how to change the billing period for Scaleway's Elastic Metal servers.
tags: apple-silicon elastic-metal
dates:
  validation: 2025-09-17
  posted: 2025-03-12
---
import Requirements from '@macros/iam/requirements.mdx'


Scaleway’s Elastic Metal servers give you flexible billing options tailored to your needs. If yo are currently on hourly billing, you can switch to monthly billing directly from the Scaleway console.

By moving to monthly billing, you will enjoy significant discounts compared to hourly rates—delivering real cost savings for longer-term usage. Best of all, you keep your existing server configuration with no need for a new setup.

<Requirements />
- A Scaleway account logged into the [console](https://console.scaleway.com)
- [Owner](/iam/concepts/#owner) status or [IAM permissions](/iam/concepts/#permission) allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
- An [Elastic Metal server](/elastic-metal/how-to/create-server/)

1. Click [Elastic Metal](https://console.scaleway.com/elastic-metal/servers) in the **Bare Metal** section of the [Scaleway console](https://console.scaleway.com) side menu. The Elastic Metal dashboard displays.
2. Click the server you want to configure. The server's information page displays.
3. Scroll down to the **Billing preferences** section. Here, you can see information about your current billing option. Click **Update to monthly billing**. A pop-up displays.
4. Review the server and optipons details and their new monthly pricing. Note that switching to monthly billing incurs a one-time commitment fee, which is charged immediately.
    <Message type="important">
        - Once switched to monthly billing, reverting to hourly billing is not possible.
        - A commitment fee is due immediately upon switching.
    </Message>
5. Tick the checkbox to acknowledge that the commitment fee will be debited immediately upon upgrading.
6. Confirm the new billing period by clicking **Update billing**.
    <Message type="note">
      Switching from hourly to monthly may take a few minutes, during which the server will be in a `migrating` state.
    </Message>