From d8a330dab23db54180b7ed7b90cff628945b1efc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kuni Sen <30574753+kunisen@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2025 16:18:49 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify free instance description
Clarify free instance description.
### [1]
In stack >= 8.0, we introduced Integrations Server which also free to use 1GB.
Added this.
### [2]
In stack < 8.0, we have "APM".
The accurate term is "APM & Fleet".
It's documented as "APM server".
https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/cloud-organization/billing/billing-faq#faq-included
If we say "APM & Fleet / Integrations Server", it will cause confusion because of mixed `&` and `/` presence.
We want to keep the understanding at most while reduce the confusion. Based on this thought, I rewrote it to "APM / Integrations Server".
cc @jmoon-elastic
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deploy-manage/cloud-organization/billing/billing-faq.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/deploy-manage/cloud-organization/billing/billing-faq.md b/deploy-manage/cloud-organization/billing/billing-faq.md
index 5cc6c862b8..e9586da7aa 100644
--- a/deploy-manage/cloud-organization/billing/billing-faq.md
+++ b/deploy-manage/cloud-organization/billing/billing-faq.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ $$$faq-included$$$What is included in my paid {{ech}} deployment?
* Free 1GB RAM {{kib}} instance
* Free 1GB RAM Machine Learning node
- * Free 1GB RAM APM server
+ * Free 1GB RAM APM / Integrations Server instance
* A free allowance for [data transfer and snapshot storage costs](#faq-dts)
Note that if you go above the free tier of Kibana/ML/APM (for example, a 2GB {{kib}} instance), you will be charged in full for the size of that instance.