Overview

This guide walks you through how to set up and manage service-level discount and premium settings in Ripple across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

How to Configure Service Premiums and Discounts

From the left menu, go to Settings > Service Premiums/Discounts
Click Create/add Service in the top right corner, fill in the required fields, select the service, specify the percentage, and click Create
From the left menu, go to Billing Groups and either create a new Billing Group or edit an existing one, then click Premiums/Discounts
Select the saved configuration and click Save

Notes Checking Apply to Usage only restricts the discount to pay-as-you-go (Usage) charges only. If unchecked, the discount will also apply to any Adjusting Entries items in Ripple whose service name matches the selected service.

Example: If Apply to Usage only is unchecked for Amazon Relational Database Service:

Usage: The configured discount or markup is applied to pay-as-you-go charges
Any Adjusting Entries items with the service name AmazonRDS — such as EC2, RDS RIs, and Savings Plans — will also have the same setting applied

Account-Level Settings

Discount and markup settings can also be selected and applied at the individual Billing Group level.

Supported Providers and Configuration Range

Supported providers: AWS, Azure, GCP — service lists are automatically updated from each provider
Configurable range: -100% to 100%

Output

Calculated results from discount and markup settings are reflected in the invoice subtotal only. Individual service line items display the amount before discounts or markups are applied.

How to Download Discount & Markup Settings

On the Billing Group page, click the download icon in the top right corner
Click Service Discount Settings(.csv)

The CSV contains the following:

Account settings: Discount and markup configurations applied per Linked Account
Billing Group settings: Discount and markup configurations applied per Billing Group

Discount Priority Order

Discounts and markups are applied from the smallest unit first, in the following order. They do not stack.

Service level
Linked Account level
Billing Group level

Example 1: A Billing Group containing Account A and Account B has a 5% discount. Account A additionally has a 10% discount configured.

Account A → 10% discount applied
Account B → 5% discount applied

Example 2: A Billing Group containing Account A and Account B has a 10% discount. Account A has a 10% discount configured. Account B has a 5% discount configured specifically for EC2.

Account A → 10% discount applied
Account B:
- EC2 → 5% discount applied
- All other services → 10% discount applied (Billing Group rate)

Discount Scope: "All Other Services"

The All other services option sets a discount for any service not explicitly specified in another discount configuration. It applies to all cost items not already covered by another setting.

Example: