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# Raff Guardian pricing

> What Raff Guardian costs on a Windows server, and the snapshot storage its update protection uses.

<sub>Updated October 15, 2026</sub>

Raff Guardian is priced per server, as the dashboard shows it on the Windows create page and on each server's Guardian tab.

## Price

| Item | Price |
| - | - |
| Raff Guardian on a Windows server | Free for 6 months, then \$10/mo |
| Uninstall | Any time, from the server's Guardian tab |

## Related costs

| Item | Billing | Notes |
| - | - | - |
| Snapshot before Windows updates | Like any snapshot: from your account's free backup and snapshot storage pool, then per GB above it | Raff Guardian deletes it once the server came back healthy. See [Virtual Machines pricing](/products/build/virtual-machines/details/pricing) |
| Your server while Raff Guardian shuts it down | The server is still billed while it is off | As with any shut down |

## See also

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Features & limits" icon="circle-info" href="/products/manage/raff-guardian/details/features-and-limits">
    What Raff Guardian does, and its limits.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Windows updates" icon="lightbulb" href="/products/manage/raff-guardian/concepts/windows-updates">
    When the pre-update snapshot is taken and deleted.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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