Bitrix24 box in the cloud: how to transfer and how much it costs

The boxed version of Bitrix24 is a popular product that helps many companies to efficiently organize their business. In order for the work with the Bitrix24 box to be comfortable, and the data accumulated during the work to be safe and at the same time always at hand, the choice of hosting for the box should be given special attention.

We propose to place the Bitrix24 box on Tucha virtual servers. There are several reasons to choose us. Firstly, we really provide excellent hosting, and we have eaten a lot of dogs on Bitrix24 hosting over the years. Secondly, Tucha is the recommended hosting partner of Bitrix . There are third, fourth, and so on. This is what our new article is about, as well as how to estimate the cost of solving such a problem.

What is Bitrix24 box

First, a few words about the software product itself. Bitrix24 in a box is a whole complex of tools with wide functionality that helps to optimize the company's work. 

It includes the following main components: Technical support engineer job description

CRM.

HD video calls.

Online office.

Tasks and projects.

Contact center.

Websites.

The shops.

The main feature of the Bitrix24 box is that for its hosting you need your own or rented server from the provider. We recommend choosing a rented virtual server for a number of reasons:

the cloud does not require startup investments;

data is safely stored far outside the office, or even the country;

you can work in the cloud from any corner of the world 24 × 7;

all resources are easily and easily scalable. 

We wrote in more detail about the advantages of placing a Bitrix24 box in the cloud in a special article.

How much does it cost to place a Bitrix24 box in the cloud

It is easy to estimate the cost of hosting on Tucha virtual servers. To do this, you need to answer two simple questions:

1. Where is it preferable to store data - in Ukraine or abroad? 

It depends on which service the virtual machine will be deployed on - TuchaFlex + or TuchaBit .  

TuchaFlex + are flexible virtual servers with data centers abroad (mainly in Germany) and guaranteed service availability of 99.9%. The service allows you to select any required configuration of resources: the amount of RAM, the size of the hard disk, the number of processors and IP addresses. TuchaFlex + is scalable by adding any amount of resources.

If the placement of data outside of Ukraine is not critical, we suggest paying attention to the TuchaBit service. The service capacities are located at sites in Ukraine, and the guaranteed availability of services is 99.0%. Virtual servers consist of blocks (units) of balanced configurations. One unit is 1 GB of RAM and 25 GB of hard disk memory. TuchaBit is scaled up by adding the required number of virtual units.

2. What edition of the Bitrix24 box is planned to be placed on the server? 

The answer will help you determine the appropriate virtual machine configuration. The number of resources that we offer for each separate edition of the Bitrix24 box correspond to the configurations recommended by the software product developer.

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Now for a concrete example

Let's consider the cost calculations using the example of the most popular Bitrix24 edition - "CRM" . For its hosting, we most often offer a virtual machine at a cost of 20 euros / month if you place the box on Ukrainian sites, and 30.50 euros / month if you choose to be hosted abroad. Hereinafter, prices are given including VAT (for those who need it). Payment for services is made in UAH at the NBU rate for the first day of the current month.

Now more about what is included in the cost of both solutions.

Tucha Bit :

TuchaBit servers are made up of units. 1 unit is 1 GB of RAM and 25 GB of hard disk memory. Rent of one such unit is 9 euros / month. For effective work of the "CRM" edition based on TuchaBit, we offer a server with two such units. Add 1 IP address, the cost of which is 2 euros. And we get a virtual machine for 20 euros / month with the following configuration:

1 CPU;

2 GB RAM;

50 GB SSD;

1 IP address.

The rental price of the machine already includes a Windows Server Datacenter license and two full snapshots of each disk - snapshots. Read more about what these images are for in a separate article . 

Tucha Flex + :

Now let's see what the cost of a virtual machine based on TuchaFlex + for hosting the "CRM" edition consists of. The machine for 30.50 € / month consists of the following components:

1 CPU = 2.50 € / month;

2 GB RAM = 20 euros / month;

30 GB SSD = 6 euros / month;

1 IP address = 2 euros / month.

This price already includes two full disk snapshots. 

The configurations developed by us for each edition of the Bitrix24 box are the starting ones. Most often, these resources are sufficient for comfortable work with the software product. However, if more resources are needed in the future, they can be easily added to the virtual server.

Both at the start and in the process of cooperation, we analyze the client's task and offer the best solution in a specific situation for any edition of the boxed version of Bitrix24.