> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://cloudinary.com/documentation/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Assets billing overview


This guide helps Assets administrators understand how Assets usage relates to your overall Cloudinary account billing and how to monitor Assets-specific activity.

## Assets and account plans

Assets (Digital Asset Management) is a Cloudinary product available in two tiers:

{table:class=no-borders overview} Assets tier | Description
---|---
**Assets Free** | [Basic Media Library features for developers](media_library_for_developers). Limited functionality compared to Assets Enterprise.
**Assets Enterprise** | Full-featured DAM solution with advanced collaboration, metadata management, and enterprise-grade capabilities. Available as a custom add-on to any Cloudinary account plan.

> **NOTE**: Assets Enterprise can be added to any Cloudinary account plan (Free, Plus, Advanced, Advanced Extra, or Enterprise). Your account plan determines your Image & Video API usage limits, while Assets Enterprise provides the full DAM functionality.

## How Assets relates to account billing

Assets is primarily a digital asset management tool. Most Assets activities (organizing, previewing, collaborating, managing metadata) do not directly consume account credits.

### What counts toward account usage

**Storage**: All assets stored in your Assets Media Library count toward your account's storage allocation.

**Delivery**: When assets are delivered outside the Media Library (via public URLs, embedded in applications, or accessed with transformation parameters), standard account transformation and bandwidth usage applies.

> **Learn more about account billing**:
>
> For detailed information about Cloudinary account plans and credit usage, see [Billing and plans overview](billing_and_plans).

## Monitoring Assets usage

Assets provides tools to help you understand how your team uses the Media Library and track Assets-specific activity. The monitoring tools available depend on your Assets plan.

### Assets Admin Dashboard or Assets Reports

**Assets Admin Dashboard** provides essential metrics about your Assets usage:

* Overview of total assets, users, collections, and portals
* Top 10 most-viewed collections
* Upload trends over the past 7 days
* Top 10 most active users

**Assets Reports** (premium Assets Enterprise feature) offers more comprehensive analytics:

* Detailed user engagement and behavior patterns
* Search behavior analysis
* Most-downloaded assets tracking
* Collection collaboration metrics
* Monthly trend data

> **NOTE**: You have either the Assets Admin Dashboard or Assets Reports, not both. Only users with the Master admin role can access these features. To upgrade from Dashboard to Assets Reports, contact your Customer Success Manager.

[Learn more about Assets Admin Dashboard](dam_admin_usage_data#assets_admin_dashboard)

[Learn more about Assets Reports](dam_admin_assets_reports)

### Activity Reports

**Activity Reports** provide detailed audit logs of all Assets activities, including:

* Account management activities (user and product environment management)
* Asset uploads, deletions, and metadata updates
* Collection management activities
* Actions on tracking-enabled product environments

Use Activity Reports for analyzing asset usage, auditing purposes, or finding details about specific actions (such as which user deleted an asset).

> **NOTE**: Activity Reports is a premium feature for Assets Enterprise plans. Its availability depends on your account setup. To activate this feature, contact your Customer Success Manager.

[Learn more about Activity Reports](dam_admin_usage_data#assets_activity_reports)

### Account-level usage

Your overall account usage (including storage from Assets) is visible in:

* **[Billing Dashboard](https://console.cloudinary.com/app/settings/billing/dashboard)** (Enterprise and Pro PAYG only) - Total credit usage and breakdown
* **[Account Settings](https://console.cloudinary.com/app/settings/account)** - Current plan details and usage percentage

## Managing Assets storage

Efficient asset management helps keep your account storage organized and optimized:

### Implement an asset lifecycle policy

* Regularly archive or delete outdated assets
* Remove duplicate or near-duplicate assets
* Clean up test and development assets

### Use structured metadata

* Tag assets consistently to identify unused content
* Implement expiration dates for time-sensitive assets
* Use folders and collections to organize assets for easier auditing

### Audit asset usage

* Identify assets that haven't been accessed recently
* Remove assets no longer referenced by active projects
* Archive historical content not needed for active workflows

## Assets best practices

**Monitor regularly:**

* Review Assets Admin Dashboard weekly
* Generate Activity Reports monthly for audit purposes
* Check overall account storage in Account Settings

**Plan capacity:**

* Estimate storage needs for upcoming campaigns
* Account for seasonal variations in content volume
* Plan for migration projects that will increase storage

**Train your team:**

* Implement asset lifecycle policies across your organization
* Train users on efficient asset management
* Use metadata to track asset usage and ROI
* Establish naming conventions and folder structures

## Getting help

**Assets-specific questions:**

* [Contact Assets support](https://support.cloudinary.com/hc/en-us/requests/new) for usage and optimization guidance
* Review [Assets usage data](dam_admin_usage_data) documentation

**Account billing questions:**

* [Submit a billing support request](https://support.cloudinary.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?tf_360017815680=help_with_billings)
* See [Billing and plans overview](billing_and_plans) for account-level billing information

**Assets Enterprise pricing:**

* Contact your Customer Success Manager for custom solutions and pricing

> **Related documentation**:
>
> * [Assets usage data](dam_admin_usage_data) - Detailed Assets-specific usage tracking

> * [Billing and plans overview](billing_and_plans) - Cloudinary account billing information

> * [Assets Admin account options](dam_admin_account_options) - Managing your Assets account