How much does an idle Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) instance cost?

Ahmed Aboulnaga

Nov 23, 2025 • 1 min read

When you provision an Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) instance on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), you have the option to choose the Edition (standard, enterprise, healthcare):

The Shape (development, production):

The License Type (subscribe, BYOL):

The number of Message Packs:

And Disaster Recovery (enabled/disabled):

Selecting the options shown above will result in a $30.97 daily cost if the instance is running, assuming zero usage.

Best to stop the instance if you don't plan on using it.

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