Essentials v4 Plan Specifications
A reference for Essentials v4 plan specifications
Purpose:
This page lists resource and feature specifications for Webscale Essentials v4 plans (S, M, L, XL).
Architecture overview
A consistent foundation across every Essentials tier — only the resource allocation changes as you scale up.
Single-server architecture
All Essentials tiers operate under a single-server architecture, optimized for stable performance on dependable infrastructure.
Resource allocation scales
Infrastructure remains constant; resource allocation scales between S, M, L, and XL — pick the size that matches your traffic.
Plan comparison
The table below summarizes resource and major feature allocations across Essentials tiers.
| Feature | Specification | S | M | L | XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosting & Compute | |||||
| Proxy Service | Webscale Dataplane | Shared | Shared | Shared | Shared |
| Cloud Hosting | Managed AWS EC2 | ||||
| Compute | vCPU | 8 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Memory | RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage | EBS (GB) | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 |
| Backups | Daily Backup Retention (days) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Delivery | |||||
| CDN | Amazon CloudFront | ||||
| Data Transfer Egress (GB) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
| Security | |||||
| Security | Web Application Firewall | Basic | Basic | Basic | Basic |
| Origin Protection (App Shield) | Level 1 | Level 1 | Level 1 | Level 1 | |
| Performance | |||||
| Performance | Dynamic Site Cache (GB) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Image Optimization | 20K/mo | 20K/mo | 20K/mo | 20K/mo | |
| Observability | |||||
| Observability | Traffic Viewer | ||||
| Traffic Viewer Retention | 1 Day | 1 Day | 1 Day | 1 Day | |
| Monitoring & Alerts | |||||
Notes
- "Shared" in Proxy Service indicates all Essentials tiers operate on a shared Webscale dataplane.
- Check your commercial terms for any overage, regional, or billing specifics not captured here.
Features included in all Essentials plans
The following capabilities are available across all Essentials tiers (S, M, L, XL).
Application delivery
Webscale operates directly in the traffic path for all Essentials plans.
- Global CDN
- Dynamic Site caching
- Web Application Firewall
- Traffic Viewer
- Real-time image optimization
Cloud hosting & operations
All Essentials plans include:
- AWS-based architecture
- Commerce-tuned configurations
- Infrastructure patching and updates
- Monitoring and alerting
- Incident response
- Operational ownership by Webscale
Platform compatibility
Essentials supports the following commerce platforms:
Magento
Adobe Commerce
Shopware
WooCommerce