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
- All Essentials tiers operate under a single-server architecture.
- Infrastructure remains constant; resource allocation scales between S, M, L, and XL.
Plan comparison
The table below summarizes resource and major feature allocations across Essentials tiers.
| Feature | Specification | S | M | L | XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| CDN | Amazon CloudFront | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data Transfer Egress (GB) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
| Security | Web Application Firewall | Basic | Basic | Basic | Basic |
| Origin Protection (App Shield) | Level 1 | Level 1 | Level 1 | Level 1 | |
| Performance | Dynamic Site Cache (GB) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Image Optimization | 20K/mo | 20K/mo | 20K/mo | 20K/mo | |
| 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.
Includes:
- 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
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Last modified on June 3, 2026