Akamai Cloud
vs
Gcore
Both sell VPS, managed Kubernetes, object storage and GPUs. Akamai Cloud runs managed MySQL and Postgres, while Gcore runs a CDN, serverless functions and H100 to GB300 GPUs.
What's good about each
- Wide range of VPS configurations including including GPU instances
- Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kubernetes, and Object Storage
- Competitive pricing with generous per-instance egress allowances
- 30+ data center locations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America
- Cloud regions on six continents
- Free egress from virtual machines and bare metal
- Per-minute billing, only while a VM runs
- Nvidia GPUs from L40S up to GB300 NVL72 racks
- CDN and DDoS protection on the same account
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | Gcore | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | $11.64 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g3a-standard-1-2) | 57% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | $46.61 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g3a-standard-4-8) | Within 5% |
| Large VM | $144.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated 16GB) | $93.22 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g3a-standard-8-16) | 35% cheaper on Gcore |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | $51.93 /mo 1 TB (Standard) | 61% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| PostgreSQL | $63.00 /mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 58 GB storage (Shared, 1 node) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $10.00 /mo | $17.04 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (lb1-1-2) | 41% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $7.41 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms (Darmstadt) | |
| Egress allowance | 1-20 TB / mo per instance | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $5.00 /TB $0.005 / GB | Free from VMs, billed from Object Storage |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Akamai Cloud offers 3 GPU models, while Gcore offers 6. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | Gcore | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Akamai Cloud only |
|
RTX 4000 Ada
9 configs
|
$0.52 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Akamai Cloud only |
|
Quadro RTX 6000
4 configs
|
$1.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Akamai Cloud only |
|
H100
9 configs
|
-- | $1.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $6.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
|
H200
1 config
|
-- | $3.06 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
|
A100
5 configs
|
-- | $1.41 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Gcore only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
-- | $1.21 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand; Gcore bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Akamai Cloud | Gcore |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Yes | Type I |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Yes | Yes |
| FedRAMP | Yes | -- |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Akamai Cloud | Gcore |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | USA | Luxembourg |
| Locations | 31 | 33 |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | Microsoft, ProSieben, Higgsfield, Leonardo AI, Funcom |
| Website | www.akamai.com | gcore.com |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Gcore on Sept. 18, 2026.