AWS
vs
Gcore
Both sell VPS, managed Kubernetes, serverless, object storage and H100 to GB300 GPUs. AWS runs hundreds of managed services, while Gcore bills per minute and includes egress from servers.
What's good about each
- 200+ managed services across compute, storage, databases and AI
- 30+ datacenter locations, including two GovCloud regions
- 100 GB of free egress each month
- Single-GPU T4 up to 8x H200 and B200 nodes
- 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 | AWS | Gcore | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3a.micro) | $11.88 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g3a-standard-1-2) | 43% cheaper on AWS |
| Medium VM | $110.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (c6a.xlarge) | $47.58 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g3a-standard-4-8) | 57% cheaper on Gcore |
| Large VM | $220.32 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c6a.2xlarge) | $95.18 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g3a-standard-8-16) | 57% cheaper on Gcore |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $37.96 /mo 1 TB | $53.01 /mo 1 TB (Standard) | 28% cheaper on AWS |
| PostgreSQL | $57.59 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $19.58 /mo 2 vCPU, 1.37 GiB RAM (cache.t3.small, Valkey) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $22.34 /mo Network Load Balancer | $17.40 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (lb1-1-2) | 22% cheaper on Gcore |
| Serverless | $36.25 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | $7.56 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms (Darmstadt) | 79% cheaper on Gcore |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $90.00 /TB $0.09 / GB (North America) | 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
AWS offers 18 GPU models, while Gcore offers 6. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Gcore | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
6 configs · 9 configs
|
$6.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | 75% cheaper on Gcore |
|
B300
1 config · 1 config
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | 61% cheaper on Gcore |
|
H200
1 config · 1 config
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.13 /GPU/hr On-demand | 60% cheaper on Gcore |
|
A100
6 configs · 5 configs
|
$2.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | 48% cheaper on Gcore |
|
L40S
24 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | 34% cheaper on Gcore |
|
GB300
1 config · 1 config
|
-- On request | -- On request | |
|
B200
1 config
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$10.58 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- | AWS only |
|
L4
30 configs
|
$0.37 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months); 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 | AWS | Gcore |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type I |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Level 1 | Yes |
| FedRAMP | High, GovCloud; Moderate in US East-West | -- |
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 | AWS | Gcore |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | USA | Luxembourg |
| Locations | 36 | 33 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | Microsoft, ProSieben, Higgsfield, Leonardo AI, Funcom |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | gcore.com |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Gcore on Sept. 18, 2026.