Cloudflare
vs
Gcore
Both run a CDN with serverless functions, containers and object storage on six continents. Cloudflare charges less for storage and adds edge databases, while Gcore adds VPS, managed Kubernetes and GPUs.
What's good about each
- Every service runs in every datacenter, 300+ cities
- No egress fees on R2 object storage or Workers
- Free tier covers CDN, DNS, WAF and DDoS mitigation
- One platform for serverless compute, storage, SQL and vector search
- 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 | Cloudflare | Gcore | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $11.72 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g3a-standard-1-2) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $46.91 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g3a-standard-4-8) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $93.83 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g3a-standard-8-16) | |
| Object storage | $15.81 /mo 1 TB (R2 Standard) | $52.26 /mo 1 TB (Standard) | 70% cheaper on Cloudflare |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $17.15 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (lb1-1-2) | |
| Serverless | $82.50 /mo 25M invocations, 150 ms CPU time | $7.46 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms (Darmstadt) | 91% cheaper on Gcore |
| Egress | Free for most services | 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
Gcore offers 6 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Cloudflare. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cloudflare | Gcore | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
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-- | $1.73 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
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-- | $6.78 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
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-- | $3.08 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
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-- | $1.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
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-- | -- On request | Gcore only |
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-- | $1.22 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
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 | Cloudflare | Gcore |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type I |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Enterprise only | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Level 1, some products | Yes |
| FedRAMP | High, Cloudflare for Government | -- |
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 | Cloudflare | Gcore |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | USA | Luxembourg |
| Locations | 312 | 33 |
| Example customers | Shopify, DoorDash, Discord, Intercom, Zendesk | Microsoft, ProSieben, Higgsfield, Leonardo AI, Funcom |
| Website | cloudflare.com | gcore.com |
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Our data for Cloudflare was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Gcore on Sept. 18, 2026.