Daytona
vs
Gcore
What's good about each
- Runs AI-generated and untrusted code in isolated sandboxes
- Sandboxes run as containers, or Linux, macOS or Windows VMs
- Pay as you go, billed per second
- Up to 8 AMD or NVIDIA GPUs per sandbox
- 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 | Daytona | Gcore | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $47.95 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 3 GB disk | $11.91 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g3a-standard-1-2) | 75% cheaper on Gcore |
| Medium VM | $238.85 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB disk | $47.67 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g3a-standard-4-8) | 80% cheaper on Gcore |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $95.35 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g3a-standard-8-16) | |
| Block storage | $7.78 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 5 GB free | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $53.11 /mo 1 TB (Standard) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $17.43 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (lb1-1-2) | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $7.58 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms (Darmstadt) | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | 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
Daytona offers 7 GPU models, while Gcore offers 6. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Daytona | Gcore | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
10 configs · 9 configs
|
$3.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | 56% cheaper on Gcore |
|
H200
10 configs · 1 config
|
$4.54 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.13 /GPU/hr On-demand | 31% cheaper on Gcore |
|
B200
10 configs
|
$3.59 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
10 configs
|
$1.74 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
RTX 5090
10 configs
|
$0.74 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
RTX 4090
10 configs
|
$0.57 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $6.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
|
A100
5 configs
|
-- | $1.45 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
-- | $1.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | Gcore only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Gcore only |
Daytona bills on-demand and spot; 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 | Daytona | Gcore |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type I |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | 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 | Daytona | Gcore |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | USA | Luxembourg |
| Locations | -- | 33 |
| Example customers | Meta, Cohere, n8n, SambaNova, WRITER, Turing | Microsoft, ProSieben, Higgsfield, Leonardo AI, Funcom |
| Website | www.daytona.io | gcore.com |
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Our data for Daytona was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Gcore on Sept. 18, 2026.