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DigitalOcean vs Gcore

DigitalOcean offers simpler cloud services with straightforward pricing. Gcore provides broader global edge coverage and GPU options for AI workloads.

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What's good about...

DigitalOcean logo DigitalOcean

  • Simple, developer-first cloud
  • Predictable pricing & monthly caps
  • AI platform powered by Paperspace GPUs
  • Vast library of tutorials & 1-click apps

Gcore logo Gcore

  • Competitive pricing with pay-as-you-go model
  • Over 210 global PoPs across six continents
  • Free DDoS protection, WAF, and egress traffic
  • Offers NVIDIA GPUs such as A100, H100, and L40S

Price comparison

How do DigitalOcean's prices compare against Gcore?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$6.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic)
Gcore Gcore
$17.76 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g1-standard-1-2)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (Basic)
Gcore Gcore
$71.14 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g1-standard-4-8)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$168.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (CPU-Optimized)
Gcore Gcore
$142.37 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g1-standard-8-16)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Gcore Gcore
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Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$20.00 / mo 1 TiB
Gcore Gcore
$47.67 / mo 1 TB, 250k write requests

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$12.00 / mo
Gcore Gcore
$17.76 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (lb1-1-2)

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$60.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB storage
Gcore Gcore
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$15.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
Gcore Gcore
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$34.69 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration
Gcore Gcore
$7.72 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms (Darmstadt)

Free egress allowance

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
100 GB - 10 TB / mo per instance
Gcore Gcore
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$10.00 $0.01 / GB
Gcore Gcore
Free for most services Server egress is free. CDN includes 1 TB, then €0.030/GB
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GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

Cheapest rate per GPU per hour for the cards both providers sell, compared on a billing mode they both publish.

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
Gcore Gcore
H100 $4.41 $2.66 H200 $4.47 $3.19 L40S $1.57 $1.27

Billing Options

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
On-DemandSpotReserved (12mo)
Gcore Gcore
On-DemandCustom

Available Models

Ranked by how many providers list each card. The number beside a GPU is how many instance configurations this provider sells it in, not how many are in stock.

DigitalOcean offers 9 GPU models, while Gcore offers 6.

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
H100(2) H200(2) L40S(1) B300(2) RTX 6000 Ada(1) MI300X(2) RTX 4000 Ada(1) MI325X(2) MI355X(1)
Gcore Gcore
H100(1) A100(1) H200(1) L40S(1) B300(1) GB300(1)

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that DigitalOcean and Gcore offer:

Service DigitalOcean Gcore
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
digitalocean.com
Gcore Gcore
gcore.com
Headquarters
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
United States of America
Gcore Gcore
Luxembourg
Founded
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
2011
Gcore Gcore
2014
Data Center Locations
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
14
Gcore Gcore
53
Example Customers
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai
Gcore Gcore
Xsolla, jsDelivr, Orange, Avast

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Our data for DigitalOcean was last updated on Aug. 21, 2026, and for Gcore on Aug. 21, 2026.

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Stable Performance for AI Training & Inference
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