What's good about...

Firebase logo Firebase

  • Generous free tier for small to medium projects
  • Real-time database with synchronization
  • Complete user auth system with social login
  • Seamless integration with other Google Cloud services
  • Solid mobile SDK for iOS and Android

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 Firebase's prices compare against Gcore?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Firebase Firebase
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Gcore Gcore
$13.96 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g0-standard-1-2)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Firebase Firebase
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Gcore Gcore
$55.78 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g0-standard-4-8)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Firebase Firebase
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Gcore Gcore
$123.44 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g0-standard-8-16)

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Firebase Firebase
$100.00 / mo 1 TB
Gcore Gcore
$46.68 / 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.
Firebase Firebase
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Gcore Gcore
$20.30 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 1 Public IP

Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Firebase Firebase
$10.00 / mo 25M invocations, 400K GB-seconds
Gcore Gcore
$14.81 / mo 25M invocations, 150 ms duration

Free egress allowance

Firebase Firebase
10 GB / mo
Gcore Gcore
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Firebase Firebase
$200.00 $0.20 / GB
Gcore Gcore
Free for most services Server egress is free. CDN includes 1 TB, then €0.030/GB

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Firebase Firebase
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Gcore Gcore
$1.08/hr

Billing Options

Firebase Firebase
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Gcore Gcore
On-DemandCustomReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)

Available Models

Gcore offers 5 GPU models.

Firebase Firebase
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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

Company details

Website
Headquarters
Firebase Firebase
United States of America
Gcore Gcore
Luxembourg
Founded
Firebase Firebase
2011
Gcore Gcore
2014
Data Center Locations
Firebase Firebase
42
Gcore Gcore
53
Example Customers
Firebase Firebase
The New York Times, Duolingo, Venmo, Trivago, Ctrip, Gameloft
Gcore Gcore
Xsolla, jsDelivr, Orange, Avast

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Our data for Firebase was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Gcore on Feb. 12, 2026.