Gcore
vs
Impossible Cloud
What's good about each
- 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
- Flat per-TB storage pricing with no egress fees
- European jurisdiction and data sovereignty, GDPR compliant
- ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS certified data centers
- Bare metal NVIDIA DGX GPU servers
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Gcore | Impossible Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $11.72 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g3a-standard-1-2) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $46.91 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g3a-standard-4-8) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $93.83 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g3a-standard-8-16) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $52.26 /mo 1 TB (Standard) | $7.99 /mo 1 TB stored | 85% cheaper on Impossible Cloud |
| Load balancer | $17.15 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (lb1-1-2) | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $7.46 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms (Darmstadt) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | No egress fees | |
| Egress | Free from VMs, billed from Object Storage | Free No egress or API request charges |
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, while Impossible Cloud offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Gcore | Impossible Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
9 configs · 1 config
|
$1.73 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.95 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | Different terms |
|
B300
1 config · 14 configs
|
$6.78 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | Different terms |
|
H200
1 config · 1 config
|
$3.08 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.11 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | Different terms |
|
A100
5 configs
|
$1.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Gcore only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Gcore only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
$1.22 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Gcore only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $8.42 /GPU/hr Reserved (7 mo) | Impossible Cloud only |
Gcore bills on-demand; Impossible Cloud bills reserved (3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48 or 60 months). 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 | Gcore | Impossible Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type I | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Yes | Data centers only |
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 | Gcore | Impossible Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 | 2021 |
| Headquarters | Luxembourg | Germany |
| Locations | 33 | 3 |
| Example customers | Microsoft, ProSieben, Higgsfield, Leonardo AI, Funcom | -- |
| Website | gcore.com | www.impossiblecloud.com |
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Our data for Gcore was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Impossible Cloud on Oct. 2, 2026.