Gcore
vs
Zenlayer
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
- 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
- Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
- Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
- Competitive GPU pricing
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Gcore | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $11.72 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g3a-standard-1-2) | $11.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | Within 5% |
| Medium VM | $46.91 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g3a-standard-4-8) | $52.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | 10% cheaper on Gcore |
| Large VM | $93.83 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g3a-standard-8-16) | $104.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 10% cheaper on Gcore |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $8.00 /mo 100 GB volume | |
| Object storage | $52.26 /mo 1 TB (Standard) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $17.15 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (lb1-1-2) | $32.70 /mo 1 TB estimated usage | 48% cheaper on Gcore |
| Serverless | $7.46 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms (Darmstadt) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free from VMs, billed from Object Storage | $4.50 /TB Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month |
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 Zenlayer offers 1. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Gcore | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
9 configs
|
$1.73 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Gcore only |
|
B300
1 config
|
$6.78 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Gcore only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$3.08 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Gcore only |
|
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 |
|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | Zenlayer only |
Gcore bills on-demand; Zenlayer 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.
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 | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 | -- |
| Headquarters | Luxembourg | USA |
| Locations | 33 | 22 |
| Example customers | Microsoft, ProSieben, Higgsfield, Leonardo AI, Funcom | -- |
| Website | gcore.com | cloud.zenlayer.com |
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Our data for Gcore was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Oct. 1, 2026.