Gcore

Name: Gcore
Brand: Gcore
Rating: 4.5 (177 reviews)

Powerful edge and cloud solutions for media business and the entertainment industry

Est 2014|Raised $60M|41 Ref Customers

LinkedIn 26K|Web traffic 185K|FTEs 600|HQ Contern, Luxembourg

MarketsCloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)Web Application & API Protection (WAAP)Firewalls Security Service Edge (SSE)Cloud Infrastructure Providers (IaaS/PaaS)Cloud Infrastructure Providers (IaaS/PaaS)

Platform CoversInfrastructure as Code (IaC)API Management

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Where Gcore appears comparatively strong: - Multi-product coverage under one vendor (compute, CDN, WAAP, DDoS, streaming) - Public pricing available across multiple services, which can simplify initial procurement comparisons - Emphasis on automation via public API and Terraform Where competitors typically excel: - Cloudflare: broader ecosystem, extensive integrations, and a larger community in security and edge - Fastly: highly configurable CDN and developer workflows for advanced use cases - Akamai and hyperscalers: large enterprise footprints, broad managed services portfolios, and more established compliance artifacts Pricing comparison caution: published prices can appear attractive, but total cost depends on egress policies, request fees, security add-ons, and required support tiers. When customers often select competitors instead: - When specific, publicly documented compliance attestations are mandatory (e.g., SOC 2 Type II, FedRAMP) - When strict support SLAs are required by contract without negotiation - When deep platform ecosystem integrations (e.g., AWS-native services) are essential

	Gcore	Cloudflare	Fastly
Starting Price	Entry-to-mid monthly tiers for WAAP; cloud and storage available PAYG; other products vary	WAF and edge available across entry, business, and enterprise tiers with tiered monthly pricing and custom enterprise contracts	Free tier exists; usage-based CDN pricing per region with bundles for higher volume
Best For	Buyers seeking an integrated provider for cloud + CDN + security; presence in certain emerging markets; price-sensitive workloads	Broad SMB-to-enterprise edge and security use cases, extensive ecosystem integrations	Developer-centric CDN/edge with granular controls and per-region pricing options
Key Strength	Published pricing across multiple services; an integrated portfolio covering edge, cloud, and security	Large global footprint and wide ecosystem; established security brand	Transparent per-region pricing and strong performance tooling
Key Weakness	Reported support responsiveness variability; regional incidents observed; maturity vs hyperscalers varies by product	Some enterprise features require higher tiers; complexity for very large deployments	Costs can be higher for certain traffic profiles; packaging complexity at scale

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Where Gcore appears comparatively strong:

Multi-product coverage under one vendor (compute, CDN, WAAP, DDoS, streaming)
Public pricing available across multiple services, which can simplify initial procurement comparisons
Emphasis on automation via public API and Terraform

Where competitors typically excel:

Cloudflare: broader ecosystem, extensive integrations, and a larger community in security and edge
Fastly: highly configurable CDN and developer workflows for advanced use cases
Akamai and hyperscalers: large enterprise footprints, broad managed services portfolios, and more established compliance artifacts

Pricing comparison caution: published prices can appear attractive, but total cost depends on egress policies, request fees, security add-ons, and required support tiers.

When customers often select competitors instead:

When specific, publicly documented compliance attestations are mandatory (e.g., SOC 2 Type II, FedRAMP)
When strict support SLAs are required by contract without negotiation
When deep platform ecosystem integrations (e.g., AWS-native services) are essential

	Gcore	Cloudflare	Fastly
Starting Price	Entry-to-mid monthly tiers for WAAP; cloud and storage available PAYG; other products vary	WAF and edge available across entry, business, and enterprise tiers with tiered monthly pricing and custom enterprise contracts	Free tier exists; usage-based CDN pricing per region with bundles for higher volume
Best For	Buyers seeking an integrated provider for cloud + CDN + security; presence in certain emerging markets; price-sensitive workloads	Broad SMB-to-enterprise edge and security use cases, extensive ecosystem integrations	Developer-centric CDN/edge with granular controls and per-region pricing options
Key Strength	Published pricing across multiple services; an integrated portfolio covering edge, cloud, and security	Large global footprint and wide ecosystem; established security brand	Transparent per-region pricing and strong performance tooling
Key Weakness	Reported support responsiveness variability; regional incidents observed; maturity vs hyperscalers varies by product	Some enterprise features require higher tiers; complexity for very large deployments	Costs can be higher for certain traffic profiles; packaging complexity at scale