Gcore vs Huawei Cloud Comparison
Compare Gcore vs Huawei Cloud features, pricing, and more.
Last updated: November 2026
Gcore
6.8/10
Luxembourg-based edge and cloud provider offering CDN, virtual machines, bare metal, managed Kubernetes, object storage, AI GPU cloud, and DDoS/WAF security for businesses.
Huawei Cloud
6.1/10
Huawei's public cloud platform, offering compute, containers, serverless, storage, databases, CDN and security services to enterprises across 34 regions worldwide.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 6.8/10 | 6.1/10 |
| Analytics | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Cost | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Customization | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Ease of Use | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Integration | 7/10 | 4/10 |
| Scalability | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Security | 8/10 | 6/10 |
| Support | 5/10 | 7/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | €390/mo DDoS Protection Start | Contact for pricing |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | €390/mo DDoS Protection Start | Contact for pricing |
| Features | ||
| API and CLI | ||
| Managed Databases | ||
| Multiple Regions | ||
| DDoS Protection | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Serverless Functions | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Dedicated Servers | Not listed | |
| Cloud Compute | ||
| Content Delivery Network | ||
Gcore vs Huawei Cloud cost by team size
| Team size | Gcore | Huawei Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | €390/moDDoS Protection Start | Contact for pricing |
| 5 users | €390/moDDoS Protection Start | Contact for pricing |
| 10 users | €390/moDDoS Protection Start | Contact for pricing |
| 25 users | €390/moDDoS Protection Start | Contact for pricing |
| 50 users | €390/moDDoS Protection Start | Contact for pricing |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose Gcore
- Has a free plan (Huawei Cloud does not)
- Higher Integration score (7/10 vs 4/10)
- Higher Security score (8/10 vs 6/10)
- Better fit for developers (8/10 vs 6/10)
Why choose Huawei Cloud
- Higher Support score (7/10 vs 5/10)
Pros & Cons
Gcore
Pros
- The CDN includes 1 TB of traffic and 1 billion requests free each month, and traffic after that starts at 0.01 EUR per GB.
- DDoS protection pricing does not depend on attack size, and mitigation is not metered on any plan.
- The managed Kubernetes control plane is free with high availability, so you pay only for the nodes.
- A large edge footprint, reported at about 210 PoPs and 200 Tbps of capacity, suits latency-sensitive workloads such as gaming and streaming.
- Headquarters in Luxembourg is an advantage for buyers who prefer an EU-based provider.
Cons
- Trustpilot scores are around 2.5 out of 5, with complaints about recurring billing, refunds, and slow support.
- There is no public price list for VMs and bare metal; prices are only available through the calculator.
- The Terraform v2 provider is still in alpha and Gcore says it is not ready for production.
- The product range is very broad, which can make it harder for small teams to understand how pricing works.
Huawei Cloud
Pros
- Huawei reports 34 regions and 103 availability zones, giving strong reach in China, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.
- Gartner Peer Insights reviewers praise responsive after-sales technical support and low pricing.
- The official Terraform provider manages CCE clusters, node pools, add-ons and namespaces as code.
- Integrates closely with Huawei servers, storage and networking for hybrid deployments.
- The ModelArts platform and GPU servers support AI and HPC workloads.
Cons
- Reviewers say many third-party tools do not support Huawei Cloud, which makes integrations harder.
- There are no fixed public plans, and enterprise discounts and egress rates are not published.
- Geopolitical and sanctions concerns can block adoption in some regulated markets.
- Fees for cancelling long prepaid commitments can raise switching costs.
- Analysts say identity federation and third-party observability integrations trail Western hyperscalers.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Gcore scores higher on our AI Software criteria: 6.8/10 against 6.1/10 for Huawei Cloud. The largest gap is in Integration: 7/10 for Gcore and 4/10 for Huawei Cloud.
Gcore has a free plan; Huawei Cloud does not list one.
Gcore is the better fit for developers: we rate it 8/10 for them, against 6/10 for Huawei Cloud.
