Gcore vs Rackspace Technology Comparison

Why choose Gcore

• Has a free plan (Rackspace Technology does not)
• Higher Analytics score (7/10 vs 5/10)
• Higher Cost score (7/10 vs 5/10)
• Better fit for developers (8/10 vs 6/10)

Why choose Rackspace Technology

• Higher Integration score (8/10 vs 7/10)
• Higher Customization score (8/10 vs 7/10)

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.

Rackspace Technology

Pros

• Rackspace Spot's auction pricing starts at $0.01 per node-hour, and the free managed Kubernetes control plane makes it cheap for workloads that can tolerate preemption.
• It manages all three major hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) plus VMware private cloud, so one partner can run a hybrid estate.
• Spot can be automated through a Terraform provider, a Go SDK, the spotctl CLI, and an MCP server.
• Enterprise reviewers on Gartner Peer Insights and TrustRadius rate it about 4.5 out of 5, and G2 reviewers praise its uptime.

Cons

• Trustpilot reviews average about 1.2 out of 5, with repeated complaints about billing, price increases, and cancellation handling.
• Managed service, migration, and private cloud pricing is not published and needs a sales quote.
• The 2022 Hosted Exchange security incident, which forced customers to move to Microsoft 365, still weighs on its reputation for reliability.
• Its finances are under pressure: net losses in 2024 and 2025 and a 2026 layoff of about 15 percent of staff could affect service delivery.