Gcore vs Vast.ai Comparison

Why choose Gcore

• Has a free plan (Vast.ai does not)
• Higher Analytics score (7/10 vs 4/10)
• Higher Security score (8/10 vs 5/10)
• Better fit for enterprise (8/10 vs 4/10)

Why choose Vast.ai

• Higher Cost score (9/10 vs 7/10)
• Higher Customization score (8/10 vs 7/10)
• Better fit for startups (8/10 vs 6/10)

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.

Vast.ai

Pros

• Marketplace rates for H100 and RTX 4090 run well below RunPod, Lambda, and AWS in mid-2026 reviews
• Per-second billing with no contracts or minimum hours
• Wide hardware choice across 68+ GPU types and 40+ data centers
• Secure Cloud filter limits results to vetted ISO 27001 data center hosts

Cons

• Reliability varies by host, and reviewers report disconnections
• No platform uptime SLA on standard marketplace instances
• Reviewers describe support as limited and inconsistent
• Storage is billed while instances are stopped, and bandwidth costs extra, which raises the real cost