Host profile · since 2014
Gcore VPS: prices, locations and ping
Gcore as a metro line
Every data-center city, west to east. Each station is a place you can deploy.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Line | vCPU | RAM | Disk | Traffic | USD / mo | $ / GB RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard VM (entry) | Standard (dedicated vCPU) | — | — | — | — | $10.01 | — |
| High-Frequency VM (entry) | High-Frequency | — | — | — | — | $11.64 | — |
| CPU-Optimized VM (entry) | CPU-Optimized | — | — | — | — | $16.83 | — |
| Memory-Optimized VM (entry) | Memory-Optimized | — | — | — | — | $39.18 | — |
| g3a-standard-1-2 | Standard (dedicated vCPU) | 1 | 2 GB | — | — | $11.61 | $5.80 |
| g3a-standard-4-8 | Standard (dedicated vCPU) | 4 | 8 GB | — | — | $46.48 | $5.81 |
| g3a-standard-8-16 | Standard (dedicated vCPU) | 8 | 16 GB | — | — | $92.97 | $5.81 |
| KVM-HIGHCPU-SSD-4-ANX | Legacy KVM hosting (fixed plan) | 12 | 24 GB | 500 GB | unmetered | $43.72 | $1.82 |
List prices converted to USD per month; EUR→USD at 1.121 (indicative mid-market, 2026-10-15). Gcore quotes prices in EUR (some views in USD) and excludes VAT.. Current pricing page ↗
Estimated ping from big markets
Where it ranks best
- South Africa#5 of 56 · 5 ms
- Zambia#6 of 56 · 25 ms
- Kazakhstan#7 of 56 · 5 ms
- Uzbekistan#8 of 56 · 5 ms
- Brazil#10 of 56 · 5 ms
- Paraguay#10 of 56 · 24 ms
- Uruguay#11 of 56 · 32 ms
- Angola#11 of 56 · 47 ms
What’s included
- NVMe disks
- DDoS filtering
- Snapshots
- IPv6
- API
- Private networking
- Custom ISO
- Dedicated-CPU plans
- Unmetered traffic
- Windows images
- Backups
KVM (OpenStack-based cloud) · panel: Gcore Customer Portal with REST API and Terraform provider
Support, terms, payment
Pay with: card, paypal, alipay, wire.
Support: 24/7 help desk and live chat (per a WHTop listing of the fixed KVM plans).
SLA: 99.9% (listed on the fixed KVM hosting plan). Refund window: none stated.
Based in: Contern, LU.
Strengths
- Broad footprint: roughly 28 cities across Europe, North America, Asia, South America, Africa and Australia, including Central Asia
- Dedicated-vCPU Standard flavors start near EUR 9/month with free outbound traffic
- Free DDoS protection and WAF bundled with VMs, plus floating IPs, load balancer and Terraform support
Trade-offs
- Plan-level specs and prices are hidden behind a dynamic calculator, so comparing flavors takes effort
- Low Trustpilot score (2.3 from 48 reviews) with a polarised review split
- Prices exclude VAT and differ by region
Moving to or from Gcore
Hosts with similar footprints
- UltaHost$5.52 · 29 cities
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines (B-series)$6.86 · 48 cities
- is*hosting$5.94 · 42 cities
- Google Cloud Compute Engine$6.11 · 41 cities
- LikeVPS$10 · 26 cities
- Akamai Cloud (Linode)$5 · 26 cities
Questions people ask
How much does Gcore cost?
Its cheapest priced plan is $10.01 a month (Standard VM (entry)). The median across its plans works out to $5.80 per GB of RAM. Check the provider’s page for current promotions.
Where are Gcore’s servers?
Luxembourg, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Darmstadt, London, Chester, Paris, Sines, Warsaw, Helsinki, Kristiansand, Maloy and 16 more — 23 countries across Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Oceania, Africa.
Does Gcore accept crypto or PayPal?
Listed payment methods: card, paypal, alipay, wire.