Bunny.net vs Gcore

What Bunny.net is

Bunny.net is a CDN and edge storage service priced considerably below the large providers. It covers the common case well: cache static assets, stream video, store origin files at the edge. It is not trying to be a full edge-compute platform, so if you need heavy programmable logic at the edge the comparison goes the other way.

What Gcore is

Gcore is a proprietary edge and cloud provider with virtual machines, bare metal, managed Kubernetes, containers, functions, storage and networking across a region-dependent footprint. Its current VM page advertises Standard dedicated-vCPU instances from €8.93 per month, free egress and compute billing only while instances are active; prices exclude VAT and vary by location and configuration. The wider cloud calculator shows separate pricing for storage, addresses, load balancers and other services. Pay-as-you-go capacity is available rather than guaranteed, and retained resources must be checked individually when compute stops or is deleted.

What Bunny.net is built to do

Global CDN

Caches and serves static assets from edge points of presence.

Edge storage

Stores origin files in replicated regions close to the CDN.

Video streaming

Transcodes and delivers video with a hosted player.

What Gcore is built to do

Virtual infrastructure

Offers shared or dedicated-vCPU virtual machines, GPU options and bare metal in selected regions.

Container services

Provides managed Kubernetes and managed container execution with separately billed worker resources and options.

Storage and networking

Combines block, file and object storage with IP, load-balancing and edge-network services.

API automation

Exposes project- and region-scoped infrastructure actions through authenticated APIs.

Choose Bunny.net if

• Sites whose traffic is mostly Europe and North America — $0.01/GB on the standard network
• Video or download-heavy projects that can use the Volume network at $0.005/GB
• Small projects: the minimum charge is $1/month and there are no per-request fees

Skip Bunny.net if

• Most of your users are in the Middle East, Africa or South America — those regions cost $0.06 and $0.045/GB
• You need an enterprise contract with named support; bunny.net sells self-serve first
• You expect a permanent free tier: there is a 14-day trial, then usage billing

Choose Gcore if

• Latency-sensitive workloads after testing the exact target Gcore region
• VM or Kubernetes deployments that benefit from eligible included egress
• Teams managing infrastructure through APIs and explicit lifecycle automation

Skip Gcore if

• The budget assumes the advertised starting VM price includes every disk, IP, license and service
• The architecture requires guaranteed on-demand capacity without a suitable committed agreement
• A product-specific SLA or compliance badge is being treated as platform-wide coverage

Bunny.net: pros & cons

• Very low cost per gigabyte
• Simple pricing and dashboard
• Edge storage and image optimisation included
• Fewer edge compute features
• Smaller enterprise support organisation
• Fewer compliance certifications

Gcore: pros & cons

• Distributed footprint: Cloud regions and edge-network services can place workloads near geographically diverse users.
• Flexible infrastructure: Virtual machines, bare metal, Kubernetes, containers, functions and storage share one platform.
• Automation support: The control panel, documented API and Terraform-oriented workflows enable repeatable provisioning.
• Active-compute billing: Current VM positioning waives VM compute while stopped and includes egress for eligible VM offers.
• Headline price is conditional: VM family, region, storage, operating system, IPs and VAT change the total.
• Stopped compute is not the whole bill: Persistent storage, snapshots, addresses and adjacent services can remain chargeable.
• Capacity and terms vary: Pay-as-you-go capacity is provided as available, while spot and committed orders have different rules.
• Service-level claims are product-specific: A Kubernetes or Functions SLA must not be assumed to cover every cloud component.