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Akamai CDN vs Gcore CDN

Akamai CDN

akamai.com

Gcore CDN

gcore.com

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FigureAkamai CDNGcore CDN
Price from—€0.01/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYesYes
APIYes—
Plans published13
Spec score · CDN Software8.2 (#9)8.6 (#3)
Spec score · CDN services8.2 (#10)8.8 (#3)
Founded19982014
HeadquartersCambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesLuxembourg
Image optimizationYesYes
Origin shieldYesYes
SupportAkamai says technical experts provide product support 24/7.PAYG includes 24/7 email and chat support; Enterprise also includes phone support.

Plans

Akamai CDN

  • Akamai Content DeliveryPriced on request

Akamai CDN pricing →

Gcore CDN

  • PAYGFree
  • PAYG usage overage€0.01 a month
  • EnterprisePriced on request

Gcore CDN pricing →

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Akamai CDN

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Gcore CDN

Gcore CDN delivers web content and video for workloads including web applications, ecommerce, games, software assets, and streaming. Its network has more than 210 points of presence across six continents, listed capacity above 200 Tbps, and average worldwide latency of 30 ms. The PAYG plan includes 1 TB of monthly traffic and 10,000 image optimizations per month at free; prices do not include VAT. Traffic over the included allowance costs 0.01 EUR per GB, while requests above 1 billion cost €0.75. Signup is free and does not require a credit card. Security provisions include SSL/TLS encryption with automatic certificate management, L3, L4, and L7 DDoS mitigation, and a web application firewall. Video delivery supports low-latency streaming, up to 4K resolution, DRM, and listed protocols including HLS, MPEG-DASH, HTTP-FLV, and MP4. The service also offers real-time logs and integrations such as Terraform and Grafana monitoring. PAYG includes 24/7 email and chat support; Enterprise uses custom pricing and adds phone support.

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