Gcore CDN vs Tencent Cloud 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.

Tencent Cloud CDN is a paid, web-based content delivery network from Tencent Cloud, headquartered in Shenzhen, China. It lists 3,200 edge locations, image optimization, origin shield, and local caching. Deployment is hybrid, with NFS listed as a supported protocol. Tencent Cloud COS is a storage target, and the service can use Tencent Cloud and other cloud platforms. API access and 18-language support are listed. Additional capabilities include workload scanning, infrastructure-as-code scanning, identity analysis, attack path analysis, a metadata catalog, governance controls, and open table formats. Its query interface is listed as both. Face recognition is available, while object detection and document translation are not. There is no free plan. Packages start at 21 CNY a month for 100 GB, with 500 GB at 105.00 CNY and 1 TB at 210.00 CNY, each billed monthly with one-month validity.