Gcore CDN vs Uploadcare

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.

Uploadcare is a file-handling platform for websites and mobile apps, covering uploads, storage, image processing and delivery through a CDN. Its API accepts direct, multipart and URL uploads, and the uploader can also take files from local storage, a webcam, URLs and listed cloud services. Image tools include URL-based transformations, automatic optimization, responsive images and format selection. Paid plans add asynchronous video processing and document conversion. Uploadcare lists integrations for JavaScript, React, Angular, Vue, Webflow, Framer and WordPress, plus Zapier and Make; Swift and Kotlin SDKs and iOS and Android upload widgets are also available. Its stated security measures include malware scanning, TLS 1.2+ in transit and AES-256 encryption at rest. A free plan allows 1 GB storage, 5 GB monthly traffic and 1,000 operations per month, with a 500 MB file limit. Reaching its usage limits suspends service until the next month. Pro costs $66/mo (annual).