Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · $24.64/mo (8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU)
Gcore's $24.64/mo plan is significantly overpriced compared to spec-matched alternatives. Contabo's Core VPS 4 offers identical specs (4 vCPU, 8GB RAM) for $5.94/mo on a 24-month term, and even IONOS VPS M+ matches your CPU/RAM for $11/mo. Most alternatives do carry renewal-price traps, but the initial savings are substantial enough to justify switching.
Exact spec match (4 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 100GB SSD) at one-quarter Gcore's price, with 99.90% SLA and unlimited traffic.
Caveat: Price is locked to 24-month prepaid term; 1 or 12-month terms cost significantly more per month, and support is ticket-only on lower tiers.
Matches your 4 vCPU and 4GB RAM (half the RAM but same CPU) for less than half Gcore's price, with 99.99% SLA and unlimited traffic.
Caveat: Intro pricing of $11/mo is a promotional rate on a 1-year contract; renewal pricing is 2-6x higher, and additional IPv4 addresses cost $6/month each.
Exceeds your specs (4 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 150GB NVMe) for half Gcore's price, with 500 Mbit/s port and unlimited traffic.
Caveat: 24-month prepaid term required for this rate; shorter terms cost more, and fair-usage policy can throttle sustained high-bandwidth usage.
Significantly exceeds specs (4 vCPU, 16GB RAM, 200GB NVMe, 16TB transfer) for half Gcore's price, with AMD EPYC and weekly backups.
Caveat: Intro price requires 12/24/48-month prepay; renewal jumps to $28.99/mo (2.2x higher), and free domain is only free for year one.
Close spec match (2 vCPU, 4GB RAM, 120GB NVMe) for one-quarter Gcore's price, with 99.99% SLA and unlimited traffic up to 1 Gbit/s.
Caveat: Intro pricing is promotional on a 1-year contract; renewal pricing is 2-6x higher, and outbound data beyond 2TB is metered at $0.036/GB.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluehost | VPS Hosting · NVMe 4 (Recommended) | $4.18/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 100 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | VPS · VPS-1 | $4.54/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Contabo | Core VPS · Cloud VPS 4 | $5.94/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 100 GB SSD | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CX23 | $6.49/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS M | $6.67/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Self-Managed) · VPS XS | $9.99/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | VPS Hosting · VPS 4 vCPU | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube S | $10.08/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS M+ | $11/mo | 4 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Contabo | Performance VPS · Cloud VPS Plus 4 | $12.39/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 150 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Quasar | $12.88/mo | 6 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 120 GB SSD | Visit |
| Hostinger | KVM VPS · KVM 4 | $12.99/mo | 16 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 200 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Memory) · Memory Cube S | $13.68/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · DEV1-M | $14.74/mo | 4 GB RAM, 3 vCPU | Visit |
| DreamHost | Self-Managed VPS · Stack 4 | $15.99/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 75 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |