Bunny CDN vs Gcore CDN
Neither wins outright: Bunny CDN is cheaper for 1 of 3 workloads and Gcore CDN for the rest.
List prices checked
Rate cards side by side
Only the axes at least one of them bills on. A dash means that provider does not charge for it.
| Billing axis | Bunny CDN | Gcore CDN | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | — | $5.00/mo | — |
| Data transfer out | $0.010/GB | $0.040/GB | 4× Bunny CDN |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | — |
Source: bunny.net pricing (May 2026) · Gcore pricing (May 2026). Published list prices only — committed-use discounts, regional variation, and per-request charges are not included. Not yet independently re-checked against the vendor’s page.
Monthly cost for three real workloads
The rate cards applied to identical usage. This is where the winner changes.
| Workload | Bunny CDN | Gcore CDN | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side projectA personal site or small app with modest traffic, a few gigabytes of assets, and one small always-on process. | $1.00 | $0 | Gcore CDNsaves $1.00/mo (100%) |
| Growing SaaSA funded product serving a few thousand daily users, with an image-heavy frontend and two application servers. | $10 | $0 | Gcore CDNsaves $10/mo (100%) |
| Media-heavy siteA publisher or video product where delivery dominates the bill and compute is almost an afterthought. | $100 | $360 | Bunny CDNsaves $260/mo (72%) |
Workload definitions are identical on every comparison page, so figures here can be read against any other pair in the same category.
What each one is for
Bunny CDN
by bunny.net
Per-region pricing starting around a cent per gigabyte in North America and Europe, with no contract and a $1 monthly minimum. Roughly an eighth of CloudFront's rate at the same volume.
Free tier: 14-day trial, then a $1 monthly minimum
Gcore CDN
by Gcore
A large edge network with strong coverage in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, priced between the discount CDNs and the hyperscalers with a genuinely usable free tier.
Free tier: 1 TB per month on the free CDN plan
Common questions
- Is Bunny CDN or Gcore CDN cheaper in 2026?
- It depends on volume — Bunny CDN wins 1 of the 3 modelled workloads and Gcore CDN wins 2. The scenario table above shows where the crossover falls.
- What is the difference in egress cost between Bunny CDN and Gcore CDN?
- Bunny CDN charges $0.010 per GB against Gcore CDN's $0.040, roughly 4× cheaper. Egress usually dominates the bill once traffic is measured in terabytes.
- Which has the better free tier, Bunny CDN or Gcore CDN?
- Both publish one. Bunny CDN: 14-day trial, then a $1 monthly minimum. Gcore CDN: 1 TB per month on the free CDN plan.
- What do these estimates not include?
- Committed-use and reserved discounts, regional price variation, per-request API charges, support plans, and minimum retention periods. All of those move real invoices, sometimes by a lot. These figures compare published list prices for the same workload, which is the comparison the rate cards alone cannot give you.