CacheFly vs Gcore CDN
Neither wins outright: CacheFly 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 | CacheFly | Gcore CDN | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | — | $5.00/mo | — |
| Data transfer out | $0.030/GB | $0.040/GB | 1.3× CacheFly |
| Free tier | No | Yes | — |
Source: CDN77 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 | CacheFly | Gcore CDN | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side projectA personal site or small app with modest traffic, a few gigabytes of assets, and one small always-on process. | $3.00 | $0 | Gcore CDNsaves $3.00/mo (100%) |
| Growing SaaSA funded product serving a few thousand daily users, with an image-heavy frontend and two application servers. | $30 | $0 | Gcore CDNsaves $30/mo (100%) |
| Media-heavy siteA publisher or video product where delivery dominates the bill and compute is almost an afterthought. | $300 | $360 | CacheFlysaves $60/mo (17%) |
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
CacheFly
by CDN77
A long-established delivery network focused on throughput consistency for software distribution and streaming, sold on committed monthly volume.
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 CacheFly or Gcore CDN cheaper in 2026?
- It depends on volume — CacheFly 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 CacheFly and Gcore CDN?
- CacheFly charges $0.030 per GB against Gcore CDN's $0.040, roughly 1.3× cheaper. Egress usually dominates the bill once traffic is measured in terabytes.
- Which has the better free tier, CacheFly or Gcore CDN?
- Gcore CDN does — 1 TB per month on the free CDN plan. CacheFly bills from the first unit of usage.
- 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.