What's good about...

Civo logo Civo

  • Offers many managed services, from databases to GPUs to object storage to containers
  • Create a Kubernetes cluster with just a few clicks
  • Competitive pricing, free egress

Civo logo Shadeform

  • Launch instances anywhere with a single console and API
  • Leverage a multi-cloud set up, without the hassle
  • You can reserve instances in advance to ensure GPU availability
  • Free to use, zero mark-up fees

Price comparison

How do Civo's prices compare against Shadeform?

Example configuration Civo Shadeform
VM Small $5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM --
VM Medium $40.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM --
VM Large $160.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM --
Block Storage $10.00 / mo 100 GB --
Object Storage $10.00 / mo 1 TB, unlimited data transfer --
Load Balancer $10.00 / mo Single node --
Managed PostgreSQL $40.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM --
Managed Redis®* $20.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM --
1 TB of egress beyond allowance Free and unlimited --

Civo offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name GPUs VRAM vCPUs RAM Price/h
L40S Medium 1x L40S 48GB 8 64GB $1.79
A100-40 Small 1x A100 40GB 8 64GB $1.79
A100-80 Small 1x A100 80GB 12 128GB $2.38
L40S Medium (2x) 2x L40S 96GB 16 128GB $3.57
A100-40 Medium 2x A100 80GB 16 128GB $3.57
A100-80 Medium 2x A100 160GB 24 256GB $4.76
L40S Large 4x L40S 192GB 32 255GB $7.14
A100-40 Large 4x A100 160GB 32 255GB $7.14
A100-80 Large 4x A100 320GB 48 512GB $9.52
L40S Extra Large 8x L40S 384GB 64 512GB $14.29
A100-40 Extra Large 8x A100 320GB 64 512GB $14.29
A100-80 Extra Large 8x A100 640GB 96 1024GB $19.05
H100 1x H100 80GB -- -- On Request
GH200 1x GH200 96GB -- -- On Request

Shadeform does not charge any fees to use their marketplace. You pay the same price as using the cloud providers directly.

Here are some example configurations:

GPU VRAM Price range (per hour)
Nvidia A4000 16 GB $0.30-0.80
Nvidia A6000 48 GB $0.57-1.93
Nvidia V100 16 GB $0.69-3.06
Nvidia L40S 48 GB $0.99-1.15
Nvidia A100 40 GB $1.29-3.19
Nvidia H100 80 GB $2.48-5.99

You can view the full list here.

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

Which services do they offer?

Here are some of the managed services that Civo and Shadeform offer:

Service Civo Shadeform
Block Storage --
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer --
Managed Containers --
Managed Kubernetes --
Managed MySQL --
Managed PostgreSQL --
Managed Redis®* --
Object Storage --
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Civo
Website civo.com
Headquarters United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Founded 2015
Data Center Locations 5
Example Customers TrueFoundry, Fermyon, Defense.com™
Shadeform
Website shadeform.ai
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2023
Data Center Locations --
Example Customers University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1

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Our data for Civo was last updated on Oct. 16, 2024, and for Shadeform on Aug. 16, 2024.