What's good about...

Cloudflare logo Cloudflare

  • Consolidates many edge services under one platform: DNS, Load Balancing, caching, image optimization, serverless functions
  • Massive edge network that can handle large DDoS attacks
  • Very generous free tier, affordable paid plans

Cloudflare 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 Cloudflare's prices compare against Shadeform?

Example configuration Cloudflare Shadeform
Object Storage $19.86 / mo 1 TB --
Serverless 25M Executions $82.50 / mo 25M invocations, 150 ms duration --
1 TB of egress beyond allowance Free for most services --

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 managed services that Cloudflare and Shadeform offer:

Service Cloudflare Shadeform
Content Delivery Network (CDN) --
GPU-powered Servers --
Load Balancer --
Managed Containers --
Object Storage --
Serverless Cron Jobs --
Serverless Functions --
Static Sites --
Virtual Private Server (VPS) --

Company details

Cloudflare
Website cloudflare.com
Headquarters United States of America πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
Founded 2009
Data Center Locations 285
Example Customers Polestar, Carrefour, DHL, Hemnet, Shopify
Shadeform
Website shadeform.ai
Headquarters United States of America πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
Founded 2023
Data Center Locations --
Example Customers University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1

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Our data for Cloudflare was last updated on July 24, 2024, and for Shadeform on Aug. 16, 2024.