What's good about...
Contabo
- Low-cost VPS and dedicated servers
- Offers GPUs and object storage too
- Available in 9 regions around the world
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 Contabo's prices compare against Shadeform?
Example configuration |
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VM Small | $4.90 / mo 4 vCPU, 6 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 1) | -- |
VM Medium | $10.34 / mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 2) | -- |
VM Large | $15.24 / mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (Cloud VPS 3) | -- |
Object Storage | $10.85 / mo 1 TB | -- |
Free egress allowance | 10-324 TB per instance | -- |
1 TB of egress beyond allowance | Free and unlimited 10-324 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth | -- |
Contabo offers GPUs in the following configurations:
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
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L40S | 4x L40S | 192GB | 64 | 512GB | $4.32 | Source |
H100 | 4x H100 | 320GB | 64 | 512GB | $10.58 | Source |
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) |
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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
Company details
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Website | contabo.com | shadeform.ai |
Headquarters | Germany π©πͺ | United States of America πΊπΈ |
Founded | 2003 | 2023 |
Data Center Locations | 9 | -- |
Example Customers | -- | University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1 |
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Website | contabo.com |
Headquarters | Germany π©πͺ |
Founded | 2003 |
Data Center Locations | 9 |
Example Customers | -- |
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Website | shadeform.ai |
Headquarters | United States of America πΊπΈ |
Founded | 2023 |
Data Center Locations | -- |
Example Customers | University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1 |
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Our data for Contabo was last updated on Feb. 14, 2025, and for Shadeform on Aug. 16, 2024.