What's good about...
CUDO Compute
- Offers Bare Metal as a Service, and self-serve clusters
- Fully managed service stack including hosted SLURM and Kubernetes
- UK NVIDIA Cloud Partners, with thousands of GPUs globally
- S3-compatible object storage
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 CUDO Compute's prices compare against Shadeform?
| Example configuration |
CUDO Compute
|
Shadeform
|
|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $7.96 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | -- |
| VM Medium | $32.65 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | -- |
| VM Large | $54.86 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | -- |
| Block Storage | $8.77 / mo 100 GB | -- |
| Object Storage | $10.00 / mo 1 TB, currently no extra charges for bandwidth | -- |
CUDO Compute GPUs
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX A5000 | 1x A5000 | 24GB | 16 | -- | $0.29 | Source |
| V100 | 1x V100 | 16GB | 14 | -- | $0.39 | Source |
| A40 | 1x A40 | 48GB | 18 | -- | $0.39 | Source |
| RTX A6000 | 1x A6000 | 48GB | 16 | -- | $0.45 | Source |
| A800 PCIe | 1x A800 | 80GB | 12 | -- | $0.80 | Source |
| L40S | 1x L40S | 48GB | 22 | -- | $0.87 | Source |
| A100 PCIe | 1x A100 | 80GB | 16 | -- | $1.35 | Source |
| H100 SXM | 1x H100 | 80GB | 24 | -- | $2.25 | Source |
| H100 PCIe | 1x H100 | 94GB | 24 | -- | $2.47 | Source |
| GB200 NVL72 | 1x GB200 NVL72 | 1350GB | -- | -- | On Request | Source |
| RTX A4000 SFF Ada | 1x A4000 | 20GB | -- | -- | On Request | Source |
| B100 | 1x B100 | 192GB | -- | -- | On Request | Source |
| MI250 | 1x MI250 | 128GB | -- | -- | On Request | Source |
| MI300 | 1x MI300X | 192GB | -- | -- | On Request | Source |
| H200 | 1x H200 | 141GB | -- | -- | On Request | Source |
| RTX A4000 | 1x A4000 | 16GB | -- | -- | On Request | Source |
| HGX B200 | 1x B200 | 1400GB | -- | -- | On Request | 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 CUDO Compute and Shadeform offer:
| Service |
CUDO Compute
|
Shadeform
|
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | -- | |
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | -- | |
| Object Storage | -- | |
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
|
CUDO Compute
|
Shadeform
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | www.cudocompute.com | shadeform.ai |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2017 | 2023 |
| Data Center Locations | 15 | -- |
| Example Customers | Blendergrid, Nuco.cloud, dstack, MetaHub | University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1 |
|
CUDO Compute
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | www.cudocompute.com |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Data Center Locations | 15 |
| Example Customers | Blendergrid, Nuco.cloud, dstack, MetaHub |
|
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 |
Alternatives to consider
Want to see how CUDO Compute and Shadeform compare against other providers? Check out these other comparisons:
Our data for CUDO Compute was last updated on June 25, 2025, and for Shadeform on June 12, 2025.