What's good about...

Gcore logo Gcore

  • Competitive pricing with pay-as-you-go model
  • Over 210 global PoPs across six continents
  • Free DDoS protection, WAF, and egress traffic
  • Offers NVIDIA GPUs such as A100, H100, and L40S

Shadeform 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 Gcore's prices compare against Shadeform?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Gcore Gcore
$13.96 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (g0-standard-1-2)
Shadeform Shadeform
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Gcore Gcore
$55.78 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (g0-standard-4-8)
Shadeform Shadeform
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Gcore Gcore
$123.44 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (g0-standard-8-16)
Shadeform Shadeform
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Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Gcore Gcore
$46.68 / mo 1 TB, 250k write requests
Shadeform Shadeform
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Gcore Gcore
$20.30 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 1 Public IP
Shadeform Shadeform
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Gcore Gcore
$14.81 / mo 25M invocations, 150 ms duration
Shadeform Shadeform
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Gcore Gcore
Free for most services Server egress is free. CDN includes 1 TB, then €0.030/GB
Shadeform Shadeform
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Shadeform logo Shadeform Pricing Details

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

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Gcore Gcore
$1.08/hr
Shadeform Shadeform
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Billing Options

Gcore Gcore
On-DemandCustomReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)
Shadeform Shadeform
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Available Models

Gcore offers 5 GPU models.

Shadeform Shadeform
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Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Gcore Gcore
gcore.com
Shadeform Shadeform
shadeform.com
Headquarters
Gcore Gcore
Luxembourg
Shadeform Shadeform
United States of America
Founded
Gcore Gcore
2014
Shadeform Shadeform
2023
Data Center Locations
Gcore Gcore
53
Shadeform Shadeform
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Example Customers
Gcore Gcore
Xsolla, jsDelivr, Orange, Avast
Shadeform Shadeform
University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1

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Our data for Gcore was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Shadeform on Feb. 26, 2026.