What's good about...

Hetzner logo Hetzner

  • High performance VPS configurations at affordable prices (shared, high memory, dedicated CPU)
  • Easy to use web console & developer tooling (Terraform SDKs, official CLI)
  • EU-based company, may simplify GDPR compliance for some

Hetzner 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 Hetzner's prices compare against Shadeform?

Example configuration Hetzner Shadeform
VM Small $4.77 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX22) --
VM Medium $8.56 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX32) --
VM Large $20.65 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX42) --
Block Storage $5.49 / mo 100 GB --
Object Storage $5.29 / mo 1 TB --
Load Balancer $6.73 / mo LB11 --
Free egress allowance 1-60 TB / mo per instance --
1 TB of egress beyond allowance $1.06 €1 / TB --

Hetzner offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name GPUs VRAM vCPUs RAM Price/h
GEX44 1x RTX4000 20GB 14 64GB $0.37 Source
GEX130 1x A6000 48GB 24 128GB $1.69 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 Hetzner and Shadeform offer:

Service Hetzner Shadeform
Block Storage --
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer --
Managed Containers --
Object Storage --
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Hetzner
Website hetzner.com
Headquarters Germany πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ
Founded 1997
Data Center Locations 6
Example Customers Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc
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 Hetzner was last updated on Dec. 3, 2024, and for Shadeform on Aug. 16, 2024.