Hikube
vs
Shadeform
What's good about each
- Storage replicated across datacenters in Geneva, Gland and Lucerne
- H100, H200 and A100 GPUs on VMs or Kubernetes
- Managed Postgres, Redis, ClickHouse, Kafka and RabbitMQ
- ISO 27001 certified company and datacenters
- 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
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Hikube | Shadeform | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $28.42 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (s1.small) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $113.68 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (s1.large) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $227.38 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (s1.xlarge) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $21.61 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $24.01 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $58.17 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB (large) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $23.69 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (medium) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | -- Not listed |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Hikube offers 6 GPU models. We don't currently list GPU prices for Shadeform.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Hikube | Shadeform |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 2023 |
| Headquarters | Switzerland | USA |
| Locations | 3 | -- |
| Example customers | -- | University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1 |
| Website | hikube.cloud | shadeform.com |
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Our data for Hikube was last updated on Oct. 12, 2026, and for Shadeform on Sept. 18, 2026.