Linode vs Shadeform

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What's good about them
Price comparison
Services offered
Company details
Alternatives to consider

What's good about...

Linode

Many VPS configurations available (high memory, dedicated CPU, GPU)
Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kubernetes and Object Storage available
Good performance/price for most of its services
Multiple data center locations

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 Linode's prices compare against Shadeform?

Example configuration	Linode	Shadeform
VM Small	$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)	--
VM Medium	$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)	--
VM Large	$114.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated)	--
Block Storage	$16.00 / mo 160 GB	--
Object Storage	$20.00 / mo 1 TB	--
Load Balancer	$10.00 / mo	--
Managed PostgreSQL	$65.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage	--
Free egress allowance	1-20 TB / mo per instance	--
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	$5.00 $0.005 / GB	--

Linode offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
GPU1	1x RTX 6000	24GB	8	32GB	$1.50	Source
GPU2	2x RTX 6000	48GB	16	64GB	$3.00	Source
GPU3	3x RTX 6000	72GB	20	96GB	$4.50	Source
GPU4	4x RTX 6000	96GB	24	128GB	$6.00	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 Linode and Shadeform offer:

Service	Linode	Shadeform
Block Storage		--
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer		--
Managed Containers	--
Managed Kubernetes		--
Managed MySQL		--
Managed PostgreSQL		--
Object Storage		--
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

	Linode	Shadeform
Website	www.linode.com	shadeform.ai
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2003	2023
Data Center Locations	24	--
Example Customers	Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy	University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1

	Linode
Website	www.linode.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2003
Data Center Locations	24
Example Customers	Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy

	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