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Azure vs Shadeform

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What's good about...

Microsoft Azure logo Azure

  • Integrations with the rest of Microsoft's products
  • Extensive range of managed services, from serverless to databases to queues to AI
  • Generous free tier, and compute savings plans available
  • 60+ datacenter locations around the world

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 Azure's prices compare against Shadeform?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$6.13 / mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B2pts v2)
Shadeform Shadeform
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$86.87 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (B4pls v2)
Shadeform Shadeform
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Microsoft Azure Azure
$173.74 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (B8pls v2)
Shadeform Shadeform
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$8.10 / mo 100 GB
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.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$21.50 / mo 1 TB
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.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$23.25 / mo Standard
Shadeform Shadeform
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Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$131.89 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Gen 5)
Shadeform Shadeform
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$39.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic C1)
Shadeform Shadeform
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Microsoft Azure Azure
$29.80 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration
Shadeform Shadeform
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Free egress allowance

Microsoft Azure Azure
100 GB / mo
Shadeform Shadeform
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Microsoft Azure Azure
$87.00 $0.087 / GB (Premium network North America)
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

Microsoft Azure Azure
$0.09/hr
Shadeform Shadeform
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Billing Options

Microsoft Azure Azure
On-DemandSpotReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)
Shadeform Shadeform
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Available Models

Azure offers 10 GPU models.

Microsoft Azure Azure
H100(14) A100(20) H200(2) RTX Pro 6000(40) V100(4) A10(24) T4(16) GB200(2) MI300X(2) M60(12)
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.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Azure and Shadeform offer:

Service Azure Shadeform
Analytics
App Testing
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
Crash Reporting
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Performance Monitoring
Push Notifications
Realtime Databases
Remote Config
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites
User Authentication
Vector Databases
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Microsoft Azure Azure
azure.microsoft.com
Shadeform Shadeform
shadeform.com
Headquarters
Microsoft Azure Azure
United States of America
Shadeform Shadeform
United States of America
Founded
Microsoft Azure Azure
2008
Shadeform Shadeform
2023
Data Center Locations
Microsoft Azure Azure
66
Shadeform Shadeform
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Example Customers
Microsoft Azure Azure
General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA
Shadeform Shadeform
University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1

Alternatives to consider

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Our data for Azure was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for Shadeform on Feb. 26, 2026.

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Lyceum
Our sponsor
NVIDIA H200 from $2.20/hr, B200 from $3.40/hr, B300 from $3.80/hr
Per-second billing with no minimum commitment or vendor lock-in
Scale to 8,000 GPUs over InfiniBand for distributed AI training
Start now