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

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

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

Microsoft Azure Azure
$173.74 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (B8pls v2)
Shadeform Shadeform
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Block Storage

Microsoft Azure Azure
$8.10 /mo 100 GB
Shadeform Shadeform
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Object Storage

Microsoft Azure Azure
$21.50 /mo 1 TB
Shadeform Shadeform
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Load Balancer

Microsoft Azure Azure
$23.25 /mo Standard
Shadeform Shadeform
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Managed PostgreSQL

Microsoft Azure Azure
$131.89 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Gen 5)
Shadeform Shadeform
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Managed Redis®*

Microsoft Azure Azure
$39.60 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic C1)
Shadeform Shadeform
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Serverless 25M Executions

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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GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

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

Azure offers 10 GPU models.

Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Headquarters
Microsoft Azure Azure
United States of America US flag
Shadeform Shadeform
United States of America US flag
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

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Our data for Azure was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Shadeform on July 9, 2026.