What's good about...
Microsoft 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
- 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 Microsoft Azure's prices compare against Shadeform?
Example configuration |
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VM Small | $7.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B1s) | -- |
VM Medium | $137.52 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (A4v2) | -- |
VM Large | $288.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (A8v2) | -- |
Block Storage | $9.60 / mo 128 GiB | -- |
Object Storage | $21.50 / mo 1 TB | -- |
Load Balancer | $23.25 / mo Standard | -- |
Managed PostgreSQL | $131.89 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Gen 5) | -- |
Managed Redis®* | $39.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic C1) | -- |
Serverless 25M Executions | $29.80 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- |
Free egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | -- |
1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $78.30 | -- |
Azure offers GPUs in the following configurations:
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
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NC4as T4 v3 | 1x T4 | 16GB | 4 | 28GB | $0.53 | |
NC8as T4 v3 | 1x T4 | 16GB | 8 | 56GB | $0.75 | |
NC6 | 1x K80 | 12GB | 6 | 56GB | $0.90 | |
NV6 | 1x M60 | 8GB | 6 | 56GB | $1.14 | |
NV12s v3 | 1x M60 | 8GB | 12 | 112GB | $1.14 | |
NC16as T4 v3 | 1x T4 | 16GB | 16 | 110GB | $1.20 | |
NC12 | 2x K80 | 24GB | 12 | 112GB | $1.80 | |
NC6s v2 | 1x P100 | 16GB | 6 | 112GB | $2.07 | |
ND6s | 1x P40 | 24GB | 6 | 112GB | $2.07 | |
NV12 | 2x M60 | 16GB | 12 | 112GB | $2.28 | |
NV24s v3 | 2x M60 | 16GB | 24 | 224GB | $2.28 | |
NC6s v3 | 1x V100 | 16GB | 6 | 112GB | $3.06 | |
NC24 | 4x K80 | 48GB | 24 | 224GB | $3.60 | |
NC24r | 4x K80 | 48GB | 24 | 224GB | $3.96 | |
NC12s v2 | 2x P100 | 32GB | 12 | 224GB | $4.14 | |
ND12s | 2x P40 | 48GB | 12 | 224GB | $4.14 | |
NC64as T4 v3 | 4x T4 | 64GB | 64 | 440GB | $4.35 | |
NV48s v3 | 4x M60 | 32GB | 48 | 448GB | $4.56 | |
NV24 | 4x M60 | 32GB | 24 | 224GB | $4.56 | |
NC24ads A100 v4 | 1x A100 | 80GB | 24 | 220GB | $4.78 | Launch |
NC12s v3 | 2x V100 | 32GB | 12 | 224GB | $6.12 | |
ND24s | 4x P40 | 96GB | 24 | 448GB | $8.28 | |
NC24s v2 | 4x P100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $8.28 | |
ND24rs | 4x P40 | 96GB | 24 | 448GB | $9.11 | |
NC24rs v2 | 4x P100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $9.11 | |
NC24s v3 | 4x V100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $12.24 | |
NC24rs v3 | 4x V100 | 64GB | 24 | 448GB | $13.46 | |
ND40rs v2 | 8x V100 | 256GB | 40 | 672GB | $22.03 | |
ND96asr A100 v4 | 8x A100 | 320GB | 96 | 900GB | $27.20 | |
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) |
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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 of the managed services that Microsoft Azure and Shadeform offer:
Service |
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Block Storage | -- | |
Content Delivery Network (CDN) | -- | |
Container Registry | -- | |
GPU-powered Servers | ||
Load Balancer | -- | |
Managed Containers | ||
Managed Kubernetes | -- | |
Managed MySQL | -- | |
Managed PostgreSQL | -- | |
Managed Redis®* | -- | |
Object Storage | -- | |
Serverless Cron Jobs | -- | |
Serverless Functions | -- | |
Static Sites | -- | |
Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Company details
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Website | azure.microsoft.com | shadeform.ai |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2008 | 2023 |
Data Center Locations | 66 | -- |
Example Customers | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA | University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1 |
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Website | azure.microsoft.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2008 |
Data Center Locations | 66 |
Example Customers | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
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Website | shadeform.ai |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2023 |
Data Center Locations | -- |
Example Customers | University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1 |
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More comparisonsOur data for Microsoft Azure was last updated on July 24, 2024, and for Shadeform on Aug. 16, 2024.