Nova Cloud
vs
Shadeform
What's good about each
- Per-second billing with no contracts or minimum spend
- Owned-and-operated datacenters in Western Canada
- Reserved 1, 3, and 6 month terms for additional discounts
- 5 Gb/s network bandwidth with all ports available
- 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
GPUs
Nova Cloud offers 2 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Shadeform. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Nova Cloud | Shadeform | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
20 configs
|
$0.30 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | -- | Nova Cloud only |
|
RTX 5090
20 configs
|
$0.53 /GPU/hr Reserved (6 mo) | -- | Nova Cloud only |
Nova Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3 or 6 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Nova Cloud | Shadeform |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
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 | Nova Cloud | Shadeform |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | 2023 |
| Headquarters | Canada | USA |
| Locations | 1 | -- |
| Example customers | -- | University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1 |
| Website | nova-cloud.ai | shadeform.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Nova Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Shadeform on Sept. 18, 2026.