What's good about...

Railway logo Railway

  • Billed by the second on actual CPU and memory utilization
  • App Sleeping reduces costs on low-traffic workloads
  • Self-owned hardware across US, EU, and Asia
  • Template directory with 25% kickback for template authors

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 Railway's prices compare against Shadeform?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Railway Railway
$30.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
Shadeform Shadeform
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Railway Railway
$160.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
Shadeform Shadeform
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Railway Railway
$320.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM
Shadeform Shadeform
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Railway Railway
$15.55 / 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.
Railway Railway
$15.00 / mo 1 TB ($0.015 / GB / mo)
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.
Railway Railway
Included in plan
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.
Railway Railway
$87.82 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage
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.
Railway Railway
$30.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
Shadeform Shadeform
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Railway Railway
$50.00 $0.05 / GB
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.

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.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Railway Railway
railway.com
Shadeform Shadeform
shadeform.com
Headquarters
Railway Railway
United States of America
Shadeform Shadeform
United States of America
Founded
Railway Railway
2020
Shadeform Shadeform
2023
Data Center Locations
Railway Railway
4
Shadeform Shadeform
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Example Customers
Railway Railway
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Shadeform Shadeform
University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1

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Our data for Railway was last updated on March 26, 2026, and for Shadeform on Feb. 26, 2026.