What's good about...

Render logo Render

  • Offers managed services from caches to databases to cron jobs to background workers
  • Managed PostgreSQL supports point-in-time recovery
  • Generous free tier

Render 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 Render's prices compare against Shadeform?

Example configuration Render Shadeform
VM Small $25.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Web Service) --
VM Medium $175.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Web Service) --
VM Large $450.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (Web Service) --
Block Storage $25.00 / mo 100 GB --
Load Balancer Included in plan --
Managed PostgreSQL $95.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 96 GB storage --
Managed Redis®* $32.00 / mo 1 GB RAM --
Free egress allowance 100 GB - 1 TB, depends on plan --
1 TB of egress beyond allowance $300.00 Billed $30 / 100 GB --

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)
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 managed services that Render and Shadeform offer:

Service Render Shadeform
Block Storage --
Content Delivery Network (CDN) --
GPU-powered Servers --
Managed Containers
Managed MySQL --
Managed PostgreSQL --
Managed Redis®* --
Serverless Cron Jobs --
Static Sites --
Virtual Private Server (VPS) --

Company details

Render
Website render.com
Headquarters United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded 2018
Data Center Locations 4
Example Customers Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt
Shadeform
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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Our data for Render was last updated on Nov. 12, 2024, and for Shadeform on Aug. 16, 2024.