Salad
vs
Shadeform
What's good about each
- 60,000+ daily active GPUs across 190+ countries
- Consumer cards from GTX 1050 Ti to RTX 5090
- Four priority levels trade interruption risk against cost
- SOC 2 Type I compliant, containers isolated by hypervisor
- No charge while your container downloads and starts
- 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
Salad offers 35 GPU models. We don't currently list GPU prices for Shadeform.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Salad | Shadeform |
|---|---|---|
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Salad | Shadeform |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type I, platform only | -- |
| GDPR | -- | Yes |
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 | Salad | Shadeform |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 | 2023 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | -- |
| Example customers | Discord, Stability AI, Blend, undetectable.ai, Civitai | University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1 |
| Website | salad.com | shadeform.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Salad was last updated on Oct. 22, 2026, and for Shadeform on Sept. 18, 2026.