Shadeform vs The Cloud Minders

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What's good about them
Price comparison
Services offered
Company details
Alternatives to consider

What's good about...

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

The Cloud Minders

AI/ML infrastructure tailored to your needs
Offers the latest Nvidia GPUs such as the H200
SOC 1 Type 2 data centers

Price comparison

How do Shadeform's prices compare against The Cloud Minders?

Example configuration	Shadeform	The Cloud Minders
Block Storage	--	$10.00 / mo 1 TB
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	--	Free and unlimited

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.

The Cloud Minders offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
V100	1x V100	16GB	6	32GB	$0.24	Source
A4000	1x A4000	16GB	5	32GB	$0.40	Source
A5000	1x A5000	24GB	5	64GB	$0.55	Source
A4000 Ada	1x A4000	20GB	5	64GB	$0.55	Source
H100 PCIe	1x H100	80GB	32	192GB	$3.53	Source
H100 NVL	1x H100	94GB	32	192GB	$4.05	Source
H100 SXM	1x H100	80GB	24	256GB	$4.52	Source
B200	1x B200	180GB	--	--	On Request	Source
H200 SXM	8x H200	1128GB	384	2048GB	On Request	Source

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 Shadeform and The Cloud Minders offer:

Service	Shadeform	The Cloud Minders
Block Storage	--
Container Registry	--
GPU-powered Servers
Managed Containers		--
Object Storage	--
Virtual Private Server (VPS)		--

Company details

	Shadeform	The Cloud Minders
Website	shadeform.ai	thecloudminders.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2023	2021
Data Center Locations	--	1
Example Customers	University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1	--

	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