What's good about...

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

Shadeform logo UpCloud

  • Great selection of affordable, yet performant servers
  • Wide range of managed services, from databases to object storage to Kubernetes
  • Offers 100% SLA with 50x compensation for service outages
  • Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance

Price comparison

How do Shadeform's prices compare against UpCloud?

Example configuration Shadeform UpCloud
VM Small -- $7.77 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (General)
VM Medium -- $57.74 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General)
VM Large -- $177.65 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU)
Block Storage -- $24.43 / mo 100 GB
Object Storage -- $22.21 / mo 1 TB
Load Balancer -- $11.10 / mo
Managed PostgreSQL -- $66.62 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage
Managed Redis®* -- $55.52 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM
1 TB of egress beyond allowance -- Free and unlimited 1-24 TB / mo per instance

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 of the managed services that Shadeform and UpCloud offer:

Service Shadeform UpCloud
Block Storage --
GPU-powered Servers --
Load Balancer --
Managed Containers --
Managed Kubernetes --
Managed MySQL --
Managed PostgreSQL --
Managed Redis®* --
Object Storage --
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

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
UpCloud
Website upcloud.com
Headquarters Finland 🇫🇮
Founded 2012
Data Center Locations 13
Example Customers Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk

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Our data for Shadeform was last updated on Aug. 16, 2024, and for UpCloud on Sept. 4, 2024.