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
UpCloud
- Wide range of VPS options at competitive prices
- Good selection of managed services, from databases to object storage to Kubernetes
- Offers a 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 | -- | $3.41 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) |
| VM Medium | -- | $59.05 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (General) |
| VM Large | -- | $181.68 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (High CPU) |
| Block Storage | -- | $24.98 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | -- | $22.71 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | -- | $11.36 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | -- | $68.13 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | -- | $56.78 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | -- | Free and unlimited 1-24 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth |
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
Company details
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Shadeform
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UpCloud
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|---|---|---|
| Website | shadeform.ai | upcloud.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | Finland 🇫🇮 |
| Founded | 2023 | 2012 |
| Data Center Locations | -- | 13 |
| Example Customers | University of California Berkeley, Magic Studio, Neets.ai, MK1 | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
|
Shadeform
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|
|---|---|
| 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 April 12, 2025, and for UpCloud on Jan. 10, 2025.