Atlas Cloud
vs
Backblaze
What's good about each
- Fully sovereign infrastructure hosted in Iceland
- Free ingress and egress traffic
- Tier 3 data center, ISO 27001 certified
- Self-service provisioning via UI, CLI, API, Terraform, and Ansible
- A fraction of the cost of AWS S3
- Easy migration, S3-compatible API
- Several data centers in North America and Europe
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Atlas Cloud | Backblaze | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $77.58 /mo 1 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 20 GiB storage (a4) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $149.19 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM, 40 GiB storage (a5) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $298.38 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GiB RAM, 160 GiB storage (a7) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $11.60 /mo 100 GiB Block Storage | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $101.85 /mo 1 TiB stored, S3-compatible | $6.00 /mo 1 TB | 94% cheaper on Backblaze |
| Egress allowance | Both ingress and egress are free. Unlimited free egress | 3x the amount of data stored | |
| Egress | Free Egress is always free | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | Free on Atlas Cloud |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Atlas Cloud | Backblaze |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Atlas Cloud | Backblaze |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Data centers only |
| HIPAA | -- | US East region only |
| GDPR | Yes | 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 | Atlas Cloud | Backblaze |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Iceland | USA |
| Locations | 1 | 4 |
| Example customers | -- | Kanopy, Steamlabs, Canal+, Fortune |
| Website | www.atlascloud.is | www.backblaze.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Atlas Cloud was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Backblaze on Sept. 18, 2026.