Atlas Cloud
vs
Heroku
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
- Add-on marketplace for databases, logging, monitoring and email
- Postgres with forks, followers and rollback
- Network-isolated Private Spaces across the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific
- Salesforce integration through Heroku Connect and AppLink
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Atlas Cloud | Heroku | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $77.58 /mo 1 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 20 GiB storage (a4) | $50.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Standard-2X) | 36% cheaper on Heroku |
| Medium VM | $149.19 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM, 40 GiB storage (a5) | $250.00 /mo 2.5 GB RAM (Performance-M) | 40% cheaper on Atlas Cloud |
| Large VM | $298.38 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GiB RAM, 160 GiB storage (a7) | $500.00 /mo 14 GB RAM (Performance-L) | 40% cheaper on Atlas Cloud |
| Block storage | $11.60 /mo 100 GiB Block Storage | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $101.85 /mo 1 TiB stored, S3-compatible | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $50.00 /mo 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage (Standard-0) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $200.00 /mo 1 GB RAM (Premium-5) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included in plan | |
| Egress allowance | Both ingress and egress are free. Unlimited free egress | 2 TB / mo per app | |
| Egress | Free Egress is always free | Not publicly listed Soft limit of 2 TB / mo per app |
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 | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Performance Monitoring | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Atlas Cloud | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Level 1, Heroku Shield only |
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 | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Iceland | USA |
| Locations | 1 | 10 |
| Example customers | -- | World Economic Forum, PixieBrix, TAO Drive, Fastcall |
| Website | www.atlascloud.is | heroku.com |
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Our data for Atlas Cloud was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Heroku on Sept. 18, 2026.