Atlas Cloud
vs
Hetzner
Both sell VMs and object storage. Atlas Cloud hosts everything in Iceland with free egress, while Hetzner charges less for VMs and storage and adds GPUs and load balancers.
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
- High performance VPS configurations at affordable prices (shared, high memory, dedicated CPU)
- Easy to use web console & developer tooling (Terraform SDKs, official CLI)
- EU-based company, may simplify GDPR compliance for some
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Atlas Cloud | Hetzner | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $78.13 /mo 1 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 20 GiB storage (a4) | $6.83 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (CX23) | 91% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Medium VM | $150.26 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM, 40 GiB storage (a5) | $10.25 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (CX33) | 93% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Large VM | $300.52 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GiB RAM, 160 GiB storage (a7) | $18.80 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CX43) | 94% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Block storage | $11.69 /mo 100 GiB Block Storage | $5.02 /mo 100 GB | 57% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Object storage | $102.58 /mo 1 TiB stored, S3-compatible | $7.40 /mo 1 TB | 93% cheaper on Hetzner |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $8.54 /mo LB11 | |
| Egress allowance | Both ingress and egress are free. Unlimited free egress | 1-60 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | Free Egress is always free | $1.14 /TB €1 / TB | 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.
GPUs
Hetzner offers 2 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Atlas Cloud. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Atlas Cloud | Hetzner | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
-- | $2.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hetzner only |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
-- | $0.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hetzner only |
Hetzner bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Atlas Cloud | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
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 | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Iceland | Germany |
| Locations | 1 | 6 |
| Example customers | -- | Outdooractive, Bitdefender, Userlike, Whereby, Autodoc |
| Website | www.atlascloud.is | hetzner.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Atlas Cloud was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Hetzner on Sept. 18, 2026.