Atlas Cloud
vs
Runpod
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
- GPUs from RTX 3070 to B300 in one catalog
- Serverless GPU endpoints that scale to zero
- Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring
- No ingress or egress fees
- SOC 2 Type II certified
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Atlas Cloud | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $77.58 /mo 1 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 20 GiB storage (a4) | $43.20 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | 44% cheaper on Runpod |
| Medium VM | $149.19 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM, 40 GiB storage (a5) | $86.40 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | 42% cheaper on Runpod |
| Large VM | $298.38 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GiB RAM, 160 GiB storage (a7) | $172.80 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized) | 42% cheaper on Runpod |
| Block storage | $11.60 /mo 100 GiB Block Storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | 14% cheaper on Runpod |
| Object storage | $101.85 /mo 1 TiB stored, S3-compatible | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | Both ingress and egress are free. Unlimited free egress | Free and unlimited | |
| Egress | Free Egress is always free | Free and unlimited |
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
Runpod offers 35 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 | Runpod | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
12 configs
|
-- | $3.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
B300
3 configs
|
-- | $7.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
-- | $5.98 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Runpod only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
5 configs
|
-- | $1.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
H200
6 configs
|
-- | $4.59 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
RTX 5090
3 configs
|
-- | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Runpod only |
|
A100
13 configs
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
|
RTX 4090
4 configs
|
-- | $0.34 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
MI300X
2 configs
|
-- | $2.39 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Runpod only |
|
L40S
3 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Runpod only |
Runpod bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Atlas Cloud | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Python Notebooks | ||
| 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 | Runpod |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Iceland | USA |
| Locations | 1 | 33 |
| Example customers | -- | Civitai, Cognition, Cursor, Hugging Face, Perplexity, Replit |
| Website | www.atlascloud.is | www.runpod.io |
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Our data for Atlas Cloud was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Runpod on Oct. 1, 2026.