Atlas Cloud
vs
Thunder Compute
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
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Atlas Cloud | Thunder Compute | 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 | $21.60 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB per GPU included | 46% cheaper on Atlas Cloud |
| Object storage | $101.85 /mo 1 TiB stored, S3-compatible | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | Both ingress and egress are free. Unlimited free egress | -- Not listed | |
| 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
Thunder Compute offers 4 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 | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs
|
-- | $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Thunder Compute only |
|
A100
4 configs
|
-- | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Thunder Compute only |
|
L40
4 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
Thunder Compute bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Atlas Cloud | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| 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 | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | Iceland | USA |
| Locations | 1 | 1 |
| Example customers | -- | Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health |
| Website | www.atlascloud.is | www.thundercompute.com |
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Our data for Atlas Cloud was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Oct. 1, 2026.