Atlas Cloud vs ELASTX

Atlas – Your Icelandic Cloud Provider

Atlas is the Icelandic regional sovereign cloud. Based on CloudStack and operated from green data centers in Iceland.

The Atlas Cloud is built based on CloudStack, with the service portfolio currently being built up. Basic primitives such as VMs, and storage are in place.

ELASTX – The Swedish Cloud Provider

ELASTX is a Swedish cloud provider operating three data centers located within the Stockholm metropolitan area.

Their service portfolio includes core Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offerings such as compute, storage, database, and networking solutions. In addition, ELASTX provides a managed Kubernetes service to support containerized applications.

What sets ELASTX apart is their commitment to delivering tailored, bespoke solutions in close collaboration with their clients.

Atlas Cloud
Elastx
  • HeadquartersStockholm, Sweden
  • Parent companyElastx seems to be owned by Southrock Asset Management
  • Cloud since2012
  • Websiteelastx.se

Product Comparison

CategoryServiceAtlas – Your Icelandic Cloud ProviderELASTX – The Swedish Cloud Provider
ComputeCompute InstanceVirtual MachinesVirtual MachinesOpenStack IaaSOpenStack IaaS
GPU Instance—GPUGPU
ContainersKubernetesManaged KubernetesManaged KubernetesKubernetes CaaSKubernetes CaaS
Data & AIArtificial Intelligence—AI servicesAI services
DatabaseKey-Value Store—ValkeyValkey
Relational DatabaseManaged MySQLManaged MySQL
Managed PostgreSQLManaged PostgreSQL		MSSQL DBaaSMSSQL DBaaS
PostgreSQL DBaaSPostgreSQL DBaaS
MariaDB DBaaSMariaDB DBaaS
MySQL DBaaSMySQL DBaaS
Managed ServicesApplication Runtime—Virtuozzo PaaSVirtuozzo PaaS
E-Mail—Mail RelayMail Relay
ManagementObservability—Application MonitoringApplication Monitoring
NetworkAnti DDoS—DDoS ProtectionDDoS Protection
CDN—Varnish CDNVarnish CDN
Direct Connect—Cloud ExchangeCloud Exchange
Cloud ConnectCloud Connect
Firewall—Web Application FirewallWeb Application Firewall
VPN—Cloud VPNCloud VPN
Security & IdentitySecurity Posture Management—Threat IntelligenceThreat Intelligence
StorageBackup—The Vault Object StorageThe Vault Object Storage
Block StorageBlock StorageBlock StorageBlock StorageBlock Storage
Object StorageObject StoreObject StoreSwift Object StorageSwift Object Storage

Sovereignty

Sovereignty assessment side by side, following the EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework with its 8 objectives. Higher is better; the area shows each provider's coverage across all objectives.

Disclaimer: this assessment is conducted as an outside-in analysis, based on public information and, for some questions, educated guessing. The results may be factually wrong and in no way replace your own due diligence.

Atlas Cloud

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ELASTX

70.1 %

SEAL 1

Sovereignty Comparison

Data Centres

CountryCityAtlas CloudELASTX
SwedenStockholm—
  • Elastx STO2
  • Elastx STO1
  • Elastx STO3
UnknownUnknownAtlas DC—

Certifications

CertificationDescriptionAtlas CloudELASTX
ISO 14001Standard for environmental management systems (EMS)—✓
ISO 27001World's best-known standard for information security management systems (ISMS)—✓
ISO 27017Information security controls for cloud services—✓
ISO 27018Guidance for protecting PII data in public clouds—✓
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