When your business runs on infrastructure controlled by companies that don't share your values — or worse, might cancel you for holding them — the cloud stops feeling like a utility and starts feeling like a liability. American Cloud exists to solve that problem: a fully independent, cancel-proof cloud provider built from the ground up outside of Big Tech's ecosystem.^1
Founded in 2022 by Aron Wagner and Dane Nakamura, two veteran tech professionals based in Silicon Valley, American Cloud offers cloud compute (VMs with dedicated CPUs), managed Kubernetes (ACKS), block storage, S3-compatible object storage, DNS management, load balancers, and VPN — all on their own infrastructure with zero network egress fees. Their SOC 2 Type 2 certification and 99.9% SLA give enterprise-grade assurance, while their pricing undercuts AWS by 25% or more with transparent, consumption-based billing and no surprise charges.^2
What drove Wagner and Nakamura to build American Cloud was watching cloud computing shift "from being a utility-based solution to a mass-produced product that doesn't quite help anyone." Wagner, who cut his teeth on the physical infrastructure side of cloud computing, saw an industry that had become too centralized and too hostile to businesses with unconventional views. "At American Cloud, we value our customer's freedom to have their own opinions and beliefs," their documentation states plainly.^3
Why Businesses Trust American Cloud: "We've reduced our cloud spend by 70%" — Phillip Lamb, Head of Digital Solutions at New Founding, after migrating from a mix of AWS and PaaS services to American Cloud's managed Kubernetes and compute instances.^2 Mark Hammonds, President of Bitmotive, described finding "not just a cloud provider, but a true partner in our growth and success" after American Cloud helped build customized networking, BGP routing, and firewall configurations for their managed Kubernetes platform.^2 Another customer, Sean Patrick Tario of Mark37, praised the team's responsiveness: "They offer an intuitive interface that makes it easy for our team to navigate and manage cloud resources. The responsive and knowledgeable team at American Cloud is always available to assist us."^2 On Capterra, reviewers highlight the "truly non-cancellable" service — one user noted that "the stronger TOS and AUP gave us comfort that American Cloud wanted to help us stay online rather than engage in social engineering."^4
Platforms: Web Pricing: Pay-as-you-go (starting at $0.03/hour for compute)
