Protect cardholder data with a turnkey PCI DSS 4.0 ready cloud, dedicated, or custom environment backed by managed firewalls, encryption, vulnerability scanning, and 24/7/365 USA-based expert support.
If your business accepts credit card payments and requires PCI compliance online, we've got you covered with our PCI-compliant hosting. You can focus on running your business knowing your PCI-compliant servers are securely and properly handling your customers' sensitive credit card information when processing credit card payments in a secure environment on your website or app. All Atlantic.Net PCI-compliant hosting packages listed below have been specially designed to provide more for less and help businesses achieve PCI compliance affordably.
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PCI Hosting Services and Solutions by Atlantic.Net
PCI Hosting by Atlantic.Net™ is SOC 2 and SOC 3 certified, designed to secure and protect critical financial data. If your company requires PCI-DSS compliance (that is, adherence to the PCI Data Security Standard), Atlantic.Net's managed security and compliance hosting services coupled with our Cloud Platform and Dedicated Hosting will provide you the easy button to help achieve and exceed your credit card industry PCI compliance requirements!
What Is PCI-Compliant Hosting?
PCI-compliant hosting is a web hosting solution that meets the security standards known as the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) set by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council. Every merchant that accepts credit cards must abide by these standards and implement policies and procedures to ensure compliance with PCI standards. PCI Compliance is all about protecting financial data, and specifically, the way that merchants process card payments, transmit payment data, and how they digitally store transaction records. The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council is an alliance of major credit card companies in charge of the standards to meet PCI DSS requirements.
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With our expanded network capacity and hardened data centers, your business will be able to achieve the uptime and cyber-security requirements for PCI compliance. You can meet your customers' needs and accept online payments while maintaining PCI compliance and reducing your overall cost. Gain the competitive advantage you need with ease with our PCI-Compliant Servers, backed by a 100% SLA.
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Cloud Hosting
Atlantic.Net provides secure PCI-Compliant Web Hosting Service in our agile virtual environment, supporting a variety of e-commerce platforms. Our storage, memory, and compute-optimized platform will boost the performance of your online applications and network connectivity, while 100% uptime will ensure your online retail store remains live, searchable, and relevant, building customer trust. The benefit in hosting your PCI-compliant application virtually is that it is fast and easy to adjust your storage needs depending on traffic and usage, keeping your investment budget-friendly.
Dedicated Hosting
Boosting and supporting high traffic websites and high activity grids is our specialty. The robustness, high security, and meeting of the strictest compliance standards of our Dedicated Hosting environment ensure your data will remain safeguarded and its transfer seamless. Designed to handle massive amounts of data at lightning speeds, our PCI-compliant servers feature enterprise-grade solid state drives. Our extensive networks are backed by redundant high-speed connections ensuring you're always online. To maximize your investment, we offer a plethora of plans to fit any business website, small or large, with the aim to elevate its online retailing.
Compliant Hosting
Our data centers were built to fulfill the strictest requirements, eliminating regulations concerns. Our data centers are routinely inspected. We are SOC 2 TYPE II and SOC 3 TYPE II certified to ensure that we are up to the exacting standards to secure the most sensitive data. Leave the monitoring of changes to your PCI-compliant hosting provider, Atlantic.Net, as you focus on growing your business.
PCI-Compliant Hosting Features
Managed Firewall
Fully Encrypted Backups
SOC 2, SOC 3, and HIPAA Audited
User and Point to Point Encrypted VPN
Managed Intrusion Prevention System
ACP OnSite and Offsite Backup and Replication
WAF, CDN, and DDoS protection via Network Edge Protection
Disk Encryption (standard) for all Cloud Hosts and VMs
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Atlantic.Net stands ready to help you attain fast compliance with a range of certifications, such as SOC 2 and SOC 3, HIPAA, and HITECH, all with 24x7x365 support, monitoring, and world-class data center infrastructure.
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PCI Cloud Hosting vs PCI Dedicated Hosting vs Custom PCI Hosting
Infrastructure Comparison: PCI Cloud Hosting vs PCI Dedicated Hosting vs Custom PCI Hosting
Feature
PCI Cloud Hosting
PCI Dedicated Hosting
Custom PCI Hosting
Infrastructure
Virtual cloud servers with dedicated PCI security stack
Single-tenant physical servers with full hardware isolation
Custom-configured VMs or physical servers tailored to your requirements
Scalability
Rapid horizontal and vertical scaling on demand
Vertical scaling by upgrading physical hardware
Fully customizable scaling based on deployment architecture
Performance
Optimized for e-commerce and web application workloads
Maximum performance with direct hardware access
Tuned to your specific workload and traffic patterns
Managed Firewall
Fully Managed FortiGate Firewall with IPS
Fully Managed FortiGate Firewall with IPS
Fully Managed FortiGate Firewall with IPS
Disaster Recovery
Fully managed DR services included
Fully managed DR services included
Fully managed DR services included
Network Edge Protection
Available as add-on
Available as add-on
WAF, CDN, and DDoS protection included
Load Balancing
Available as add-on
Available as add-on
Included
Operating System
Linux or Windows (plan-specific)
Linux or Windows (plan-specific)
Linux or Windows included
Best For
E-commerce sites, SaaS platforms, and growing businesses
High-traffic retailers, financial services, and large databases
Large complex deployments with specialized compliance needs
Starting Price
From $973.27/mo (Linux) or $1,026.62/mo (Windows)
Contact sales for dedicated pricing
Contact sales for custom quote
Infrastructure
PCI Cloud Hosting
Virtual cloud servers with dedicated PCI security stack
PCI Dedicated Hosting
Single-tenant physical servers with full hardware isolation
Custom PCI Hosting
Custom-configured VMs or physical servers tailored to your requirements
Scalability
PCI Cloud Hosting
Rapid horizontal and vertical scaling on demand
PCI Dedicated Hosting
Vertical scaling by upgrading physical hardware
Custom PCI Hosting
Fully customizable scaling based on deployment architecture
Performance
PCI Cloud Hosting
Optimized for e-commerce and web application workloads
PCI Dedicated Hosting
Maximum performance with direct hardware access
Custom PCI Hosting
Tuned to your specific workload and traffic patterns
Managed Firewall
PCI Cloud Hosting
Fully Managed FortiGate Firewall with IPS
PCI Dedicated Hosting
Fully Managed FortiGate Firewall with IPS
Custom PCI Hosting
Fully Managed FortiGate Firewall with IPS
Disaster Recovery
PCI Cloud Hosting
Fully managed DR services included
PCI Dedicated Hosting
Fully managed DR services included
Custom PCI Hosting
Fully managed DR services included
Network Edge Protection
PCI Cloud Hosting
Available as add-on
PCI Dedicated Hosting
Available as add-on
Custom PCI Hosting
WAF, CDN, and DDoS protection included
Load Balancing
PCI Cloud Hosting
Available as add-on
PCI Dedicated Hosting
Available as add-on
Custom PCI Hosting
Included
Operating System
PCI Cloud Hosting
Linux or Windows (plan-specific)
PCI Dedicated Hosting
Linux or Windows (plan-specific)
Custom PCI Hosting
Linux or Windows included
Best For
PCI Cloud Hosting
E-commerce sites, SaaS platforms, and growing businesses
PCI Dedicated Hosting
High-traffic retailers, financial services, and large databases
Custom PCI Hosting
Large complex deployments with specialized compliance needs
Starting Price
PCI Cloud Hosting
From $973.27/mo (Linux) or $1,026.62/mo (Windows)
PCI Dedicated Hosting
Contact sales for dedicated pricing
Custom PCI Hosting
Contact sales for custom quote
PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance
PCI DSS 4.0 became mandatory in March 2025, replacing the previous 3.2.1 standard. The updated standard introduces stricter authentication requirements, expanded encryption mandates, continuous security monitoring, and a greater emphasis on risk-based approaches to protecting cardholder data. Organizations that process, store, or transmit credit card information must now meet PCI DSS 4.0 requirements or face significant penalties.
Atlantic.Net's PCI-compliant hosting infrastructure is designed to help you meet and exceed PCI DSS 4.0 requirements. Our fully managed security stack – including managed FortiGate firewalls with IPS, multi-factor authentication, bi-weekly vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection, encrypted backups, and disk encryption – addresses the core technical controls required under the new standard. Combined with our SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 Type II certified data centers, Atlantic.Net provides the audit-ready foundation your business needs to maintain compliance.
For a detailed walkthrough of PCI DSS 4.0 requirements and how they affect your hosting environment, see our PCI DSS 4.0 Hosting Checklist.
Multi-location retail businesses with centralized payment processing
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How do you host a payment processing app in a PCI-certified infrastructure?
The better goal is to host the application in a PCI-ready environment that supports your PCI DSS requirements. That usually means segmented infrastructure, managed firewalls, controlled access, encryption, logging, vulnerability scanning, and a deployment design that keeps the cardholder data environment as small and controlled as possible.
Does Atlantic.Net offer fully managed PCI-compliant hosting environments?
Yes. Atlantic.Net offers fully managed PCI hosting environments with security controls including firewalls, intrusion detection, encrypted storage, and vulnerability scanning.
Can Atlantic.Net assist with PCI DSS Level 1 or 2 audits?
Atlantic.Net can support your PCI audit process by providing PCI-ready infrastructure, security controls, and supporting documentation. It should be treated as audit support, not as a replacement for your own compliance team, assessor, or required PCI validation process.
How do you ensure eCommerce hosting meets PCI standards?
Start by reducing PCI scope wherever possible, then build a properly segmented, secure cardholder data environment. In practice, that means controlling access, protecting stored and transmitted data, logging system activity, scanning for vulnerabilities, and keeping the environment aligned with the PCI DSS requirements that apply to your business.
What type of hosting is best for PCI DSS compliance?
That depends on the size and complexity of your payment environment. Dedicated servers and private cloud environments are often the best fit when you need stronger isolation, more control, and a simpler path to securing a cardholder data environment. PCI-ready cloud hosting can also work well for smaller or growing businesses when it is designed and managed correctly.
Do you offer PCI-compliant cloud services for startups?
Yes. Atlantic.Net offers PCI-ready cloud and infrastructure options that can work well for startups that need secure payment hosting without building a full compliance-oriented environment from scratch.
What features should PCI-compliant web hosting include?
Look for network segmentation, managed firewalls, intrusion detection, encrypted storage, encrypted backups, multi-factor authentication, vulnerability scanning, centralized logging, and access to documentation that supports your PCI assessment process.
How do you assess a PCI-compliant hosting provider for trust and reliability?
Look for a provider with published uptime commitments, strong security controls, clear compliance documentation, 24/7 support, and experience supporting regulated environments. You want a provider that can support both the technical side of PCI and the operational discipline needed to maintain it.
Does Atlantic.Net offer secure hosting for credit card data storage?
Yes. Atlantic.Net offers PCI-ready hosting environments designed to secure payment-related data with managed security controls, encryption, and segmented infrastructure. Your application design, access policies, and compliance processes still need to be handled correctly on your side.
Does Atlantic.Net PCI hosting include vulnerability scanning?
Yes. Atlantic.Net includes vulnerability scanning as part of its PCI hosting offering, helping identify security issues before they become compliance or operational problems.
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