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| Profile | Typical Situation |
| SMBs and startups | Moving out of the office closet into a real data center. |
| Enterprises | Adding a regional rack for disaster recovery or latency. |
| AI / GPU / HPC teams | Need higher power density per rack than standard colocation offers. |
| MSPs and integrators | Bundling colocation with managed services for clients. |
| Web and app teams | Leaving shared hosting behind for dedicated, predictable infrastructure. |
Right-sized footprints
1U–10U, Quarter, Half, or Full rack with lockable cabinets.
Real power planning
Standard 2–5 kW/rack or high-density 10–20+ kW with A/B power.
Compliance & uptime
SOC 2/ISO/HIPAA options, redundant power/cooling, 24/7 access.
Network clarity
Carrier-neutral facilities, cross-connect pricing notes, L2/L3 options.
Transparent extras
Remote-hands policies, smart-hands rates, IP blocks, KVM, DDoS.
Contract sanity
Honest guidance on install fees, term lengths, early-exit risks.
Location, U-space or rack size, kW per rack, bandwidth, term, and any compliance requirements.
We filter our network for providers with available capacity at your footprint and power density, in your target market. Providers who can’t actually deliver your spec don’t make the list.
Qualified options connect with you directly, with pricing and specs ready for comparison. You decide which is the best fit. No obligation.
We’re a second set of eyes on contracts and assumptions if you want one, flagging anything that looks off before you sign.
Free qualified quotes in your inbox within hours vs weeks. No sales calls until you’re ready.
Pricing depends on footprint, power draw, bandwidth, redundancy, and city. Here’s a realistic range by footprint type.
| Footprint | Typical MRC | Power | Notes |
| 1–2U | $99–$500/mo | 0.5–1 kW | Entry-level, varies most by market |
| 4–8U | $300–$700/mo | 1–2 kW | Common for small production workloads |
| Quarter / Half rack | $700–$1,400/mo | 2–5 kW | Most common SMB and DR footprint |
| Full rack, standard density | $1,200–$2,000/mo | 5–10 kW | Varies significantly by market |
| Full rack, high density | $2,200–$5,500/mo | 10–20+ kW | GPU/AI and dense compute workloads |
Smaller footprints cost more per kW than 250-500 kW wholesale blocks. Primary markets (Ashburn, Silicon Valley, NYC) generally run higher than secondary markets (Dallas, Phoenix, Columbus). Exact pricing depends on power, redundancy, bandwidth, carriers, term, and city. We send current quotes matched to your spec.
Best for 1U to full-cabinet deployments. You lease space inside a shared cabinet or a dedicated locked rack. The most common starting point for SMBs, startups, and single-site enterprise deployments.
Adds physical segregation around multiple racks, typically your own locked perimeter inside the data hall. Common for compliance-driven deployments or teams scaling past 4-6 racks who want controlled access independent of the facility’s general security.
A dedicated room within the facility, built for large or custom deployments. Usually the right fit once you’re well past 10 racks or have specific cooling, power, or physical security requirements a standard cage can’t accommodate.
Three factors drive most of the difference:
The result: secondary markets (Dallas, Phoenix, Columbus, Atlanta) generally price 20-30% below dense primary markets (Ashburn, Silicon Valley, NYC/NJ).
When primary markets are worth it: carrier density or specific latency requirements justify the premium.
When secondary markets are worth it: for most workloads, where they deliver comparable reliability and connectivity at a meaningfully lower price.
We compare multiple providers and pressure-test the fine print before you sign anything.
Qualified options in hours, not weeks of back-and-forth with sales teams.
We prioritize power density, network, and total cost over shiny brochures
National and regional options, not just the handful of brand names everyone already knows.
Yes. Many facilities support path-to-rack growth with minimal re-cabling, so you can start small and expand in place rather than migrating to a new provider as you grow.
Yes. Tell us your kW target and we’ll filter for providers with the power and cooling infrastructure to actually support it. Not every facility advertising “high-density” can deliver 20 kW per rack in practice.
Most facilities offer 24/7 remote hands, but rates and response times vary significantly. We confirm the remote-hands rate card and SLA for any provider before it reaches your shortlist, so there are no surprises after you’ve signed.
A rack is the right fit for 1U to full-cabinet deployments. A cage adds physical segregation around multiple racks for compliance or scale. A suite is a dedicated room for large or custom builds. Most buyers start with a rack and move to a cage once they’re managing several cabinets or have a compliance requirement for physical isolation.
No. The price is exactly the same as going direct. Providers work with us from their existing sales budget, the same way they’d fund an in-house sales rep. You pay nothing extra. What you get: direct introductions to multiple qualified providers competing for your business, instead of working through one sales process at a time.
Standard rack space in an existing facility is typically available within days to a couple of weeks once a contract is signed, faster than wholesale or build-to-suit deployments because no construction is involved. Exact timelines depend on the provider and whether any custom power or cabling work is needed.
Tell us city, footprint, kW, bandwidth, term → we’ll send curated options with transparent pricing and provider contacts.
Free. No obligations. No cold calls.
