01
Hetzner Cloud7.9/10
Unbeatable price-to-performance from Germany
- Best value per vCPU
- 20 TB traffic included
- Green data centres
Colocation hosting providers
64 companies in our directory list Colocation services, across 7 regions. 2 of them are tested and scored in our rankings.
North America 29Europe 20Asia 10Middle East 2Latin America 1Oceania 1Africa 1
Colocation means renting space, power and network connectivity in a data centre for servers you own. You buy and maintain the hardware, while the facility provides secure racks, cooling, backup power and links to many network carriers.
Colocation suits businesses with steady, heavy workloads, specialised hardware or strict control requirements, where owning servers is cheaper over several years than renting cloud capacity. Compare facilities on power density, redundancy, carrier choice and remote-hands support, and check the contract term carefully, since colocation agreements typically run for a year or more.
How to choose
- Check power per rack and redundancy (for example N+1 cooling and backup generators).
- Look at carrier and peering options for good connectivity.
- Ask about remote-hands support and response times.
- Check physical security and certifications.
- Read contract length and price increase terms.
- Pick a data-centre close to your users to keep latency low.
Frequently asked questions
What is colocation hosting?
Renting rack space, power and connectivity in a data centre for servers you own.
Is colocation cheaper than cloud?
For steady, heavy workloads over several years it often is; for variable workloads cloud is usually better.
What are remote hands?
On-site staff who can reboot, swap or check your hardware on request.
Ranked and reviewed
02
AWS Lightsail8.4/10
Amazon cloud in a simple monthly package
- Amazon reliability
- 3 months free on some plans
- Easy path to AWS
All Colocation providers
Amazon Web Services
aws.amazon.com · US
Atlantic.Net
atlantic.net · US
Binero
binero.com · SE
Blacknight
blacknight.com · IE
Clouvider
clouvider.com · GB
Cogent
cogentco.com · US
ColoCrossing
colocrossing.com · US
CtrlS
ctrls.com · IN
CyrusOne
cyrusone.com · US
Cyxtera
csquare.com · US
DataBank
databank.com · US
Digital Realty
digitalrealty.com · US
DorukNet
doruk.net.tr · TR
Equinix
equinix.com · US
Exabytes Domains
exabytes.com/domain · MY
Flexential
flexential.com · US
Gcore
gcore.com · LU
GleSYS
glesys.com · SE
Global Switch
globalswitch.com · GB
Go4hosting
go4hosting.in · IN
Hetzner
hetzner.com · DE
Hivelocity
hivelocity.net · US
Host Color LLC
hostcolor.com · XX
HostDime
hostdime.com · US
HostDime Colombia
hostdime.com.co · CO
Hosting Ultraso
hostingultraso.com · US
Hostkey
hostkey.com · NL
Hostzealot
hostzealot.com · EE
IIJ
iij.ad.jp · JP
Iron Mountain Data Centers
ironmountain.com · US
Leaseweb
leaseweb.com · NL
Limestone Networks
limestonenetworks.com · US
Lumen
lumen.com · US
Melbicom
melbicom.net · LT
Micron21
micron21.com · AU
Mythic Beasts
mythic-beasts.com · GB
Netmagic
netmagicsolutions.com · IN
noris network
noris.de · DE
NTT Communications
ntt.com · JP
NTT Global Data Centers
nttdata.com/en-us · JP
OVHcloud
us.ovhcloud.com · FR
PhoenixNAP
phoenixnap.com · US
Psychz Networks
psychz.net · US
Pulsant
pulsant.com · GB
QuadraNet
quadranet.com · US
RackNerd
racknerd.com · US
Radore
radore.com · TR
Ruk-Com
ruk-com.cloud · TH
Selectel
selectel.ru · RU
Server Mania
servermania.com · CA
Serverion
serverion.com · NL
STACKIT
stackit.com/de · DE
Switch
switch.com · US
Telehouse
telehouse.net · GB
Teraco
teraco.co.za · ZA
Tier.Net
tier.net · US
TierPoint
tierpoint.com · US
Viettel IDC
viettelidc.com.vn · VN
WebNX
webnx.com · US
Wholesale Internet
wholesaleinternet.net · US
Worldstream
worldstream.com · NL
Yotta
yotta.com · IN
Zayo
zayo.com · US
Zenlayer
zenlayer.com · US