Austin data centers and colocation
Austin has 14 colocation buildings run by 11 operators and served by 2 internet exchanges.
Market asking rent runs from $160 up to $185 monthly per kW, and only 1.4% of space is vacant (CBRE, first half of 2026).
Colocation data centers in Austin
Buildings are ranked by how many networks they hold.
| Building | Operator | Networks | Exchanges | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Data Foundry Texas 1 Data Foundry | Data Foundry | 15 | 1 | 4100 Smith School Road, Austin |
CyrusOne Austin (Met 2) CyrusOne | CyrusOne | 6 | 1 | 7301 Metropolis Drive, Bldg #6, Austin |
DataBank Austin (AUS1) DataBank | DataBank | 4 | 0 | 7128 McNeil Dr, Austin |
Element Critical Austin AUS1 Element Critical | Element Critical | 4 | 1 | 8025 North Interstate Highway 35, Austin |
LightEdge Austin 2 (AUS2) LightEdge Solutions | LightEdge Solutions | 4 | 0 | 7000-B Burleson Rd, Austin |
| Data Foundry Austin 1Data Foundry | Data Foundry | 3 | 1 | 7401 East Ben White, Austin |
| Alpheus Austin (1905 E. 6th Street)Alpheus Communications | Alpheus Communications | 2 | 0 | 1905 E. 6th Street, Austin |
Digital Realty AUS11 - Austin Digital Realty | Digital Realty | 2 | 0 | 7500 Metro Center Drive, Austin |
| LightEdge Austin 1 (AUS1)LightEdge Solutions | LightEdge Solutions | 2 | 0 | 2916 Montopolis Dr, Austin |
| 1011 San JacintoOlive Grove Partners II | Olive Grove Partners II | 1 | 0 | 1011 San Jacinto, Austin |
Cogent Austin Cogent Communications | Cogent Communications | 1 | 0 | 7301 Metro Center Drive, Austin |
| CyrusOne Austin (Met 3)CyrusOne | CyrusOne | 1 | 1 | 7100 Metropolis Blvd, Austin |
BESTNAP Bestline Communications, L.P | Bestline Communications, L.P | 0 | 0 | 1122 Colorado Street, Austin |
Level (3) Austin (Kramer) Lumen Technologies | Lumen Technologies | 0 | 0 | 1825-A Kramer Ln, Austin |
We refresh the building records from PeeringDB each month. The networks are carriers, clouds and ISPs listing a presence in the building.
Main operators in Austin
Here, Data Foundry operates 2 buildings and CyrusOne operates 2. Data Foundry Texas 1 leads on connectivity, holding 15 networks.CyrusOne Austin (Met 2) comes next with 6. More networks under one roof means more carrier options, plus cross connects that are cheaper and shorter (a cable joining your rack with another company's).
- Data Foundry2 buildings
- CyrusOne2 buildings
- LightEdge Solutions2 buildings
- DataBank1 building
- Element Critical1 building
- Alpheus Communications1 building
- Digital Realty1 building
- Olive Grove Partners II1 building
- Cogent Communications1 building
- Bestline Communications, L.P1 building
Internet exchanges serving Austin
A shared switch where networks trade traffic directly is called an internet exchange. If you're in a building on the exchange, one port connects you to its members.
- FD-IX - Austin 4 members, 4 buildings here
- CyrusOne IX Austin 1 member, 1 building here
Colocation costs in Austin
Add the list price of a rack to the Austin-San Antonio market rent above. One full rack using 5 to 10 kW comes to roughly $1,350 to $2,410 a month.
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Getting quotes in Austin
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