San Francisco data centers and colocation
San Francisco has 14 colocation buildings run by 12 operators and served by 3 internet exchanges.
Colocation data centers in San Francisco
Buildings are ranked by how many networks they hold.
| Building | Operator | Networks | Exchanges | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Digital Realty SFO (200 Paul) Digital Realty | Digital Realty | 44 | 2 | 200 Paul Ave, San Francisco |
| Digital Realty SFO (365 Main)Digital Realty | Digital Realty | 35 | 2 | 365 Main Street, San Francisco |
| Digital Realty OAK (720 2nd St)Digital Realty | Digital Realty | 6 | 1 | 720 2nd St, Oakland |
360 Spear Prudential Financial | Prudential Financial | 3 | 0 | 360 Spear St., San Francisco |
| Evocative Emeryville (EM1)VPLS | VPLS | 3 | 0 | 1400 65th Street, Emeryville |
274 Brannan Street The Swig Company | The Swig Company | 2 | 0 | 274 Brannan Street, San Francisco |
Level (3) Oakland Lumen Technologies | Lumen Technologies | 2 | 0 | 5000 Hollis Ave, Emeryville |
SFDC1 - 200 Paul Ave Colocation America | Colocation America | 1 | 0 | 200 Paul Ave, San Francisco |
3HCloud - SFO-1 3HCLOUD | 3HCLOUD | 0 | 0 | 365 Main St, San Francisco |
| FedConnect San Francisco60 Fed | 60 Fed | 0 | 0 | 60 Federal Street, San Francisco |
Fortress SF1 Fortress Data Centers | Fortress Data Centers | 0 | 0 | 274 Brannan Street, San Francisco |
TelePacific TelePacific Communications | TelePacific Communications | 0 | 0 | 630 3rd Street, San Francisco |
The Mission Street Center UnitedLayer | UnitedLayer | 0 | 0 | 1019 Mission Street, San Francisco |
| Wave Data Centers San FranciscoWave Division Holdings | Wave Division Holdings | 0 | 0 | 200 Paul Ave, San Francisco |
Each green building gets a page of its own listing all the networks inside. 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 San Francisco
Here, Digital Realty operates 3 buildings and Prudential Financial operates 1. Digital Realty SFO (200 Paul) leads on connectivity, holding 44 networks.Digital Realty SFO (365 Main) comes next with 35. 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).
- Digital Realty3 buildings
- Prudential Financial1 building
- VPLS1 building
- The Swig Company1 building
- Lumen Technologies1 building
- Colocation America1 building
- 3HCLOUD1 building
- 60 Fed1 building
- Fortress Data Centers1 building
- TelePacific Communications1 building
Internet exchanges serving San Francisco
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.
- SFMIX 93 members, 3 buildings here
- MegaIX Bay Area 18 members, 1 building here
- Global Peer Exchange 6 members, 1 building here
Colocation costs in San Francisco
A full 42U rack drawing about 2.4 kW costs between $930 and $999 a month at list price. More power, cross connects and bandwidth cost extra.
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Building locations
Buildings in the San Francisco market sit in San Francisco (11), Emeryville (2) and Oakland (1).
Getting quotes in San Francisco
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