Vancouver data centers and colocation
Vancouver has 13 colocation buildings run by 7 operators and served by 4 internet exchanges.
Colocation data centers in Vancouver
Buildings are ranked by how many networks they hold.
| Building | Operator | Networks | Exchanges | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbour Centre VancouverPolaris Realty | Polaris Realty | 62 | 3 | 555 West Hastings St., Vancouver |
Cologix VAN2 Cologix | Cologix | 39 | 1 | 1050 W Pender Street, Vancouver |
| Cologix VAN3Cologix | Cologix | 32 | 2 | 2828 Natal Street, Vancouver |
| Cologix VAN1Cologix | Cologix | 27 | 1 | 555 West Hastings St, Vancouver |
eStruxture VAN-2 eStruxture Data Centers | eStruxture Data Centers | 16 | 2 | 555 W Hastings St, Vancouver |
| Tech Futures YVR1Tech Futures Interactive | Tech Futures Interactive | 11 | 3 | 2828 Natal Street, Vancouver |
| eStruxture VAN-1eStruxture Data Centers | eStruxture Data Centers | 7 | 1 | 55 East 7th Ave, Vancouver |
PureColo VAN01 (Vancouver) PureColo | PureColo | 6 | 1 | 200 Burrard St, Vancouver |
PureColo Harbour Centre MMR6B Carrier Connect Systems | Carrier Connect Systems | 5 | 1 | 555 Hastings St W, Vancouver |
| Cologix VAN4Cologix | Cologix | 3 | 1 | 175 Cordova St W, Vancouver |
| Cologix VAN5Cologix | Cologix | 3 | 1 | 555 WEST HASTINGS ST, Vancouver |
Equinix VA1 - Vancouver Equinix | Equinix | 2 | 0 | 4185 Still Creek Drive, Burnaby |
| eStruxture VAN-3eStruxture Data Centers | eStruxture Data Centers | 1 | 1 | 4590 Canada Way, Burnaby |
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 Vancouver
Here, Cologix operates 5 buildings and eStruxture Data Centers operates 3. Harbour Centre Vancouver leads on connectivity, holding 62 networks.Cologix VAN2 comes next with 39. 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).
- Cologix5 buildings
- eStruxture Data Centers3 buildings
- Polaris Realty1 building
- Tech Futures Interactive1 building
- PureColo1 building
- Carrier Connect Systems1 building
- Equinix1 building
Internet exchanges serving Vancouver
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.
- EVIX 189 members, 1 building here
- VANIX 80 members, 11 buildings here
- UNM-Exch Canada-West 65 members, 2 buildings here
- CSIX 16 members, 4 buildings here
Colocation costs in Vancouver
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 Vancouver market sit in Vancouver (11) and Burnaby (2).
Getting quotes in Vancouver
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