28 facilities · 12 operators · 42 MW tracked
Colocation in Shanghai: pricing, providers and capacity
12 operators run 28 tracked data centers in Shanghai (27 operational, 42+ MW published, 1 AI-ready). Below: the published price benchmark for this market, retail list prices where operators publish them, who owns capacity here, and how to get comparable quotes. Catalog data from primary sources; no estimates.
How much does colocation cost in Shanghai?
12 operators run 28 tracked data centers in Shanghai; the largest by sites is China Telecom (10). No published wholesale $/kW benchmark exists for this market yet, so Coloprice shows none rather than an estimate. No operator in this market publishes a retail rate card; prices are quoted on request.
Wholesale benchmark
No published wholesale benchmark for this market. Coloprice does not estimate prices; request quotes below.
Published retail prices
No operator in Shanghai publishes a retail rate card on its website. That is normal for wholesale-led markets and says nothing about price level — request quotes with one brief.
Colocation providers in Shanghai
Operators with tracked data centers in Shanghai, sorted by sites, then published capacity. Sites / operational; MW is the sum of what each operator publishes for these sites. Some entries are hyperscaler or enterprise sites that do not sell colocation — check the facility card.
| Operator | Sites / live | Published MW | Top-scored facility | Certifications | AI-ready |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Telecom | 10 / 10 | not published | China Telecom Zhenru Data Center, Building 3 Level 1 | Tier III, Tier III+, Uptime Institute Tier IV Certification of Design Documents | — |
| GDS Holdings | 4 / 4 | not published | GDS Shanghai 5 (SH5) | not published | — |
| Sinnet | 2 / 2 | not published | Sinnet Shanghai Data Center | Uptime Institute Tier IV Certification of Design Documents, Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents | — |
| Telehouse | 2 / 2 | not published | Telehouse Shanghai Jinqiao | not published | — |
| Tencent Cloud | 2 / 1 | not published | Tencent Shanghai Qingpu Data Center | not published | 1 |
| VNET Group | 2 / 2 | not published | VNET (21Vianet) Shanghai SH04 | not published | — |
| Princeton Digital Group | 1 / 1 | 42 | PDG SH1 Shanghai | ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 20000 | — |
| Chengdi Xiangjiang (Shanghai) Cloud Computing Co., Ltd. | 1 / 1 | not published | Chengdi Xiangjiang (Shanghai) Lingang Data Center, Building 2 | Uptime Institute M&O Stamp of Approval | — |
| China Mobile | 1 / 1 | not published | China Mobile Yangtze River Delta (Shanghai) Lingang Data Center, Phase II | Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents | — |
| China Unicom | 1 / 1 | not published | China Unicom Shanghai Lingang International Data Center, A-1 | Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Design Documents | — |
| Qnet (Shanghai Qnet Networking Technology) | 1 / 1 | not published | Shanghai Qnet Songjiang Data Center | Uptime Tier III Certification of Design Documents | — |
| Yovole Networks | 1 / 1 | not published | Yovole Shuyuan Cloud Computing Data Center | not published | — |
Availability in Shanghai: what the numbers do and do not say
Published megawatts describe how facilities are designed, not how much power is available to a new customer today. Vacancy is confirmed only in an operator's proposal for a specific hall and ready-for-service date. Where operators have told Coloprice that a market is sold out to a date, the facility cards say so; otherwise assume nothing and ask each provider the same question.
What the colocation price includes — and what it does not
- Included in the base fee: rack or cabinet space, a committed power circuit, cooling, physical security, and usually a basic remote-hands allowance.
- Billed separately: metered electricity above the allowance (or a per-kWh rate on retail contracts), cross-connects, IP transit, additional remote hands, and one-off setup or installation fees.
- Wholesale contracts add annual escalators, ramp schedules and power-commitment minimums; retail contracts add overage rates and bandwidth caps. Compare providers on the same committed kW, density, term and connectivity.
See also
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FAQ
Who are the largest colocation providers in Shanghai?
By tracked sites: China Telecom with 10. By published IT capacity: Princeton Digital Group with 42 MW. Facility counts and MW come from operator pages and registries; the table above lists every operator with a tracked site in Shanghai, including some that do not sell space.
Is there colocation capacity available in Shanghai right now?
Coloprice tracks 28 facilities here (27 operational, 1 under construction or announced) but does not track vacancy. Availability, rack density and delivery dates are confirmed only in a current proposal for a specific hall — send the same brief to several providers and compare.
How do I get comparable colocation quotes in Shanghai?
Send every provider one brief: committed kW, density per rack, redundancy, carriers and cloud on-ramps, start date, term and expansion rights. Ask for space, power, metered electricity, cross-connects, installation and remote hands as separate lines, then compare against the benchmark. The form below routes one brief to matching operators; no operator pays for position.
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