Market comparison
Guangzhou, China vs Shanghai, China
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Guangzhou — 17 facilities from 5 operators, Shanghai — 31 facilities from 15 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Guangzhou, China
17
Tracked facilities · Operators: 5
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Shanghai, China
31
Tracked facilities · Operators: 15
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Markets side by side
| Field | Guangzhou | Shanghai |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 17 | 31 |
| Operators | 5 | 15 |
| Published IT capacity | not published | 42 MW (1 of 31 sites publish) |
| Operational | 17 | 30 |
| Under construction / announced | 0 | 1 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 11 | 16 |
| Sites with any certification | 12 | 18 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 0 | 0 |
| AI-ready sites | 0 | 1 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | not published | not published |
| Benchmark change, yoy | not published | not published |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | not published | not published |
| Average Coloprice Score | 16/100 across 17 sites | 17/100 across 31 sites |
| Latency between the two | not published | |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-10-01; benchmarks are the Colocation Price Index (Q3 2026). Operators publish some facts and not others — an empty cell means «not published», not zero.
Where they differ
Only fields both sides publish and where the values are not identical. This is not a judgement: the right choice depends on the workload, the contract and the site.
- Tracked facilities: Guangzhou — 17; Shanghai — 31
- Operators: Guangzhou — 5; Shanghai — 15
- Operational: Guangzhou — 17; Shanghai — 30
- Under construction / announced: Guangzhou — 0; Shanghai — 1
- Tier III+ certified sites: Guangzhou — 11; Shanghai — 16
- Sites with any certification: Guangzhou — 12; Shanghai — 18
- AI-ready sites: Guangzhou — 0; Shanghai — 1
- Average Coloprice Score: Guangzhou — 16/100 across 17 sites; Shanghai — 17/100 across 31 sites
Published for only one side: Published IT capacity.
Top facilities by score
Guangzhou, China
- China Telecom Accelerator Data Center China Telecom
- China Telecom Huadiwan Data Center China Telecom
- China Telecom Qixinggang Data Center China Telecom
Shanghai, China
- PDG SH1 Shanghai Princeton Digital Group · 42.3 MW
- Bank of Communications Pujiang Data Center, D1 Building, Floor 2 Bank of Communications
- China Telecom Zhenru Data Center, Building 3 Level 1 China Telecom
Open Guangzhou data centers →Open Shanghai data centers →Colocation pricing in Guangzhou →Colocation pricing in Shanghai →
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