Market comparison
Berlin, Germany vs Frankfurt, Germany
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Berlin — 8 facilities from 7 operators, Frankfurt — 60 facilities from 16 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Berlin, Germany
8
Tracked facilities · Operators: 7
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $250 (country-level)
Frankfurt, Germany
60
Tracked facilities · Operators: 16
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $250 (range 235–265)
Markets side by side
| Field | Berlin | Frankfurt |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 8 | 60 |
| Operators | 7 | 16 |
| Published IT capacity | 105 MW (5 of 8 sites publish) | 517 MW (19 of 60 sites publish) |
| Operational | 7 | 55 |
| Under construction / announced | 1 | 5 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 0 | 1 |
| Sites with any certification | 4 | 43 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 0 | 4 |
| AI-ready sites | 0 | 4 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | $250 (country-level) | $250 (range 235–265) |
| Benchmark change, yoy | not published | not published |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.269 | $0.269 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 22/100 across 8 sites | 32/100 across 60 sites |
| Latency between the two | not published | |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-09-26; 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: Berlin — 8; Frankfurt — 60
- Operators: Berlin — 7; Frankfurt — 16
- Published IT capacity: Berlin — 105 MW (5 of 8 sites publish); Frankfurt — 517 MW (19 of 60 sites publish)
- Operational: Berlin — 7; Frankfurt — 55
- Under construction / announced: Berlin — 1; Frankfurt — 5
- Tier III+ certified sites: Berlin — 0; Frankfurt — 1
- Sites with any certification: Berlin — 4; Frankfurt — 43
- Liquid-cooled sites: Berlin — 0; Frankfurt — 4
- AI-ready sites: Berlin — 0; Frankfurt — 4
- Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: Berlin — $250 (country-level); Frankfurt — $250 (range 235–265)
- Average Coloprice Score: Berlin — 22/100 across 8 sites; Frankfurt — 32/100 across 60 sites
Top facilities by score
Berlin, Germany
- maincubes BER01 maincubes · 9 MW
- NTT Berlin 2 Data Center NTT Global Data Centers · 24 MW
- NTT Berlin 1 Data Center NTT Global Data Centers · 17.1 MW
Frankfurt, Germany
- NTT Frankfurt 1 Data Center NTT Global Data Centers · 77.4 MW
- maincubes FRA01 maincubes · 6 MW
- Equinix FR2 Equinix
Open Berlin data centers →Open Frankfurt data centers →Colocation pricing in Berlin →Colocation pricing in Frankfurt →
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