Market comparison
Frankfurt, Germany vs Munich, Germany
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Frankfurt — 60 facilities from 16 operators, Munich — 8 facilities from 5 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Frankfurt, Germany
60
Tracked facilities · Operators: 16
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $250 (range 235–265)
Munich, Germany
8
Tracked facilities · Operators: 5
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: $250 (country-level)
Markets side by side
| Field | Frankfurt | Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 60 | 8 |
| Operators | 16 | 5 |
| Published IT capacity | 517 MW (19 of 60 sites publish) | 28 MW (7 of 8 sites publish) |
| Operational | 55 | 7 |
| Under construction / announced | 5 | 1 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 1 | 0 |
| Sites with any certification | 43 | 3 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 4 | 1 |
| AI-ready sites | 4 | 1 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | $250 (range 235–265) | $250 (country-level) |
| Benchmark change, yoy | not published | not published |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.269 | $0.269 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 32/100 across 60 sites | 24/100 across 8 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: Frankfurt — 60; Munich — 8
- Operators: Frankfurt — 16; Munich — 5
- Published IT capacity: Frankfurt — 517 MW (19 of 60 sites publish); Munich — 28 MW (7 of 8 sites publish)
- Operational: Frankfurt — 55; Munich — 7
- Under construction / announced: Frankfurt — 5; Munich — 1
- Tier III+ certified sites: Frankfurt — 1; Munich — 0
- Sites with any certification: Frankfurt — 43; Munich — 3
- Liquid-cooled sites: Frankfurt — 4; Munich — 1
- AI-ready sites: Frankfurt — 4; Munich — 1
- Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: Frankfurt — $250 (range 235–265); Munich — $250 (country-level)
- Average Coloprice Score: Frankfurt — 32/100 across 60 sites; Munich — 24/100 across 8 sites
Top facilities by score
Frankfurt, Germany
- NTT Frankfurt 1 Data Center NTT Global Data Centers · 77.4 MW
- maincubes FRA01 maincubes · 6 MW
- Equinix FR2 Equinix
Munich, Germany
- NorthC Munich 1 NorthC · 2 MW
- Portus Data Centers MUC1 Portus Data Centers (Portus Data Centers Muenchen GmbH) · 1.5 MW
- NTT Munich 2 Data Center NTT Global Data Centers · 14 MW
Open Frankfurt data centers →Open Munich data centers →Colocation pricing in Frankfurt →Colocation pricing in Munich →
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