Market comparison
Incheon, South Korea vs Seoul, South Korea
Both columns are built from the catalog and the price index: Incheon — 4 facilities from 3 operators, Seoul — 26 facilities from 11 operators. Where a benchmark or a tariff is not published, the cell says so.
Incheon, South Korea
4
Tracked facilities · Operators: 3
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Seoul, South Korea
26
Tracked facilities · Operators: 11
Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month: not published
Markets side by side
| Field | Incheon | Seoul |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 4 | 26 |
| Operators | 3 | 11 |
| Published IT capacity | 194 MW (4 of 4 sites publish) | 130 MW (5 of 26 sites publish) |
| Operational | 1 | 25 |
| Under construction / announced | 3 | 1 |
| Tier III+ certified sites | 0 | 4 |
| Sites with any certification | 0 | 8 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 2 | 0 |
| AI-ready sites | 4 | 1 |
| Wholesale benchmark, $/kW/month | not published | not published |
| Benchmark change, yoy | not published | not published |
| Industrial power tariff, $/kWh | $0.118 | $0.118 |
| Average Coloprice Score | 23/100 across 4 sites | 23/100 across 26 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: Incheon — 4; Seoul — 26
- Operators: Incheon — 3; Seoul — 11
- Published IT capacity: Incheon — 194 MW (4 of 4 sites publish); Seoul — 130 MW (5 of 26 sites publish)
- Operational: Incheon — 1; Seoul — 25
- Under construction / announced: Incheon — 3; Seoul — 1
- Tier III+ certified sites: Incheon — 0; Seoul — 4
- Sites with any certification: Incheon — 0; Seoul — 8
- Liquid-cooled sites: Incheon — 2; Seoul — 0
- AI-ready sites: Incheon — 4; Seoul — 1
- Average Coloprice Score: Incheon — 23/100 across 4 sites; Seoul — 23/100 across 26 sites
Top facilities by score
Incheon, South Korea
- Digital Edge SEL2 Digital Edge · 36 MW
- PDG SE1 Incheon Princeton Digital Group · 48 MW
- Digital Edge SEL3 Digital Edge · 60 MW
Seoul, South Korea
- Equinix SL2x Equinix · 22 MW
- Digital Realty ICN10 (Digital Seoul 1) Digital Realty · 12 MW
- STT Seoul 1 STT GDC Korea (joint venture with Hyosung Heavy Industries) · 30 MW
Open Incheon data centers →Open Seoul data centers →Colocation pricing in Incheon →Colocation pricing in Seoul →
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