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Macquarie Data Centres vs NEXTDC

Both columns come from the facilities each operator publishes and Coloprice tracks: Macquarie Data Centres — 6 facilities in 1 countries, NEXTDC — 27 facilities in 3 countries. Score is the independent Coloprice Score of each facility, averaged; it is never sold.

Portfolios side by side

FieldMacquarie Data CentresNEXTDC
Tracked facilities627
Countries13
Cities214
Published IT capacity67 MW (4 of 6 sites publish)1,776 MW (26 of 27 sites publish)
Operational518
Under construction / announced19
Liquid-cooled sites10
AI-ready sites12
Most common certificationsDISP, IRAP Assessed, ISO 14001, ISO 27001Uptime Institute Tier IV Certification of Constructed Facility, Uptime Institute Tier IV Certification of Design Documents, Uptime Institute Tier IV Gold Certification of Operational Sustainability, ISO 14001
Average Coloprice Score38/100 across 6 scored sites34/100 across 27 scored sites
Awards and badges852
Highest-scored facilityMacquarie IC3 East Macquarie Park (47/100)NEXTDC S3 Sydney (82/100)

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: Macquarie Data Centres — 6; NEXTDC — 27
  • Countries: Macquarie Data Centres — 1; NEXTDC — 3
  • Cities: Macquarie Data Centres — 2; NEXTDC — 14
  • Published IT capacity: Macquarie Data Centres — 67 MW (4 of 6 sites publish); NEXTDC — 1,776 MW (26 of 27 sites publish)
  • Operational: Macquarie Data Centres — 5; NEXTDC — 18
  • Under construction / announced: Macquarie Data Centres — 1; NEXTDC — 9
  • Liquid-cooled sites: Macquarie Data Centres — 1; NEXTDC — 0
  • AI-ready sites: Macquarie Data Centres — 1; NEXTDC — 2
  • Most common certifications: Macquarie Data Centres — DISP, IRAP Assessed, ISO 14001, ISO 27001; NEXTDC — Uptime Institute Tier IV Certification of Constructed Facility, Uptime Institute Tier IV Certification of Design Documents, Uptime Institute Tier IV Gold Certification of Operational Sustainability, ISO 14001
  • Average Coloprice Score: Macquarie Data Centres — 38/100 across 6 scored sites; NEXTDC — 34/100 across 27 scored sites
  • Awards and badges: Macquarie Data Centres — 8; NEXTDC — 52
  • Highest-scored facility: Macquarie Data Centres — Macquarie IC3 East Macquarie Park (47/100); NEXTDC — NEXTDC S3 Sydney (82/100)

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