DataBank vs ColoCrossing
A detailed comparison to help you choose between DataBank and ColoCrossing.
Quick Verdict
3.5/5
DataBank
0 reviews
3.6/5
ColoCrossing
0 reviews
ColoCrossing is rated higher (3.6 vs 3.5). DataBank provides colocation, interconnection, cloud and managed services across 65+ data centers in 27+ US markets plus LHR1 near London Heathrow. SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA and FedRAMP-oriented compliance, 100% uptime SLA, and an enterprise focus on the US market with one UK facility. ColoCrossing provides dedicated servers and colocation services with owned fiber infrastructure. Built for businesses needing high-performance computing, gaming, or content delivery with minimal network hops.
DataBank US colocation with 65 datacenters | ColoCrossing Bare metal servers with direct fiber access and low latency routing | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.5 (0 reviews) | 3.6 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | Free tier available | From $34.95/mo |
| Best for | US enterprises and regulated workloads needing HIPAA/FedRAMP/PCI-ready colocation with a choice of American metros, plus international firms wanting a US edge presence from a single provider. | Sysadmin-literate teams wanting US or North-Atlantic bare metal at near-VPS prices, plus colocation customers who need 1U-to-cage space with a real backbone. |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | — | 4 vCPU |
| RAM | — | 32 GB |
| Storage | — | 1,000 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | 40 TB/mo |
| SLA uptime | 100% | 100% |
| Data-center count | 65✓ | 10 |
| €/vCPU/mo | — | €8.74 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | — | €1.09 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ✓ | |
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | — | Buffalo, New York City, Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Jose, Dublin, Toronto |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | us datacenter | nvme storageipv6ddos protectionus datacenterwindows available |
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DataBank
Pros
- + Unusually wide US footprint — 65+ data centres in 27+ markets puts workloads near most of the US population
- + 100% uptime SLA with redundant UPS, generator and cooling across the portfolio
- + Deep compliance stack: FedRAMP, SSAE 18 SOC 1/2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, GDPR
- + High power density headroom (40 kW air, 100 kW-plus liquid, 200 kW AI designs) for modern GPU deployments
- + Facility fact sheets publish power, cooling, security and compliance specs openly, with contract portability across services
Cons
- - No public pricing — everything is quoted, so comparing cost against competitors takes a sales cycle
- - Effectively US-only apart from one London (LHR1) facility
- - No self-service provisioning for small deployments
- - Acquisition-built portfolio means facility quality and certification scope vary site by site
- - Growth capital is aimed upmarket (Red Oak, Culpeper campuses), not at small customers
ColoCrossing
Pros
- + Strong hardware-per-dollar: 4 cores, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD and 40 TB transfer at $34.95/month list price
- + Ten owned or operated data centers across the US plus Dublin and Toronto for location choice
- + 100% network uptime SLA with dual-stack IPv6 network-wide and basic DDoS protection included
- + Transparent per-configuration pricing with published PassMark scores and full IPMI access
- + Colocation from single 1U to full cages with 24/7 operations center and remote hands
Cons
- - Heavy promotional-code churn means renewal pricing can step up well above the deal price
- - Backups, snapshots and managed services are paid add-ons, not included
- - No APAC data center presence
- - Thin public documentation and no modern self-service cloud control panel
- - GPU catalog uses older-generation Tesla/Radeon hardware
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