LAMBDANET vs ColoCrossing
A detailed comparison to help you choose between LAMBDANET and ColoCrossing.
Quick Verdict
2.4/5
LAMBDANET
0 reviews
3.6/5
ColoCrossing
0 reviews
ColoCrossing is rated higher (3.6 vs 2.4). LAMBDANET is a German carrier operating its own nationwide fiber network. Dedicated servers, colocation, and cloud services. Strong BGP routing and redundancy for German businesses needing carrier-grade infrastructure. 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.
LAMBDANET German carrier-grade dedicated servers | ColoCrossing Bare metal servers with direct fiber access and low latency routing | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 2.4 (0 reviews) | 3.6 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | Free tier available | From $34.95/mo |
| Best for | German enterprises buying carrier-grade fiber, IP transit, or colocation in the metros euNetworks covers — not buyers of single dedicated servers. | 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% |
| Data-center count | 18✓ | 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 | [18 euNetworks colocation/interconnection sites across Germany, Amsterdam, Dublin] | Buffalo, New York City, Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Jose, Dublin, Toronto |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | nvme storageipv6ddos protectioneu datacentergdpr compliantprivate networking | nvme storageipv6ddos protectionus datacenterwindows available |
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LAMBDANET
Pros
- + Own German city fiber networks plus long-haul European backbone (AS13237)
- + Native IPv6 and transparent peering policy with a public looking glass
- + Continuous backbone operation since January 2000 through multiple ownership changes
- + Colocation in around 18 facilities across German metros, Amsterdam and Dublin
- + Carrier-grade contractual SLAs per circuit for bandwidth products
Cons
- - No self-serve dedicated servers or VPS — the listed hosting product is not sold anymore
- - No public pricing of any kind; everything is sales-quoted on contract
- - No published uptime SLA percentage or product documentation for hosting
- - Coverage concentrated in Germany; nothing in North America or Asia
- - Ownership changes (3U 2004, euNetworks 2011) require reading current entity terms
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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