Flexential colocation: facilities, networks and alternatives
Flexential facilities in 8 of our 25 metros, with the networks on site at each and the other operators that can bid against them.
Flexential by metro
| Metro | Facilities | Networks (best building) | Built for, per the operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | Flexential - Salt Lake City/Downtown (SLC04) | 25 | Network-centric colocation on the long-haul fiber route with 10G and 100G connections, IP transit with basic DDoS scrubbing, and links to Flexential's other SLC sites. |
| Las Vegas | Las Vegas - North (9 MW) and Las Vegas - Downtown (1.37 MW) | Colocation with cloud and DR services; Flexential states the North site is registered as a hosting center with the Nevada Gaming Control Board. | |
| Atlanta | Atlanta - Norcross 1 (2775 Northwoods Pkwy, Norcross) | Smaller enterprise colocation (1.8 MW critical power) with a 100% SLA on power, cooling, network and bandwidth, IP transit with basic DDoS scrubbing, and a broad compliance set (SOC, HITRUST, PCI DSS, ISO 27001). | |
| Phoenix | Phoenix - Deer Valley (1850 West Deer Valley Road, Phoenix) | Enterprise and smaller colocation (5.02 MW critical power) with a 100% SLA on power, cooling, network and bandwidth, HITRUST and PCI DSS compliance, and IP transit with basic DDoS scrubbing. | |
| Charlotte | Charlotte - North (3.3 MW), Raleigh, 5150 McCrimmon Pkwy, Morrisville (Research Triangle) | Mid-size enterprise colocation positioned between Ashburn and Atlanta, on a 100 Gbps backbone. | |
| Hillsboro | Flexential - Portland/Hillsboro 2 (PDX02) | 23 | High-density colocation (up to 80+ kW per cabinet, liquid cooling, 18 MW critical power) with subsea cable connectivity and a 100% SLA. |
| Denver | Flexential - Denver/Aurora (DEN03) | 15 | Larger suburban footprints; Flexential lists four Denver-metro sites with custom cages and private suites and a 400G backbone upgrade. |
| Minneapolis | Minneapolis - Chaska, 3500 Lyman Blvd, Chaska | High-density and AI workloads: 9 MW, 80 kW+ per cabinet, liquid cooling. |
Networks, exchanges and carriers on site as listed in PeeringDB, captured 2026-10-23. Counts are self-reported by the networks and operators. Facility descriptions link to the operator's own pages from each market page.
Alternatives to Flexential
The best-connected buildings run by other operators in the same metros. Any of them can bid in the same round.
| Metro | Other operators' best-connected buildings |
|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | DataBank, Ltd.: DataBank Salt Lake City (SLC1) (47 networks); DataBank, Ltd.: DataBank Salt Lake City (SLC2) (25 networks); EdgeConneX Inc.: EdgeConneX Salt Lake City (EDCSLC01) (18 networks) |
| Las Vegas | Switch, Ltd.: Switch Las Vegas (46 networks); Fiberhub: Fiberhub LAS1 (16 networks); EdgeConneX Inc.: EdgeConneX Las Vegas (EDCLAS01) (14 networks) |
| Atlanta | Digital Realty: Digital Realty ATL13 - Atlanta (191 networks); Digital Realty: Digital Realty ATL14 - Atlanta (77 networks); CoreSite: CoreSite - Atlanta (AT1) (69 networks) |
| Phoenix | PhoenixNAP: PhoenixNAP (71 networks); EdgeConneX Inc.: EdgeConneX Phoenix (EDCPHX01) (42 networks); Digital Realty: Digital Realty PHX10 (120 E Van Buren) (35 networks) |
| Charlotte | Digital Realty: Digital Realty CLT (113 N Myers St) (14 networks); CENTRA Digital Interconnect: CENTRA CLT01 - Charlotte NC (701 E Trade) (8 networks); LUMOS Networks, Inc.: CLT2 (7 networks) |
| Hillsboro | 1547 Critical Systems Realty: PTOR1 (70 networks); EdgeConneX Inc.: EdgeConneX Portland (EDCPOR01) (25 networks); QTS Realty Trust, Inc.: QTS Hillsboro (HIL1) (11 networks) |
| Denver | CoreSite: CoreSite - Denver (DE1) (154 networks); Equinix, Inc.: Equinix DE2 - Denver (15 networks); CoreSite: CoreSite - Denver (DE2) (14 networks) |
| Minneapolis | Cologix, Inc.: Cologix MIN1 (82 networks); Cologix, Inc.: Cologix MIN3 (23 networks); Cologix, Inc.: Cologix MIN2 (17 networks) |
Flexential questions
In our 25 tracked metros, Flexential has facilities in 8: Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Phoenix, Charlotte, Hillsboro, Denver, Minneapolis.
Put Flexential in the same bid as the facilities around it. Every bid lands on one 36-month cost: rent, power model, cross-connects, escalators and SLA credit caps, so a low headline rate can't hide the rest.
Often, if the alternatives are real. Upload the renewal notice and we'll get competing bids before your notice deadline; the incumbent can match them or you can move. Renewal counter-quotes.
Make Flexential compete
Send your spec or your Flexential renewal notice. Flexential and the facilities around it bid blind on the same 36-month basis.
- Blind until you pick: facilities never see your name, email, company or files.
- Every bid on one basis: rent, power model, cross-connects, escalators and SLA credit caps.
- You sign direct with the facility. Participating providers pay our desk a placement commission when a buyer we introduce signs. It never changes their price or how we rank them.