How colocation in Amsterdam is priced.
There is no public list price, and we do not publish ranges. What we can show is the build-up: every line that lands on a colocation invoice, how each one is billed, and where the negotiation room is. Numbers come on request, for your specs. We are an advisor, not a reseller, so none of it comes with our margin on top.
Six lines make up the price.
- 01Rack space, per monthA standard 42U or 47U rack in a shared hall: floor space, cooling and access. Cages and suites are priced per square metre and per kW instead. Rack count and term move this line more than anything else.Monthly, per rack
- 02PowerBilled one of two ways. You commit to a number of kW per rack and pay for it every month, whether you draw it or not; the rate per kW drops as the commit goes up. Or you pay afterwards for the kWh you used, at a higher rate. Committing is usually cheaper once you know your draw, and most dedicated-rack contracts in Amsterdam work that way. Paying per kWh suits a slow ramp or a load you cannot predict yet.Per committed kW, or per kWh used
- 03Cross-connectsPer pair, ordered inside the building, to a carrier, to another customer or to the meet-me room. Dark fibre to Nikhef is priced separately. The recurring charge is where a multi-year deal pays for itself.One-off, plus monthly per connect
- 04IX portsAMS-IX or NL-ix, ordered in the building. Price scales with speed, and each port also needs a cross-connect to the exchange.Monthly, by port speed
- 05Remote handsBilled in blocks, at a higher rate outside office hours. Some contracts include a small monthly allowance. Ask for one, it is one of the easier things to get.Hourly, billed in blocks
- 06Setup, one-offInstall, badges, portal access, first power feed. Regularly halved or waived on a three-year term. It is the first thing we ask them to drop.One-off, per rack
We do not publish prices. Campus, density, term and how much capacity a hall has left move every one of these lines, so a number without your specs would mislead more than it helps. Send them and we come back with a realistic figure, then a real quote from the datacenter.
Read the note on negotiating a rack priceWhere the negotiation room is.
Term is the biggest lever. One year buys you nothing. Three years buys a lower rack fee, a halved or waived install, and often a cross-connect bundle thrown in. Five buys more again, if you can live with the density you picked today.
Commit is the second. A kW commit you reach is cheaper than paying per kWh afterwards. A commit you never reach is the most expensive line on the invoice. Size it on measured draw, not on nameplate, and ask for a ramp so year one is not billed at year three volumes.
Then the small print, which is where most of the money quietly sits: the indexation clause and whether it has a cap, how energy is passed through, the recurring cross-connect charges, a remote hands allowance, and an expansion option on adjacent racks. That option costs nothing at signature and is scarce later in a metro with a cap on new build.
What rarely moves: the SLA itself, the energy price when it is passed through at cost, and the hall you wanted once it is full. If an account manager gives on all three at once, read the contract twice.
The datacenter pays us, you do not.
Pricing, on request.
Price lists, power billing and our fee.
Can I not just call the datacenter myself?
You can, and for one large, simple order with no deadline that works. Through us the hall is checked for free kW before anyone quotes, a named account manager gets your brief, and we negotiate the small print. It costs you nothing either way.
Do you have a price list?
No. Datacenters keep internal list prices but do not publish them. Your number depends on campus, density, term and how much capacity that specific hall has left, which is why we only give prices on request, against your specs.
Is power billed separately from the rack?
Almost always. The rack fee buys space, cooling and access; power comes on top, either per committed kW or per kWh used, billed afterwards. That is why two offers with the same rack fee can be far apart.
What does working with you cost?
Nothing. The datacenter pays us a fee. We are not on your invoice and we never add a margin, which is also why we will tell you when you should not sign.
Want the number for your specs?
Send your specs. We come back within one business day with a campus and a realistic figure, then a real quote from the datacenter.