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Data centers in Winterthur

Winterthur has 5 data centers listed on DataColoc, operated notably by DataCenter Winterthur, AXA Versicherungen AG, Rechenzentrum Winterthur GmbH, Internet Group AG, NorthC Schweiz AG. Compare colocation (rack, half-rack, 1U), pricing, certifications and connectivity, then get an instant costed estimate.

Server colocation in Winterthur (server housing) means installing your own servers in a rack or cabinet (42U) inside a secure data center: redundant power, cooling, 24/7 security and multi-carrier connectivity. DataColoc lists 5 data centers offering colocation in Winterthur, including DataCenter Winterthur, AXA Versicherungen AG, Rechenzentrum Winterthur GmbH, Internet Group AG.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a rack (colocation) cost in Winterthur?

a full rack is priced on electrical power (kVA), IP transit and cross-connects. Compare the 5 data centers in Winterthur to get a costed quote.

What is the difference between housing and colocation?

None: “housing” and “colocation” mean the same thing — hosting your own servers in a third-party data center, as opposed to renting a dedicated server or public cloud.

Which data centers in Winterthur are ISO 27001 certified?

Filter by certification (ISO 27001, HDS, PCI-DSS) in the comparator to keep only compliant sites.

Learn the basics: colocation, 42U rack, cross-connect, IP transit, Tier III/IV.

Costed answers: how much does a rack cost?, cross-connect pricing, colocation or cloud? — and the colocation price barometer.

What does a rack in Winterthur really cost?

Beyond listed prices, here is the computed cost of a standard 5 kW rack in Winterthur, from our open market model (published method, version 2026.07-v1):

ItemEstimate
5 kW rack, per month€858 – €986
Cost per kW per month€151 – €174
Over 3 years (36 months)€30,888 – €35,496

Amounts are in euros: the model is computed in EUR, including for markets outside the euro area. We do not show a CHF conversion until a dated, sourced rate backs it.

What this covers: local industrial energy tariff, site efficiency (PUE), retail colocation margin and local market tightness. What it does not: IP transit, cross-connects, setup fees and PDUs — priced site by site in the comparator.

An estimate, not an offer. It is a model, with an open method and a version — not a contractual rate. A quote prices your actual configuration. Think the model is wrong? The method is published: tell us where.

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DataCenter Winterthur

DataCenter Winterthur · 8400
Sovereign (outside US CLOUD Act)1 networks present
on quote

AXA Data Center

AXA Versicherungen AG · 8400
Sovereign (outside US CLOUD Act)1 networks present
on quote

Rechenzentrum Winterthur

Rechenzentrum Winterthur GmbH · 8404
Sovereign (outside US CLOUD Act)1 networks present
on quote

Internet Group AG Datacenter 3

Internet Group AG · 8404
Sovereign (outside US CLOUD Act)
on quote

NorthC Winterthur (Zürich)

NorthC Schweiz AG · 8400
Sovereign (outside US CLOUD Act)8 networks present
on quote

What Winterthur allows

Winterthur has 5 data centers, operated by DataCenter Winterthur, AXA Versicherungen AG, Rechenzentrum Winterthur GmbH, Internet Group AG.

Connectivity from Winterthur

8 networks are listed at the sites in Winterthur according to public interconnection registries. That number drives your negotiating power: every carrier inside the building is one more quote, with no civil works. 1 Internet exchange point is reachable from these sites, which cuts latency to the large content networks and the cost of transit.

Compliance and sovereignty

Sites in this city are operated by companies outside US jurisdiction, hence outside the CLOUD Act.

The electricity behind Winterthur

A city has no electricity of its own: the sites in Winterthur are connected to the national grid, itself interconnected with its neighbours. What is measured, and what decides, is therefore the country's generation mix. That grid draws 52.3% of its electricity from hydro (2025). The detail: hydro 52.3%, nuclear 29.9%, solar 12.1%, oil (fuel oil, diesel) 1.9%, bioenergy 1.6%, geothermal and other renewables 1.6%. Fossil fuels (coal, gas, oil) account for 2.3% of it. A kilowatt-hour there weighs 39 g of CO2, i.e. 11.7 times less than the world average (458 g), 2025 figure. Concretely: a 3 kVA rack, in a site with a PUE of 1.5, draws 35,478 kWh a year and therefore emits 1.4 tonnes of CO2 a year here. The same rack, same hardware, same PUE, would emit 16 tonnes on a world-average grid. The building has nothing to do with it: the country does.

Source: Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data, retrieved 2026-09-14. A site under a direct renewable purchase agreement may show a different balance: that is for the operator to declare.

What the ground has done under Winterthur

Since 1970, 2 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or above have been recorded within 100 km of Winterthur, and 4 within 200 km. The strongest: magnitude 5.3 in 1978, 90 km away. This record covers 56 years, which is short on a seismic timescale: no recorded earthquake does not mean no hazard. It does not replace the statutory zoning, which alone binds construction.

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, ANSS ComCat, retrieved 2026-09-14. Measured from the median coordinates of the city's sites.

What Winterthur does not allow

No rate is published by the operators in this city: pricing is on request, and we do not estimate it on their behalf.

Other cities with data centers near Winterthur

The nearest site outside Winterthur is 12 km away, in Dietlikon (2 sites). Short distances matter: they drive the cost of a link between two buildings, and whether a backup site is workable.

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