# Digital Realty alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 188 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Digital Realty holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/digital-realty/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- InterServer: 22
- Flexential: 12
- TierPoint: 11
- Equinix: 9
- CoreSite: 7
- DataBank: 6

## Colocation providers

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Digital Realty (Digital Realty is #8 of 8 at 0%).

- InterServer: first choice in 16 of those 80
- Flexential: first choice in 6 of those 80
- GigeNET: first choice in 5 of those 80
- TierPoint: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Colocation America: first choice in 3 of those 80
- DataBank: first choice in 3 of those 80
- ColoCrossing: first choice in 2 of those 80
- NTT Global Data Centers: first choice in 2 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Digital Realty (Digital Realty is #6 of 9 at 2%).

- TierPoint: first choice in 7 of those 67
- InterServer: first choice in 6 of those 67
- Flexential: first choice in 5 of those 67
- DataBank: first choice in 3 of those 67
- Equinix: first choice in 3 of those 67
- CoreSite: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Sectorlink: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Sharktech: first choice in 2 of those 67

**Enterprise**: 41 of 84 answers did not name Digital Realty (Digital Realty is #2 of 9 at 24%).

- Equinix: first choice in 6 of those 41
- CoreSite: first choice in 5 of those 41
- CyrusOne: first choice in 1 of those 41
- Flexential: first choice in 1 of those 41
- QTS: first choice in 1 of those 41

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