Here’s our honest take. If your users are on the West Coast or across the Pacific, pay for LA. If they’re spread across the US and price matters most, Chicago gives you more for the money, and it’s the only site with flat published packages.
| Los Angeles (West) | Chicago (Central) | |
|---|---|---|
| Facility | Digital Realty LAX10, downtown LA | Our own 17,000 sq. ft. facility in Arlington Heights, IL |
| Pricing | Custom quote, higher than Chicago | 1U $99, 2U $199, half rack $799, full rack $1,400 a month |
| Smallest deployment | A single server | 1U |
| Best for | West Coast and Asia-Pacific traffic, a far-away second region | Central US, the lowest-cost start |
Rather rent than own? Our Los Angeles dedicated servers start at $126 a month, and you skip buying hardware.
