Compare Amanah vs The Alternatives
Why businesses choose Amanah
Not all infrastructure is equal. See how Amanah colocation and dedicated servers stack up against public cloud, other Toronto providers, and offshore hosts. Real comparisons. Real numbers.
Location
151 Front St West
Data residency
Canadian data, always
Established
Since 2001
Certified
SOC 2 Type II
Colocation Comparison
Amanah colo vs the alternatives.
There are three types of alternatives when choosing colocation: other providers inside 151 Front Street West, other Toronto providers outside the building, and Canadian providers in other cities. Here’s how they compare.
Amanah Colocation From
$149
per month for 1U. Power, 1Gbps unmetered, /29 IPSs included.
Uptime SLA
99.99%
Network uptime. Backed by 5-carrier multi-homed network.
Uplink Included
$149
Unmetered. Upgradeable to 100Gbps. TORIX peering included.
Price match
-10%
We beat any 151 Front colocation quote by 10%. Guaranteed.
| Feature | Amanah 151 Front | Other providers at 151 Front | Other Toronto providers | Canadian colo outside Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location and Connectivity | ||||
| Located at 151 Front Street West | − | − | ||
| Direct TORIX peering (250+ peers) | Some providers | −Not in building | − | |
| 400+ carriers and cloud providers in-building | − | − | ||
| Multi-carrier upstream (5+ providers) | Beanfield, Cogent, Zayo, NetActuate, TORIX | Varies by provider | Varies by provider | Varies |
| 100Gbps unmetered uplink available | First at 151 Front to offer this | Not all providers | ||
| Canadian data residency (Toronto) | Toronto, Ontario | Quebec or other province | ||
| Pricing and Terms | ||||
| Colocation starting from | from $149/mo1U. Power + 1Gbps unmetered + /29 IPs included | Custom quoteOften higher — renew at market rate | Custom quoteTypically $800–$1,200+ | Custom quoteLower but outside Toronto |
| Setup fees | AppliesStandard setup fees apply | Varies | Often $500+ | |
| Price match guarantee | Beat any 151 Front quote by 10% | − | − | − |
| Minimum term | 1-yearOthers lock you into 3 to 5+ years | 1–3 yearsOften longer lock-in | 1–3 years | 3–5+ yearsLong lock-in common |
| Infrastructure and Included Features | ||||
| Redundant power (UPS + backup generator) | 3-phase UPS, backup generator, on-site fuel | Varies by provider | ||
| Enwave deep lake water cooling | Lake Ontario green cooling — one of North America's most efficient systems | Shared building infrastructure at 151 Front | −Standard mechanical cooling | − |
| 1Gbps unmetered bandwidth included | Included in every plan. /29 IPs also included | Often metered or sold separately | Varies | |
| 2 access cards included | 2 cards per account, additional available | Varies | ||
| 24/7 access to your hardware | Most offer this | |||
| Dedicated account manager | Named contact for your account | Larger providers often use ticket queues | −Typically ticket-based only | − |
| 24/7 phone and ticket support | Varies | |||
| Hands-on support and on-site assistance | Setup, monitoring, and on-site help on request | Most offer remote hands at extra cost | ||
| DDoS protection included | Always-on, no extra cost | Often an add-on | ||
| Services Beyond Rack Space | ||||
| Dedicated servers in same facility | From $29/mo | −Rack space only | Rarely at same 151 Front address | |
| Managed services (OS, patching, monitoring) | − | Usually third-party | ||
| IP transit | Some providers | |||
| Cloud Connect (AWS, Azure, GCP) | − | − | ||
| ALC modular package (Space + Hardware + Manage) | Unique to Amanah | − | − | − |
| Remote and Smart Hands on-site | Most offer this | |||
10%
Price match guarantee
If you have a colocation quote from any provider at 151 Front Street West, Amanah will beat it by 10%. No negotiation required. Submit your quote and we'll confirm within one business day.
400+
Providers in the building
151 Front Street West is Canada's largest carrier hotel. Colocating here puts your hardware one cross-connect away from every major ISP, carrier, and cloud provider in Canada.
First
100Gbps unmetered at 151 Front.
Amanah is the first colocation provider at 151 Front Street West to offer 100Gbps unmetered uplinks. No other provider in the building offers this to colocation clients today.
Dedicated Server Comparison
Amanah servers vs the alternatives.
The dedicated server market splits into four categories: public cloud, Toronto-based bare metal, offshore dedicated providers, and VPS/shared hosting. Each is a fundamentally different product.
R260 (4-core, 32GB DDR5)
$99
Per month. Unlimited bandwidth. No egress fees. Deploy in 1 business day.
Public cloud instance
$140+
Per month before bandwidth. Add $0.09/GB for every GB out.
Public cloud egress
$920
In bandwidth fees alone. Monthly. Every month.
Amanah egress at 10TB/mo
$0
Unmetered bandwidth included on every server plan.
| Feature | Amanah Dedicated Servers | Public Cloud | Offshore Dedicated (offshore providers, others) | VPS / Shared Hosting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware and Performance | ||||
| Dedicated physical hardware | −Virtualized by default | −Shared resources | ||
| No hypervisor overhead | True bare metal | − | − | |
| iDRAC / out-of-band remote access | Every server | − | Varies by plan | − |
| Provider owns the data center | Full control, no third-party dependency | −Leases space in third-party data centers | −Servers colocated across multiple external facilities | −Hosted in shared third-party facilities |
| Full root / admin access | Not always | |||
| Bandwidth and Networking | ||||
| Unmetered bandwidth included | 1G, 10G, 100G options | −Pay per GB out | Unlimited on some plans | Usually capped |
| Egress fees | None | $0.09/GB(first 10TB/mo) | NoneOn unlimited plans | Often capped or throttled |
| 100Gbps uplink available | R640 and R660xs | At significant cost | Select plans only | − |
| Direct TORIX peering | Cloud providers may have Montreal peering, not Toronto | −Beauharnois, QC | − | |
| Location and Data Residency | ||||
| Located in Toronto, Ontario | 151 Front Street West | Cloud Canada regions are typically Montreal, not Toronto | −Most offshore providers are not in Toronto | Varies widely |
| Canadian data residency | Ontario, Canada | US-owned infrastructure with Canadian region | May be Quebec or US, not Toronto | Often US-based |
| Not subject to US CLOUD Act | Canadian-owned company, Toronto facility | −US-owned cloud providers subject to US law regardless of region | Varies by provider and country of incorporation | |
| Pricing and Terms | ||||
| Entry-level server from | $29/moR210 incl. bandwidth | $140+/mom5.xlarge + bandwidth add-on | From $100+/moSetup/install fees often apply | $5–$50/moShared/VPS, not bare metal |
| No setup fees | −Setup and install fees common | |||
| Month-to-month, no contract | On-demand pricing | Most plans | ||
| Predictable fixed monthly bill | No surprise bandwidth charges | −Variable egress, storage, and API costs | ||
| Support and Services | ||||
| Phone and ticket support | Mon–Sat 8am–2pm + tickets | Ticket and chat; phone on paid plans | Ticket-based, limited phone | |
| Managed server services available | From $99/mo | As separate managed services (costly) | Limited | |
| On-site Remote and Smart Hands | Same building, 151 Front | −No physical access | Available but remote | − |
| Deploy in 1 business day | Custom configs also available | Minutes for cloud instances | Varies by provider | |
$0.09
Per GB — public cloud egress
At 10TB per month of outbound traffic — a modest amount for any serious web application — public cloud egress fees alone reach $920/mo. On Amanah, that number is $0. Every month.
30%+
Typical cloud repatriation savings
Businesses moving steady-state workloads from public cloud to dedicated servers typically reduce infrastructure costs by 30 to 60 percent. The savings compound as bandwidth usage grows.
Toronto
Not Montreal. Not the US.
Offshore providers is in Beauharnois, Quebec - offshore providers has no Canadian presence. Public cloud Canada regions are typically in Montreal. Amanah is at 151 Front Street West, Toronto — Canada's most connected building.
The Amanah Advantage
Everything. Under one roof.
Every other provider at 151 Front Street West offers rack space. A few offer dedicated servers elsewhere. None offer both at the same address, with the same team, on the same invoice.
Unique to Amanah
Colocation and dedicated servers in the same data center
Colocate your own hardware and run Amanah dedicated servers side by side in the same data center at 151 Front Street West. Private VLANs between them. One provider managing both. No cross-billing between vendors.
Unique to Amanah
Amanah ALC: Space + Hardware + Management combined
No other provider at 151 Front offers a modular package where you can lease rack space, lease hardware, and add managed services under one contract. ALC is Amanah-only.
Both Colo and Dedicated
100Gbps unmetered uplinks for colocation and dedicated server clients
Amanah offers 100Gbps unmetered uplinks to both colocation and dedicated server clients at 151 Front Street West. This is available to all Amanah clients regardless of service type.
IP Transit
IP transit available to anyone in the building
Amanah provides unmetered IP transit at 151 Front Street West. Any business colocating at 151 Front — with Amanah or with another provider in the building — can access Amanah IP transit via cross-connect.
Cloud Connect
Private connections to major cloud providers
Direct, private connections from your infrastructure at 151 Front Street West to major cloud providers. No public internet. No DDoS exposure. Lower latency than internet-routed connections.
Single Invoice
One contract. One support line. One invoice.
Colocation, dedicated servers, managed services, firewall, backup, IP transit, Cloud Connect. Whatever combination you need, it comes from one provider under one agreement. No vendor juggling.
Price Match Guarantee
If you have a colocation quote from any provider at 151 Front Street West, Amanah will match it and beat it by 10%. Submit your quote and we’ll confirm within one business day. No negotiation, no back-and-forth.
FAQs
How does Amanah colocation compare to other providers at 151 Front Street West?
Most providers at 151 Front Street West offer rack space only. Amanah is the only provider at 151 Front that also offers dedicated servers, managed services, firewall, backup, IP transit, Cloud Connect, and the ALC modular package under one contract. Amanah is also the first provider at 151 Front to offer 100Gbps unmetered uplinks to colocation clients.
Is Amanah more expensive than other Toronto colocation providers?
How does Amanah dedicated servers compare to public cloud?
Public cloud providers offer virtualized instances with metered egress fees starting at $0.09 per GB. Amanah provides physical dedicated servers with unmetered bandwidth included. A comparable a comparable public cloud instance instance in Canada costs approximately $140/mo before bandwidth. Amanah’s R260 with more RAM starts at $99/mo with unlimited bandwidth. At 10TB of monthly outbound traffic, public cloud egress fees reach $920. Amanah adds $0.
Does Amanah have Canadian data residency?
Yes. All Amanah infrastructure is physically located at 151 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario. Your data does not leave Canada. Amanah is a Canadian-owned company and your data is not subject to US extraterritorial laws such as the CLOUD Act. Major public cloud providers with Canadian regions are US-owned companies, which means their infrastructure remains subject to US extraterritorial law regardless of where data is physically stored.
What makes Amanah different from offshore dedicated server providers like offshore providers?
Most offshore dedicated server providers are not based in Toronto. Some are in other Canadian provinces, others have no Canadian presence at all. Amanah is at 151 Front Street West, Toronto, with direct TORIX peering and 400+ carriers in-building. Many offshore providers also charge installation fees on server plans.
Ready to make the switch?
Whether you’re moving from cloud, switching colo providers, or building from scratch at 151 Front Street West, our team will scope the right solution and give you a quote within one business day.