TierPoint vs Digital Realty
Six of fourteen models named TierPoint first on the direct prompt; zero named Digital Realty. TierPoint was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Digital Realty by fourteen and TierPoint carries 26 labels and Digital Realty 39, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the colocation providers page.
By framing
TierPointFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDigital Realty
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, TierPoint and Digital Realty were named in the same answer forty-nine times, of the 70 answers naming TierPoint and the 126 naming Digital Realty. In those answers Digital Realty took the first choice seven times and TierPoint seven.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
TierPoint Digital Realty first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, TierPoint on the left and Digital Realty on the right.The direct prompt
TierPoint first, Digital Realty an alternative
6 of 14 modelsDigital Realty was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
TierPoint13%#1 of 12Digital Realty2%#10 of 12TierPoint12%#3 of 12Digital Realty5%#7 of 12Digital Realty23%#2 of 12TierPoint2%#6 of 12What the models said about TierPoint
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“mentioned in a contested category, with some models warning about its suitability for certain business sizes or needs” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“### 1. TierPoint ⭐ 8.5/10 - Best for: Hybrid IT and cloud-forward platforms” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“The best colocation provider for a mid-market B2B company is TierPoint” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“TierPoint covers the regional markets the national providers skip” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Digital Realty
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid for tight budgets: Premium names like Equinix or Digital Realty” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Market giants (like Equinix, Digital Realty, or CoreSite) offer top-tier infrastructure, but their business models cater primarily to enterprises” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Some models recommend avoiding hyperscale giants like Equinix and Digital Realty for smaller or mid-market firms due to cost and complexity.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“prioritize Tier III certified or Tier IV facilities operated by carrier-neutral entities (like Digital Realty, CoreSite, CyrusOne” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“Equinix and Digital Realty dominate the global market as the largest, carrier-neutral providers” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“Equinix and Digital Realty dominate with roughly 40–50% combined global retail/wholesale market share.” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.