Dallas is the central-US hub with balanced latency to both coasts. Los Angeles is the Asia-Pacific gateway sitting on One Wilshire. Both run the same 10Gbps unmetered hardware — the difference is where your packets go.
Hardware is identical in both cities, so the decision comes down to latency, peering and where your traffic originates.
Central geography means short, even round trips to the East Coast, West Coast and Canada — ideal for a single server serving all of the USA.
LA is the primary US landing point for trans-Pacific subsea cables, giving the lowest North American latency to Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia.
Running a node in each city and load-balancing between them gives coast-to-coast redundancy and lets users reach the nearer edge automatically.
What actually differs between the two sites.
| Factor | Dallas, Texas | Los Angeles, California |
|---|---|---|
| Geography | Central US | US West Coast |
| Facilities we peer in | Infomart Dallas, Equinix Dallas | One Wilshire, Equinix Los Angeles |
| Latency to US East Coast | ~40–50 ms | ~60–75 ms |
| Latency to US West Coast | ~35–45 ms | ~10–20 ms |
| Latency to Europe (London) | ~105–125 ms | ~130–150 ms |
| Latency to Asia (Tokyo) | ~140–160 ms | ~100–115 ms |
| Network strength | Major IX and carrier-neutral peering | Trans-Pacific subsea cable landings |
| Port & hardware | 10Gbps unmetered, bare metal | 10Gbps unmetered, bare metal |
| Starting price | From $319/mo | From $319/mo |
Latency ranges are approximate round-trip times over well-peered routes. Real figures vary with the destination network, routing and time of day — test with a trial IP before you commit.
Every 10Gbps unmetered configuration on this site is available in both Dallas and Los Angeles at identical pricing.
| Location | Port | Bandwidth | Starting price | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | 10Gbps | Unmetered | $319.00per month | Order Dallas |
| Los Angeles, CA | 10Gbps | Unmetered | $319.00per month | Order Los Angeles |
See the Dallas, TX and Los Angeles, CA location pages for the full per-city configuration list.
Check analytics for the regions driving the most requests — and the regions that complain about speed. Latency problems follow your farthest users.
Ping or traceroute the destination from candidate regions. If APAC latency dominates, Los Angeles wins. If it is evenly spread nationwide, Dallas usually does.
The same plan IDs exist in both cities, so adding the second node is a repeat order plus DNS or load-balancer configuration.
What customers ask before choosing between the two.
Yes. Every 10Gbps unmetered configuration is offered at the same price in both cities, starting at $319/month with no setup fee. Location changes latency, not the invoice.
Dallas is generally faster for Europe because of its central position and strong eastbound routes — typically around 105–125 ms round trip to London versus roughly 130–150 ms from Los Angeles. If Europe is your primary market, also consider our London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt or Paris locations.
Los Angeles. It is the main US landing point for trans-Pacific subsea cables, so round trips to Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia are materially lower than from Texas.
Yes. The same bare-metal configurations and plan IDs are available in Dallas and Los Angeles, so you can replicate a build in the other city without redesigning it.
If your audience spans coast to coast or crosses the Pacific, a node in each city with DNS or load-balancer steering gives every user a nearer edge and adds failover if one site has trouble.
Ask our sales team for a test IP in Dallas and Los Angeles, then ping or traceroute from your real user regions. That removes the guesswork entirely.
Same hardware, same price, same 10Gbps unmetered port — pick the city that is closer to your users.
