Equinix Metal is an automated, interconnected bare metal service that provides on-demand physical infrastructure with the speed and flexibility of the cloud. It allows developers and enterprises to deploy global infrastructure in minutes using APIs and common DevOps tools without the overhead of a hypervisor.
Brand Authority Index (BAI): 88/100
Archetype: Challenger
Category: Cloud Computing
Part of: Equinix
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Last analyzed: April 9, 2026
Founded: 2014 (as Packet)
Headquarters: Redwood City, California, USA