The best business internet providers in Seattle, WA

Summary

Seattle firms can hit 10 Gbps on Zayo and Lumen dedicated fiber. Comcast Fiber rounds out the list with gig-plus speeds on a city-wide network that lights most rooftops from South Lake Union to Ballard.

The top 3 best business internet service providers in Seattle

1. Zayo sells 1-Gbps-to-10-Gbps private waves. A 1 Gbps plan runs about $545 per month on a dark-fiber spine beneath the Alaska Way Viaduct tunnel.
2. Lumen offers 100 Mbps-to-10 Gbps dedicated fiber. A 1 Gbps tier is $696 per month and links to AWS us-west-2 in under three milliseconds.
3. Comcast Fiber provides 150 Mbps-to-2 Gbps symmetrical service. A 1 Gbps circuit starts near $150 per month with quick install on existing taps.

Pros

• Zayo – Dense dark fiber rings Downtown, South Lake Union and Capitol Hill. Upgrade path to 100 Gbps is ready. Local NOC answers tickets in fifteen minutes.
• Lumen – Direct Cloud Connect to AWS, Azure and GCP POPs. Circuits burst twenty-percent over contract during traffic spikes. 24/7 Seattle NOC.
• Comcast Fiber – Fast provisioning, no data caps, static IPv6 block included.

Cons

• Zayo laterals can take ninety days.
• Lumen waives install only on three-year terms.
• Comcast Fiber’s four-hour repair SLA trails dedicated competitors.

Other popular options for Seattle business internet

• Comcast Coax
• Google Fiber (GFiber Webpass)
• Verizon Shared Fiber (FiOS)

Meter Connect works with business internet service providers in the Seattle–Tacoma metropolitan area

Across King County, Meter Connect deploys 10 Gbps dedicated fiber in South Lake Union research labs and 1 Gbps coax with LTE backup for Pike-Place retailers.

• South Lake Union – Amazon HQ megaplex. Dev teams bond dual five-gig waves for fast CI/CD.
• Pioneer Square – Historic lofts stream 4 K media on 2-Gbps shared fiber.
• Ballard – Breweries rely on gig coax with LTE backup for point-of-sale uptime.

Neighborhood coverage: Where you can get business internet

Downtown Seattle • South Lake Union • Belltown • Capitol Hill • Ballard • Fremont • Magnolia • Georgetown • Pioneer Square • Queen Anne • Columbia City • Green Lake • Beacon Hill • West Seattle • Rainier Valley • Northgate

Meter Connect helps all types of businesses get connected to the best-fit internet options around you.

Factors to consider: How Meter chose the best business providers

• Speed requirements – Zayo and Lumen give Seattle ten-gig throughput.
• Coverage – Comcast Coax reaches nearly every street.
• Contract flexibility – Comcast coax is month-to-month; Zayo dark-fiber IRUs run long.
• Additional features – AT&T (outside Seattle) bundles 5G backup; Comcast Fiber includes IPv6 static blocks.