VNET vs RARE Comparison

VNET started as AsiaCloud in 1999 and moved into the data center business, opening its first self-developed data center in 2010. The firm listed (as 21Vianet) on the Nasdaq in April 2011, subsequently changing its name to VNET Group in 2021. It originally focused on providing data center services such as colocation and cloud services to retail clients in China, but added hyperscale customers in 2019 and now counts large Chinese hyperscalers such as Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, and Huawei Cloud as customers. At the end of September 2025, it had 52,288 retail cabinets, with the majority in Beijing, Shanghai, and the Greater Bay area. It also had 783 MW of wholesale capacity in service, with a further 306 MW under construction and a further 705 MW held for future development.

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc is a USA-based biopharmaceutical company. The company identifies, acquires, develops, and commercializes novel products for the treatment of serious, rare, and ultra-rare diseases, with a focus on debilitating genetic conditions. Its medicine portfolio includes Crysvita, Dojolvi, and Mepsevii. Crysvita is indicated for the treatment of X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) in adult and pediatric patients aged one year and older. Mepsevii is indicated for pediatric and adult patients for the treatment of Mucopolysaccharidosis VII. The company operates across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific, with the majority of its revenue generated from North America.