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Azure App Service vs Heroku: which is more reliable? (2026)
Azure App Service is more reliable than Heroku, scoring 100.0 vs 91.0 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Azure App Service reported 0 incidents and Heroku reported 6, with effective uptime of 100% and 99.95% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | Azure App Service | Heroku |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 100.0 | 91.0 |
| Rank (app hosting platforms) | — | #2 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 99.95% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 | 6 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 1h 43m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Azure App Service and Heroku differ
- Azure App Service reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Heroku reported 6.
90-day uptime
Azure App Service
Heroku
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Azure App Service incidents
No incidents reported by Azure App Service in the last 90 days.
Recent Heroku incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 5h 4m
- Degraded performanceSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 1h 28m
- Degraded performanceAug 25, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceAug 18, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceAug 10, 2026 · resolved in 20m
- Degraded performanceAug 6, 2026 · resolved in 2m
Other app hosting platforms to consider
- DigitalOcean App Platform · #1 · 99.98% uptime
- Koyeb · #3 · 99.64% uptime
- Render · #4 · 99.71% uptime
- Google Cloud Run · #5 · 99.59% uptime