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DigitalOcean vs IBM Cloud: which is more reliable? (2026)
IBM Cloud is more reliable than DigitalOcean, scoring 88.4 vs 46.9 out of 100. Over the last 90 days DigitalOcean reported 16 incidents and IBM Cloud reported 1, with effective uptime of 98.04% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | DigitalOcean | IBM Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 46.9 | 88.4 |
| Rank (cloud providers) | #6 | #1 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.04% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 16 | 1 |
| Partial / major outages | 3 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 6h 34m | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where DigitalOcean and IBM Cloud differ
- DigitalOcean reported 16× as many incidents as IBM Cloud over the last 90 days (16 vs 1).
- DigitalOcean had 3 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for IBM Cloud.
90-day uptime
DigitalOcean
IBM Cloud
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent DigitalOcean incidents
- Partial outageOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 3h 40m
Kubernetes Cluster Management Operationsofficial update ↗
Affected: Global
- InformationalOct 13, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Affected: Global
- Degraded performanceOct 11, 2026 · resolved in 1h 27m
DNS Resolution for Managed Kubernetes
Affected: Global
- Degraded performanceOct 5, 2026 · resolved in 1h 35m
Affected: Global
- InformationalOct 3, 2026 · resolved in <1m
A Network Disruption in BLR1 Region Impacted Multiple Products (Resolved)
Affected: Bangalore, BLR1, BLR1, BLR1, BLR1, BLR1 +2 more
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 11h 21m
Support Portal Service Disruption
Affected: Support Center
Recent IBM Cloud incidents
- Partial outageOct 21, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Other cloud providers to consider
- Hetzner Cloud · #2 · 99.56% uptime
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) · #3 · 99.43% uptime
- UpCloud · #4 · 99.37% uptime
- Google Cloud · #5 · 98.90% uptime