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DigitalOcean vs Microsoft Azure: which is more reliable? (2026)
Microsoft Azure is more reliable than DigitalOcean, scoring 100.0 vs 46.9 out of 100. Over the last 90 days DigitalOcean reported 16 incidents and Microsoft Azure reported 0, with effective uptime of 98.04% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | DigitalOcean | Microsoft Azure |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 46.9 | 100.0 |
| Rank (cloud providers) | #6 | — |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.04% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 16 | 0 |
| Partial / major outages | 3 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 6h 34m | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where DigitalOcean and Microsoft Azure differ
- Microsoft Azure reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while DigitalOcean reported 16.
- DigitalOcean had 3 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Microsoft Azure.
90-day uptime
DigitalOcean
Microsoft Azure
- 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 Microsoft Azure incidents
No incidents reported by Microsoft Azure in the last 90 days.
Other cloud providers to consider
- IBM Cloud · #1 · 100% uptime
- Hetzner Cloud · #2 · 99.53% uptime
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) · #3 · 99.43% uptime
- UpCloud · #4 · 99.37% uptime