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Hetzner Cloud vs IBM Cloud: which is more reliable? (2026)
IBM Cloud is more reliable than Hetzner Cloud, scoring 88.4 vs 67.0 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Hetzner Cloud reported 7 incidents and IBM Cloud reported 1, with effective uptime of 99.55% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Hetzner Cloud | IBM Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 67.0 | 88.4 |
| Rank (cloud providers) | #2 | #1 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.55% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 7 | 1 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Hetzner Cloud and IBM Cloud differ
- Hetzner Cloud reported 7× as many incidents as IBM Cloud over the last 90 days (7 vs 1).
- IBM Cloud had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Hetzner Cloud.
90-day uptime
Hetzner Cloud
IBM Cloud
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Hetzner Cloud incidents
- Degraded performanceNov 2, 2026 · ongoing
Maintenance work on mirror (mirror.hetzner.com / download.hetzner.com)
- Degraded performanceNov 2, 2026 · ongoing
Function tests on UPS and emergency power systems in FSN1-DC1
- Degraded performanceOct 30, 2026 · ongoing
CVE-2026-97631 - critical security vulnerability in the EDK II UEFI firmware component
- Degraded performanceOct 27, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceOct 15, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceSep 24, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
October billing run: One-time billing of outstanding amounts below €10
Recent IBM Cloud incidents
- Partial outageOct 21, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Other cloud providers to consider
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) · #3 · 99.43% uptime
- UpCloud · #4 · 99.37% uptime
- Google Cloud · #5 · 98.90% uptime
- DigitalOcean · #6 · 98.04% uptime