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IBM Cloud vs Microsoft Azure: which is more reliable? (2026)
Microsoft Azure is more reliable than IBM Cloud, scoring 100.0 vs 88.4 out of 100. Over the last 90 days IBM Cloud reported 1 incident and Microsoft Azure reported 0, with effective uptime of 100% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | IBM Cloud | Microsoft Azure |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 88.4 | 100.0 |
| Rank (cloud providers) | #1 | — |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 1 | 0 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where IBM Cloud and Microsoft Azure differ
- Microsoft Azure reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while IBM Cloud reported 1.
- IBM Cloud had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Microsoft Azure.
90-day uptime
IBM Cloud
Microsoft Azure
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent IBM Cloud incidents
- Partial outageOct 21, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Recent Microsoft Azure incidents
No incidents reported by Microsoft Azure in the last 90 days.
Other cloud providers to consider
- Hetzner Cloud · #2 · 99.51% uptime
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) · #3 · 99.43% uptime
- UpCloud · #4 · 99.37% uptime
- Google Cloud · #5 · 98.90% uptime