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UpCloud vs Vultr: which is more reliable? (2026)
Vultr is more reliable than UpCloud, scoring 90.0 vs 68.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days UpCloud reported 5 incidents and Vultr reported 0, with effective uptime of 99.70% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | UpCloud | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 68.3 | 90.0 |
| Rank (cloud providers) | #3 | — |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.70% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 5 | 0 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 7h 30m | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | Collecting data | 50/100 |
Where UpCloud and Vultr differ
- Vultr reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while UpCloud reported 5.
- UpCloud had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Vultr.
90-day uptime
UpCloud
Vultr
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent UpCloud incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 1h 48m
UpCloud API and Control Panel Connectivity Issues
Affected: UpCloud Control Panel, API
- Degraded performanceOct 6, 2026 · resolved in 7d 7h
[SG-SIN1] Managed Object Storage Issue
Affected: APAC-1: Managed Object Storage
- Degraded performanceSep 28, 2026 · resolved in 2h 40m
[FI-HEL2]: File Storage Issues
Affected: FI-HEL2: File Storage
- Degraded performanceAug 25, 2026 · resolved in 7h 4m
[DE-FRA1]: Storage Backend Issue
Affected: DE-FRA1: Storage Backends
- Partial outageAug 11, 2026 · resolved in 1h 57m
Affected: AU-SYD1: Cloud Servers, DE-FRA1: Cloud Servers, ES-MAD1: Cloud Servers, FI-HEL1: Cloud Servers, FI-HEL2: Cloud Servers, NL-AMS1: Cloud Servers +9 more
Recent Vultr incidents
No incidents reported by Vultr in the last 90 days.
Other cloud providers to consider
- IBM Cloud · #1 · 100% uptime
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) · #2 · 99.76% uptime
- Hetzner Cloud · #4 · 99.75% uptime
- Akamai Cloud (Linode) · #5 · 99.16% uptime