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Alibaba Cloud vs Hetzner Cloud: which is more reliable? (2026)
Alibaba Cloud is more reliable than Hetzner Cloud, scoring 90.0 vs 71.5 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Alibaba Cloud reported 0 incidents and Hetzner Cloud reported 5, with effective uptime of 100% and 99.63% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | Alibaba Cloud | Hetzner Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 90.0 | 71.5 |
| Rank (cloud providers) | — | #2 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 99.63% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 50/100 | 100/100 |
Where Alibaba Cloud and Hetzner Cloud differ
- Alibaba Cloud reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Hetzner Cloud reported 5.
90-day uptime
Alibaba Cloud
Hetzner Cloud
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Alibaba Cloud incidents
No incidents reported by Alibaba Cloud in the last 90 days.
Recent Hetzner Cloud incidents
- 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
- Degraded performanceSep 11, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Other cloud providers to consider
- IBM Cloud · #1 · 100% uptime
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) · #3 · 99.43% uptime
- UpCloud · #4 · 99.37% uptime
- Google Cloud · #5 · 98.90% uptime