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Amazon Web Services (AWS) vs Hetzner Cloud: which is more reliable? (2026)
Hetzner Cloud is more reliable than Amazon Web Services (AWS), scoring 71.7 vs 61.8 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Amazon Web Services (AWS) reported 7 incidents and Hetzner Cloud reported 5, with effective uptime of 99.43% and 99.63% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Hetzner Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 61.8 | 71.7 |
| Rank (cloud providers) | #3 | #2 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.43% | 99.63% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 7 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 11h 44m | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Hetzner Cloud differ
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) reported 40% more incidents than Hetzner Cloud over the last 90 days (7 vs 5).
90-day uptime
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Hetzner Cloud
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Amazon Web Services (AWS) incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 30, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Affected: apigateway, us-west-2
- Degraded performanceOct 4, 2026 · resolved in 2h 42m
Affected: internetconnectivity, eu-south-2
- Degraded performanceSep 21, 2026 · resolved in 58m
Affected: ec2, us-east-1
- Degraded performanceSep 3, 2026 · resolved in 2h 18m
Affected: multipleservices, us-west-2
- Degraded performanceAug 21, 2026 · resolved in 38m
Affected: connect, ap-northeast-1
- Degraded performanceAug 19, 2026 · resolved in 3h 32m
Affected: ec2, eu-west-2
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
- UpCloud · #4 · 99.37% uptime
- Google Cloud · #5 · 98.90% uptime
- DigitalOcean · #6 · 98.04% uptime