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DigitalOcean vs Hetzner Cloud: which is more reliable? (2026)
Hetzner Cloud is more reliable than DigitalOcean, scoring 71.7 vs 46.9 out of 100. Over the last 90 days DigitalOcean reported 16 incidents and Hetzner Cloud reported 5, with effective uptime of 98.04% and 99.63% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | DigitalOcean | Hetzner Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 46.9 | 71.7 |
| Rank (cloud providers) | #6 | #2 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.04% | 99.63% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 16 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 3 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 6h 34m | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where DigitalOcean and Hetzner Cloud differ
- DigitalOcean reported 3.2× as many incidents as Hetzner Cloud over the last 90 days (16 vs 5).
- DigitalOcean had 3 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Hetzner Cloud.
90-day uptime
DigitalOcean
Hetzner Cloud
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent DigitalOcean incidents
- Partial outageOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 3h 40m
Kubernetes Cluster Management Operations
Affected: Global
- InformationalOct 13, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Affected: Global
- Degraded performanceOct 11, 2026 · resolved in 1h 27m
DNS Resolution for Managed Kubernetes
Affected: Global
- Degraded performanceOct 5, 2026 · resolved in 1h 35m
Affected: Global
- InformationalOct 3, 2026 · resolved in <1m
A Network Disruption in BLR1 Region Impacted Multiple Products (Resolved)
Affected: Bangalore, BLR1, BLR1, BLR1, BLR1, BLR1 +2 more
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 11h 21m
Support Portal Service Disruption
Affected: Support Center
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