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DigitalOcean vs UpCloud: which is more reliable? (2026)
UpCloud is more reliable than DigitalOcean, scoring 59.1 vs 46.9 out of 100. Over the last 90 days DigitalOcean reported 16 incidents and UpCloud reported 5, with effective uptime of 98.04% and 99.37% respectively. DigitalOcean resolves incidents faster on average (6h 34m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | DigitalOcean | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 46.9 | 59.1 |
| Rank (cloud providers) | #6 | #4 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.04% | 99.37% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 16 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 3 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 6h 34m | 17h 6m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where DigitalOcean and UpCloud differ
- DigitalOcean reported 3.2× as many incidents as UpCloud over the last 90 days (16 vs 5).
- DigitalOcean had 3 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for UpCloud.
- DigitalOcean fixes problems faster: 6h 34m on average, against 17h 6m for UpCloud (2.6× quicker).
- DigitalOcean's longest outage on record lasted 1d 1h (Aug 24, 2026); UpCloud's lasted 3h 2m (May 26, 2026).
90-day uptime
DigitalOcean
UpCloud
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent DigitalOcean incidents
- Partial outageOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 3h 40m
Kubernetes Cluster Management Operationsofficial update ↗
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 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
Other cloud providers to consider
- IBM Cloud · #1 · 100% uptime
- Hetzner Cloud · #2 · 99.62% uptime
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) · #3 · 99.43% uptime
- Google Cloud · #5 · 98.90% uptime