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Hetzner Cloud vs Vultr: which is more reliable? (2026)
Vultr is more reliable than Hetzner Cloud, scoring 90.0 vs 67.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Hetzner Cloud reported 7 incidents and Vultr reported 0, with effective uptime of 99.55% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Hetzner Cloud | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 67.1 | 90.0 |
| Rank (cloud providers) | #2 | — |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.55% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 7 | 0 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 50/100 |
Where Hetzner Cloud and Vultr differ
- Vultr reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Hetzner Cloud reported 7.
90-day uptime
Hetzner Cloud
Vultr
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Hetzner Cloud incidents
- Degraded performanceNov 2, 2026 · ongoing
Maintenance work on mirror (mirror.hetzner.com / download.hetzner.com)
- Degraded performanceNov 2, 2026 · ongoing
Function tests on UPS and emergency power systems in FSN1-DC1
- 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
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) · #3 · 99.43% uptime
- UpCloud · #4 · 99.37% uptime
- Google Cloud · #5 · 98.90% uptime