AWS vs Microsoft Azure - Uptime & Outage Comparison
Compare uptime, outage statistics, and incident history between AWS and Microsoft Azure. See which service has better reliability.
Note: Each service has different practices when updating its status page. One service may report more incidents due to transparency, not necessarily worse reliability. Compare these stats with context.
AWS
Status monitoring since May 2020
Minor Outage
AWS Incident Statistics
1
Last 7 days
8
Last 30 days
14
Last 90 days
Recent AWS Incidents
Ongoing
11 days ago
Increased Connectivity Issues and API Error Rates - Bahrain
We are investigating increased API error rates in a single Availability Zone (mes1-az2) in the ME-SOUTH-1 Region.
Ongoing
12 days ago
Increased Error Rates - UAE
We are investigating issues with AWS services in the ME-CENTRAL-1 Region.
Resolved
5 days ago
Increased Error Rates - Zurich
We are investigating increased error rates in the EU-CENTRAL-2 Region.
Microsoft Azure
Status monitoring since December 2021
Operational
Microsoft Azure Incident Statistics
1
Last 7 days
4
Last 30 days
22
Last 90 days
Recent Microsoft Azure Incidents
Resolved
3 days ago
Active – Azure OpenAI Service request failures in multiple regions
Impact Statement: Starting at 23:20 UTC on 9 March 2026, a subset of customers using Azure OpenAI Service in multiple...
Resolved
15 days ago
Active – Azure SQL Managed Instance intermittent start and failover Issues in...
We are investigating an alert where customers may see exceptions or errors during create or update operations on Azur...
Resolved
15 days ago
Active – Azure SQL Managed Instance impacting event in multiple regions.
Starting at 08:10 UTC on 26 February 2026, a subset of customers using Azure SQL Managed Instance may experience fail...
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