Microsoft Azure vs Google Cloud Platform
Reliability comparison based on uptime, incident history, and mean time to recovery. Updated daily.
 Microsoft Azure
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 Google Cloud Platform
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| Current Status | Operational | Operational |
| Uptime (30d) | 98.799% Best | 94.150% |
| Uptime (90d) | 98.361% Best | 79.868% |
| MTTR | 4.6 hrs Best | 128.9 hrs |
| Incidents (30d) | 3 | 3 |
| Incidents (90d) | 14 | 4 Best |
| Reliability Score | 67.0/100 Best | 57.7/100 |
Recent Incidents
Microsoft Azure
Issues connecting to resources in West US
Microsoft Azure
Active – Connectivity Issues Affecting Azure Services in West US
Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE), Google Cloud NetApp Volumes, and Bare Metal Solutions (BMS) services are experiencing temperature alerts in europe-west4-a.
Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE), Google Cloud NetApp Volumes, and Bare Metal Solutions (BMS) services are experiencing a service outage in europe-west4-a due to a cooling failure.
Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE) Stretched Cluster customers are experiencing zonal outages impacting network connectivity across multiple regions.
Microsoft Azure
GitHub Issue
Microsoft Azure
Mitigated – Customers leveraging a subset of services may experience 401 authentication errors
Microsoft Azure
Active – Customers leveraging a subset of services may experience 401 authentication errors
Microsoft Azure
Investigating a spike in 401 authentication errors
Google Cloud Platform
Network traffic to Google Cloud originating from Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and surrounding areas is experiencing intermittent periods of elevated latency and possible packet loss.
Microsoft Azure
Active - Azure OpenAI Service Elevated Error Rates in multiple regions
Microsoft Azure
Active – Network connectivity degradation in West US 2
Microsoft Azure
Active – Multi Service degradation in West US 2 region.
Microsoft Azure
Active – Multi Service degradation in West US 2
Microsoft Azure
Active – Recovering - Multiple Services experiencing degradation in West US 2
Microsoft Azure
Active - Azure Synapse Analytics - Connectivity Issues
Microsoft Azure
Active - Azure Synapse Analytics (East US)- Connectivity Issues
Microsoft Azure
Active - Microsoft Fabric / Power BI / Power BI Embedded - Degraded performance in multiple regions
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is more reliable, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform?
Based on our monitoring data, Microsoft Azure is currently more reliable than Google Cloud Platform. Microsoft Azure has a reliability score of 67.0/100 compared to Google Cloud Platform's 57.7/100. This score factors in uptime percentage, mean time to recovery, incident frequency, and consistency. Monitor both services with Happy Uptime for real-time alerts.
Which has better uptime, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform?
Over the last 30 days, Microsoft Azure has a higher uptime of 98.799% compared to Google Cloud Platform's 94.150%. We check both services every 5 minutes from multiple global regions.
Is Microsoft Azure more stable than Google Cloud Platform?
Google Cloud Platform has been more stable over the past 90 days with 4 incidents compared to Microsoft Azure's 14 incidents. Fewer incidents generally indicates a more stable service. Use Happy Uptime to track both services and get AI-powered incident analysis.
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