Over the 180 days ending July 2026, AWS and Google Cloud both ran clean at 100% with zero major incidents. Cloudflare posted 99.46% (B) with 2 major incidents totaling 910 minutes, about 15 hours. That gap matters more than most merchants realize, because Cloudflare sits in front of a huge share of the internet, including services you use that never mention it.
The numbers, side by side
| Metric (180 days ending July 2026) | AWS | Google Cloud | Cloudflare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uptime (major/critical incidents) | 100% | 100% | 99.46% |
| StatusBird reliability grade | A+ | A+ | B |
| Major or critical incidents | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total downtime | 0 minutes | 0 minutes | 910 minutes |
How these numbers are measured: StatusBird checks each service's status every 2 minutes, around the clock. Uptime counts major and critical incidents over the 180 days ending July 2026; brief degraded periods are excluded so chronically noisy status pages do not distort the comparison. Full details on the methodology page.
How reliable are AWS and Google Cloud?
Both hyperscalers ran the window without a major public incident. Histories: AWS reliability page and Google Cloud reliability page.
How reliable is Cloudflare?
Two major incidents in six months, and a caveat worth knowing: Cloudflare's status page reports minor regional issues almost continuously, which is exactly why StatusBird's uptime math counts major and critical incidents only. Even by that generous measure, Cloudflare was the least reliable infrastructure provider in the window. Details: Cloudflare reliability page and is Cloudflare reliable.
Why a Cloudflare incident hits stores that never chose Cloudflare
Your store's apps, fonts, analytics, review widgets, and even some payment components may be served through Cloudflare. When it has a bad day, storefronts get slow or partially broken in ways that look like theme bugs. If your site feels broken but your platform's status is green, infrastructure is one of the first places to look; the working-through-it checklist is in why is my Shopify store slow.
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