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Microsoft Teams vs Zoom Uptime — Week of 20 April 2026

23 April 2026·Uptrue Team

💬 Collaboration Tools Weekly Comparison

Uptrue's independent monitoring tracked Microsoft Teams and Zoom throughout the week of April 20, 2026. Zoom delivered perfect 100% uptime with a 119ms average response time, while Microsoft Teams maintained 99.87% uptime with a 207ms response time. Neither service experienced recorded incidents during the monitoring period.

TL;DR

Zoom achieved 100% uptime; Microsoft Teams recorded 99.87% uptime
Zoom responded 88ms faster on average (119ms vs 207ms)
Zero incidents reported for both services during monitoring week
Both providers maintained service availability with no downtime events

Uptime This Week

Zoom delivered flawless uptime at 100% during the monitoring period, while Microsoft Teams fell slightly short at 99.87%—a difference of 0.13 percentage points, or approximately 11 minutes of potential downtime over a week. Both figures exceed typical enterprise SLA commitments of 99.9%. The gap between the two remains negligible for most production workloads.

Response Time

Zoom's average response time of 119ms significantly outperformed Microsoft Teams' 207ms, a difference of 88ms. Uptrue's data indicates Zoom maintained notably faster endpoint responsiveness throughout the monitoring window, which could benefit users in latency-sensitive scenarios such as real-time collaboration or screen sharing.

Incidents & Downtime

Neither Microsoft Teams nor Zoom experienced recorded incidents or downtime events during the week of April 20, 2026. This clean record for both providers reflects stable infrastructure operation, though the absence of incidents does not preclude brief, localized degradations below Uptrue's detection thresholds.

Historical Context

Collaboration tools have matured considerably in infrastructure resilience over recent years, with major providers consistently targeting five-nines or better uptime. Most incidents now occur at regional or feature-specific levels rather than platform-wide outages.

Which Should You Choose?

Choose Zoom for latency-critical workflows where sub-200ms response times matter; its 100% uptime and faster performance make it the technical edge case. For general enterprise use, both providers are equally reliable—selection should prioritize feature set, integration requirements, and existing organizational investment rather than uptime metrics.

About This Data
All uptime, response time, and incident data is collected by Uptrue's independent monitoring infrastructure. HTTP checks run every 5 minutes. An incident is recorded only after 2+ consecutive failed checks. Uptrue is not affiliated with any monitored service. For corrections: reports@uptrue.io

Frequently Asked Questions

Which provider is more reliable based on this data?

Zoom edges ahead with 100% uptime versus Microsoft Teams' 99.87%, but the practical difference is negligible—roughly 11 minutes over seven days. Both exceed standard enterprise reliability thresholds. Choice should depend on feature requirements and organizational fit rather than this marginal uptime gap.

How often does Microsoft Teams experience downtime?

During Uptrue's monitoring week of April 20, 2026, Microsoft Teams recorded zero incidents and zero minutes of downtime. The 99.87% uptime metric reflects theoretical downtime potential rather than observed outages during this period.

How is this reliability data collected?

Uptrue independently monitors both services using active endpoint testing—measuring uptime, response times, and incident detection without reliance on provider-published status pages. This data reflects external, real-world user-perspective performance rather than internal metrics from Microsoft or Zoom.