Payment Processors · reliability comparison
Adyen vs Stax: which is more reliable? (2026)
Adyen is more reliable than Stax, scoring 84.8 vs 49.0 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Adyen reported 10 incidents and Stax reported 4, with effective uptime of 99.95% and 98.48% respectively. Adyen resolves incidents faster on average (7h 14m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Adyen | Stax |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 84.8 | 49.0 |
| Rank (payment processors) | #6 | #11 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.95% | 98.48% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 10 | 4 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | 7h 14m | 21h 59m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Adyen and Stax differ
- Adyen reported 2.5× as many incidents as Stax over the last 90 days (10 vs 4).
- Stax had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Adyen.
- Adyen fixes problems faster: 7h 14m on average, against 21h 59m for Stax (3.0× quicker).
- Adyen's longest incident on record lasted 3d (Jul 31, 2026); Stax's lasted 2d 2h (Oct 27, 2026).
90-day uptime
Adyen
Stax
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Adyen incidents
- InformationalNov 1, 2026 · resolved in 3h 38m
Givex is experiencing higher error rates
Affected: Acquirer payments performance
- InformationalOct 31, 2026 · resolved in 15h 34m
Givex is experiencing higher error rates
Affected: Acquirer payments performance
- InformationalOct 31, 2026 · resolved in 36m
MoMo is experiencing higher error rates
Affected: Acquirer payments performance
- InformationalOct 31, 2026 · resolved in 3h 58m
AntFinancialOSP is experiencing offer conversion issues
Affected: Acquirer payments performance
- InformationalSep 30, 2026 · resolved in 2d 5h
Payout delay for a subset of BRL transactions
Affected: Settlement payout
- InformationalSep 30, 2026 · resolved in 12m
MB WAY is experiencing higher refusal rates
Affected: Acquirer payments performance
Recent Stax incidents
- Partial outageOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 2d 2h
Potential Funding Delayofficial update ↗
Affected: Settlements, Fees, and Payouts
- Partial outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 14h 41m
Funding Delay October 20, 2026official update ↗
Affected: Settlements, Fees, and Payouts
- InformationalOct 7, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- Degraded performanceSep 28, 2026 · resolved in 49m
Affected: Scheduled Payments, Stax API