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Aiven vs DigitalOcean Managed Databases: which is more reliable? (2026)
DigitalOcean Managed Databases is more reliable than Aiven, scoring 85.7 vs 34.6 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Aiven reported 9 incidents and DigitalOcean Managed Databases reported 1, with effective uptime of 97.43% and 99.93% respectively. DigitalOcean Managed Databases resolves incidents faster on average (9h 22m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | Aiven | DigitalOcean Managed Databases |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 34.6 | 85.7 |
| Rank (managed database services) | #13 | #6 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 97.43% | 99.93% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 1 |
| Partial / major outages | 3 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1d 5h | 9h 22m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Aiven and DigitalOcean Managed Databases differ
- Aiven reported 9× as many incidents as DigitalOcean Managed Databases over the last 90 days (9 vs 1).
- Aiven had 3 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for DigitalOcean Managed Databases.
- DigitalOcean Managed Databases fixes problems faster: 9h 22m on average, against 1d 5h for Aiven (3.1× quicker).
- Aiven's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Oct 12, 2026); DigitalOcean Managed Databases's lasted 10h 16m (Jul 2, 2026).
90-day uptime
Aiven
DigitalOcean Managed Databases
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Aiven incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 12h 47m
Google Cloud VPN incident affecting services
Affected: Aiven
- InformationalOct 18, 2026 · resolved in 17h 12m
- InformationalOct 16, 2026 · resolved in 4h 51m
- Partial outageOct 12, 2026 · resolved in 4d 14h
Issues with spin up node in google asia-southeast1 regionofficial update ↗
Affected: Aiven
- InformationalSep 29, 2026 · resolved in 4h 27m
- Partial outageSep 22, 2026 · resolved in 7h 10m
Aiven Console and API are downofficial update ↗
Affected: Aiven, Support Ticketing System
Recent DigitalOcean Managed Databases incidents
- Degraded performanceAug 23, 2026 · resolved in 9h 22m
Affected: NYC1, NYC3
Other managed database services to consider
- Upstash · #1 · 100% uptime
- Prisma Postgres · #2 · 99.96% uptime
- PlanetScale · #3 · 99.92% uptime
- Neon · #4 · 100% uptime
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