Payment Processors · reliability comparison
Authorize.net vs Braintree: which is more reliable? (2026)
Braintree is more reliable than Authorize.net, scoring 94.0 vs 39.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Authorize.net reported 8 incidents and Braintree reported 2, with effective uptime of 97.93% and 99.97% respectively. Braintree resolves incidents faster on average (2h 7m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Authorize.net | Braintree |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 39.3 | 94.0 |
| Rank (payment processors) | #11 | #1 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 97.93% | 99.97% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 8 | 2 |
| Partial / major outages | 4 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1d | 2h 7m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Authorize.net and Braintree differ
- Authorize.net reported 4× as many incidents as Braintree over the last 90 days (8 vs 2).
- Authorize.net had 4 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Braintree.
- Braintree fixes problems faster: 2h 7m on average, against 1d for Authorize.net (11.6× quicker).
- Authorize.net's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Jul 1, 2026); Braintree's lasted 3h 2m (Sep 23, 2026).
90-day uptime
Authorize.net
Braintree
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Authorize.net incidents
- InformationalSep 13, 2026 · resolved in <1m
CreateTransaction API calls Failing
Affected: Authorize.net API
- Partial outageSep 7, 2026 · resolved in 22h 23m
API Connection/Endpoint Service Disruption
Affected: Authorize.net API
- Degraded performanceSep 2, 2026 · resolved in 2h 29m
Customer Invoicing Service Disruption
Affected: Customer Invoicing
- Degraded performanceAug 20, 2026 · resolved in 1d 5h
API Connection/Endpoint - Server Integration Method (SIM) Relay Response Issue
Affected: Server Integration Method (SIM)
- Partial outageAug 14, 2026 · resolved in 7h 56m
API Connection/Endpoint Service Disruption
Affected: Accept Suite
- Partial outageAug 13, 2026 · resolved in 1d 1h
NAB EPX Processing Service Disruption
Affected: NAB EPX
Recent Braintree incidents
- Degraded performanceSep 23, 2026 · resolved in 3h 2m
Detected Resolved: Impact to Braintree Apple Pay Tokenization (PP-LIVE-109944)
Affected: Enterprise Solutions (Braintree) > United States Transaction Processing, Enterprise Solutions (Braintree) > Gateway API
- Degraded performanceSep 22, 2026 · resolved in 1h 11m
Impact to PayPal Checkout (PP-LIVE-109937)
Affected: Online Checkout, Enterprise Solutions (Braintree) > GraphQL API