Code Hosting & CI/CD · reliability comparison
Bitrise vs Buildkite: which is more reliable? (2026)
Bitrise is more reliable than Buildkite, scoring 88.6 vs 65.8 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Bitrise reported 6 incidents and Buildkite reported 29, with effective uptime of 99.90% and 99.57% respectively. Bitrise resolves incidents faster on average (1h 13m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Bitrise | Buildkite |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 88.6 | 65.8 |
| Rank (code hosting & CI platforms) | #1 | #6 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.90% | 99.57% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 6 | 29 |
| Partial / major outages | 2 | 5 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1h 13m | 1h 32m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Bitrise and Buildkite differ
- Buildkite reported 4.8× as many incidents as Bitrise over the last 90 days (29 vs 6).
- Buildkite had 5 partial or major outages, compared with 2 for Bitrise.
- Bitrise fixes problems faster: 1h 13m on average, against 1h 32m for Buildkite.
- Bitrise's longest outage on record lasted 1d 1h (Jul 14, 2026); Buildkite's lasted 6h 47m (Sep 9, 2026).
90-day uptime
Bitrise
Buildkite
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Bitrise incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 26, 2026 · resolved in 31m
Long waiting times (queue) on builds
Affected: ⚙️ Builds (CI)
- Partial outageOct 5, 2026 · resolved in 2h 19m
Issue with the Start Build dialog in the Website UIofficial update ↗
Affected: ⚙️ Builds (CI)
- Degraded performanceSep 22, 2026 · resolved in 1h 6m
Long waiting times [on specific stacks / to start builds]
Affected: ⚙️ Builds (CI)
- Degraded performanceSep 5, 2026 · resolved in 1h 49m
Key Value Dependency Cache Service
Affected: Key Value Dependency Cache Service
- Partial outageAug 28, 2026 · resolved in 32m
CI build list is not loading in multiple workspaces
Affected: ⚙️ Builds (CI)
- Degraded performanceAug 7, 2026 · resolved in 58m
Increased queues on Linux machines
Affected: ⚙️ Builds (CI)
Recent Buildkite incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 2h 1m
Affected: Job Queue
- Degraded performanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 32m
Increased latency and error rates
Affected: REST API, Agent API
- InformationalOct 26, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- InformationalOct 24, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Affected: REST API, Web, Agent API, Remote MCP Server, Job Queue
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 46m
Delays with Hosted Agents jobs
Affected: Hosted Agents
- InformationalOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 1d
Other code hosting & CI platforms to consider
- Depot · #2 · 99.89% uptime
- GitLab · #3 · 100% uptime
- Bitbucket · #4 · 99.74% uptime
- Azure DevOps · #5 · 98.64% uptime
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