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Buffer vs Vista Social: which is more reliable? (2026)
Vista Social is more reliable than Buffer, scoring 83.7 vs 58.8 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Buffer reported 21 incidents and Vista Social reported 3, with effective uptime of 99.23% and 99.86% respectively. Buffer resolves incidents faster on average (3h 36m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Buffer | Vista Social |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 58.8 | 83.7 |
| Rank (social media management tools) | #7 | #4 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.23% | 99.86% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 21 | 3 |
| Partial / major outages | 8 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 3h 36m | 6h 35m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Buffer and Vista Social differ
- Buffer reported 7× as many incidents as Vista Social over the last 90 days (21 vs 3).
- Buffer had 8 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Vista Social.
- Buffer fixes problems faster: 3h 36m on average, against 6h 35m for Vista Social.
- Buffer's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Jul 13, 2026); Vista Social's lasted 2d 20h (May 11, 2026).
90-day uptime
Buffer
Vista Social
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Buffer incidents
- Partial outageOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 12m
Affected: Publishing
- InformationalOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 3h 24m
- Degraded performanceOct 8, 2026 · resolved in 1d 3h
Issue Connecting & Refreshing YouTube
Affected: Channel connections, Youtube
- InformationalOct 5, 2026 · resolved in 2m
- Partial outageOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 2h 26m
Issue with publishing to Mastodon accounts hosted on mastodon.social and mastodon.onlineofficial update ↗
Affected: Channel connections, Mastodon, Publishing
- Partial outageSep 25, 2026 · resolved in 1h 20m
Issues with Buffer fully loading
Affected: Community, Analytics, Channel connections, Settings
Recent Vista Social incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 2h 26m
Reconnection Issues for Some Instagram Profiles
Affected: Vista Social Web App
- Degraded performanceSep 25, 2026 · resolved in 9h 43m
iOS app not launching on iOS 27
Affected: Vista Social iOS App
- Degraded performanceAug 20, 2026 · resolved in 7h 34m
Affected: Vista Social Web App
Other social media management tools to consider
- Planable · #1 · 99.98% uptime
- Later · #2 · 99.89% uptime
- SocialBee · #3 · 100% uptime
- Sprout Social · #5 · 99.68% uptime
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