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Circle vs Stan: which is more reliable? (2026)
Stan is more reliable than Circle, scoring 100.0 vs 97.6 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Circle reported 6 incidents and Stan reported 0, with effective uptime of 100% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Circle | Stan |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 97.6 | 100.0 |
| Rank (online course platforms) | #1 | — |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 6 | 0 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Circle and Stan differ
- Stan reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Circle reported 6.
- Circle's longest outage on record lasted 3h 28m (May 28, 2026); Stan's lasted 2h 19m (Jun 16, 2026).
90-day uptime
Circle
Stan
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Circle incidents
- InformationalOct 5, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Affected: Sign-up & Login, Posts & Comments, Notifications, Direct Messaging & Chat, Paywalls & Member Billing, Live Streams & Rooms +5 more
- InformationalOct 3, 2026 · resolved in 5m
- InformationalSep 1, 2026 · resolved in 44m
- InformationalAug 27, 2026 · resolved in 1m
Affected: Sign-up & Login, REST API, Circle iOS App, Posts & Comments, Circle Android App, Notifications +11 more
- InformationalAug 20, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- InformationalAug 19, 2026 · resolved in 16m
Recent Stan incidents
No incidents reported by Stan in the last 90 days.
Other online course platforms to consider
- Uscreen · #2 · 99.99% uptime
- Mighty Networks · #3 · 99.98% uptime
- Kajabi · #4 · 100% uptime
- Simplero · #5 · 99.96% uptime
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