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Circle vs Thinkific: which is more reliable? (2026)
Circle is more reliable than Thinkific, scoring 97.6 vs 91.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Circle reported 6 incidents and Thinkific reported 5, with effective uptime of 100% and 99.94% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Circle | Thinkific |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 97.6 | 91.3 |
| Rank (online course platforms) | #1 | #8 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 99.94% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 6 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 1h 8m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Circle and Thinkific differ
- Circle reported 20% more incidents than Thinkific over the last 90 days (6 vs 5).
- Thinkific had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Circle.
- Circle's longest outage on record lasted 3h 28m (May 28, 2026); Thinkific's lasted 2h 35m (Nov 10, 2025).
90-day uptime
Circle
Thinkific
- 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 Thinkific incidents
- Partial outageOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 24m
Learner Hub Is Down - We've Identified the Problem
Affected: Thinkific Application
- Partial outageSep 30, 2026 · resolved in 1h 2m
Affected: Thinkific Application
- InformationalSep 28, 2026 · resolved in 5h 58m
Affected: Thinkific Application
- Degraded performanceAug 25, 2026 · resolved in 2h 11m
Affected: Thinkific Application
- Degraded performanceAug 14, 2026 · resolved in 53m
Asset Library and New Course Builder Not Loading
Affected: Thinkific Application
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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