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Circle vs ThriveCart: which is more reliable? (2026)
Circle is more reliable than ThriveCart, scoring 97.6 vs 91.2 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Circle reported 6 incidents and ThriveCart reported 6, with effective uptime of 100% and 99.93% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Circle | ThriveCart |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 97.6 | 91.2 |
| Rank (online course platforms) | #1 | #9 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 99.93% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 6 | 6 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 1h 34m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Circle and ThriveCart differ
- ThriveCart had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Circle.
- Circle's longest outage on record lasted 3h 28m (May 28, 2026); ThriveCart's lasted 9h 44m (Jul 3, 2026).
90-day uptime
Circle
ThriveCart
- 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 ThriveCart incidents
- InformationalOct 21, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Intermittent Cart Pages & Sales Pages, checkout & account login performance between 3:52 - 4:01 UTC
Affected: Account Login & Dashboard, Checkouts & Payment Processing, Cart Pages & Sales Pages
- InformationalSep 8, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- InformationalAug 31, 2026 · resolved in <1m
ThriveAcademy - Intermittent Service Issue
Affected: Login & Access, Student Course Access, Creator/Admin Area, Purchases, Enrolments & Access Delivery, Media & Delivery (Videos, Downloads & Lesson Content), Emails & Notifications +1 more
- InformationalAug 27, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- Degraded performanceAug 19, 2026 · resolved in 27m
Thrive Academy - Login and Access issues
Affected: Login & Access, Student Course Access
- Partial outageAug 5, 2026 · resolved in 2h 41m
Issue impacting checkouts and dashboard
Affected: Account Login & Dashboard, Checkouts & Payment Processing, Cart Pages & Sales Pages
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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