Payment Processors · reliability comparison
Clover vs Worldpay: which is more reliable? (2026)
Clover is more reliable than Worldpay, scoring 87.8 vs 34.0 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Clover reported 6 incidents and Worldpay reported 50, with effective uptime of 99.88% and 97.00% respectively. Clover resolves incidents faster on average (1h 55m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Clover | Worldpay |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 87.8 | 34.0 |
| Rank (payment processors) | #5 | #13 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.88% | 97.00% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 6 | 50 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1h 55m | 4h 34m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Clover and Worldpay differ
- Worldpay reported 8.3× as many incidents as Clover over the last 90 days (50 vs 6).
- Clover had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Worldpay.
- Clover fixes problems faster: 1h 55m on average, against 4h 34m for Worldpay (2.4× quicker).
- Clover's longest outage on record lasted 7h 28m (Jul 7, 2026); Worldpay's lasted 3d (Oct 12, 2026).
90-day uptime
Clover
Worldpay
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Clover incidents
- Partial outageOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 2h 45m
Clover is experiencing an issue impacting Ecommerce products
Affected: Ecommerce, Online Ordering
- InformationalOct 8, 2026 · resolved in 1h 21m
[NA] Clover experiencing issues with the Customer Engagement Apps
- Degraded performanceSep 22, 2026 · resolved in 28m
[NA]Web dashboard login issues for a small subset of merchants on Safari Browsers
Affected: Dashboard
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 3h 19m
Clover in EMEA is experiencing an issue
Affected: Dashboard, Cloud Pay Display
- Degraded performanceAug 30, 2026 · resolved in 1h 54m
[NA] Clover merchants experiencing issues with payment processing
Affected: North America - Payment Authorization Services
- Degraded performanceAug 25, 2026 · resolved in 1h 10m
Clover in NA is experiencing issues with Cloud Pay Display
Affected: Dashboard, Cloud Pay Display
Recent Worldpay incidents
- InformationalNov 1, 2026 · resolved in <1m
INC0713069 - We have resolved issues with Authorization & Payments.
Affected: Authorization & Payments
- Degraded performanceNov 1, 2026 · resolved in 1h 23m
INC0712171 - We are aware of potential issues with a Third Party
Affected: Authorization & Payments
- Degraded performanceOct 30, 2026 · ongoing
INC0710790 - We are investigating potential issues with payment refunds.
Affected: Authorization & Payments
- Degraded performanceOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 1h 24m
INC0709613 - WPG - Maintenance Extended - Degradation of service
Affected: Authorization & Payments
- Degraded performanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 10m
INC0708391 - Biller Solutions - We are investigating issues with Authorization & Payments
Affected: Authorization & Payments
- Degraded performanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in <1m
INC0708124 - We are investigating issues with Authorization & Payments
Affected: Authorization & Payments