Managed Database Services · reliability comparison
CockroachDB Cloud vs Convex: which is more reliable? (2026)
Convex is more reliable than CockroachDB Cloud, scoring 86.7 vs 57.6 out of 100. Over the last 90 days CockroachDB Cloud reported 5 incidents and Convex reported 7, with effective uptime of 99.08% and 99.87% respectively. Convex resolves incidents faster on average (50m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | CockroachDB Cloud | Convex |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 57.6 | 86.7 |
| Rank (managed database services) | #11 | #5 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.08% | 99.87% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 5 | 7 |
| Partial / major outages | 4 | 4 |
| Avg time to resolve | 10h 59m | 50m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where CockroachDB Cloud and Convex differ
- Convex reported 40% more incidents than CockroachDB Cloud over the last 90 days (7 vs 5).
- Convex fixes problems faster: 50m on average, against 10h 59m for CockroachDB Cloud (13.1× quicker).
- CockroachDB Cloud's longest outage on record lasted 20h 4m (Aug 4, 2026); Convex's lasted 3h 57m (May 22, 2026).
90-day uptime
CockroachDB Cloud
Convex
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent CockroachDB Cloud incidents
- Partial outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 7h
gcp-eu-west2-b-availability-zone-issuesofficial update ↗
Affected: CockroachDB Basic/Standard, CockroachDB Advanced
- Degraded performanceOct 6, 2026 · resolved in 22h 12m
Stock out issues in GCP us-central1
Affected: CockroachDB Advanced, Continuum Mission Critical
- Partial outageSep 17, 2026 · resolved in 1h 31m
Connection attempts failing for multiple Basic tenants in GCP South America (southamerica-east1).
Affected: CockroachDB Basic/Standard
- Partial outageSep 1, 2026 · resolved in 4h 9m
Cloud Latency, Delays, Connection Issuesofficial update ↗
Affected: CockroachDB Basic/Standard
- Partial outageAug 4, 2026 · resolved in 20h 4m
Cluster connectivity and execution issuesofficial update ↗
Affected: CockroachDB Basic/Standard
Recent Convex incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 54m
Elevated Error Rate for Deploying Node Actions
Affected: Free & Starter, Professional, Business
- Partial outageOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 36m
Affected: Free & Starter, Professional, Business
- Major outageSep 28, 2026 · resolved in 1h 4m
AI gateway unavailableofficial update ↗
Affected: AI Gateway
- InformationalSep 18, 2026 · resolved in 1h 7m
- Partial outageAug 16, 2026 · resolved in 1h 53m
Account verification/team invite emails not working
Affected: Free & Starter, Professional, Business
- Degraded performanceAug 12, 2026 · resolved in 20m
Some HTTP Actions returning 404
Affected: Free & Starter, Professional, Business
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