Managed Database Services · reliability comparison
CockroachDB Cloud vs Redis Cloud: which is more reliable? (2026)
Redis Cloud is more reliable than CockroachDB Cloud, scoring 79.2 vs 57.6 out of 100. Over the last 90 days CockroachDB Cloud reported 5 incidents and Redis Cloud reported 3, with effective uptime of 99.08% and 99.72% respectively. Redis Cloud resolves incidents faster on average (4h 56m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | CockroachDB Cloud | Redis Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 57.6 | 79.2 |
| Rank (managed database services) | #11 | #8 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.08% | 99.72% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 5 | 3 |
| Partial / major outages | 4 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 10h 59m | 4h 56m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where CockroachDB Cloud and Redis Cloud differ
- CockroachDB Cloud reported 67% more incidents than Redis Cloud over the last 90 days (5 vs 3).
- CockroachDB Cloud had 4 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for Redis Cloud.
- Redis Cloud fixes problems faster: 4h 56m on average, against 10h 59m for CockroachDB Cloud (2.2× quicker).
- CockroachDB Cloud's longest outage on record lasted 20h 4m (Aug 4, 2026); Redis Cloud's lasted 10h 36m (Oct 20, 2026).
90-day uptime
CockroachDB Cloud
Redis Cloud
- 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 Redis Cloud incidents
- Partial outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 10h 36m
New incident: "GCP region europe-west2 and zone europe-west2-b issues"official update ↗
- Degraded performanceSep 5, 2026 · resolved in 41m
New incident: "Redis Cloud – Temporary Issues with Redis IRIS"
- Degraded performanceSep 1, 2026 · resolved in 3h 30m
Other managed database services to consider
- Upstash · #1 · 100% uptime
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- PlanetScale · #3 · 99.92% uptime
- Neon · #4 · 100% uptime
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