Managed Database Services · reliability comparison
CockroachDB Cloud vs Upstash: which is more reliable? (2026)
Upstash is more reliable than CockroachDB Cloud, scoring 98.0 vs 57.6 out of 100. Over the last 90 days CockroachDB Cloud reported 5 incidents and Upstash reported 3, with effective uptime of 99.08% and 100% respectively. Upstash resolves incidents faster on average (<1m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | CockroachDB Cloud | Upstash |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 57.6 | 98.0 |
| Rank (managed database services) | #11 | #1 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.08% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 5 | 3 |
| Partial / major outages | 4 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 10h 59m | <1m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where CockroachDB Cloud and Upstash differ
- CockroachDB Cloud reported 67% more incidents than Upstash over the last 90 days (5 vs 3).
- CockroachDB Cloud had 4 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Upstash.
- Upstash fixes problems faster: <1m on average, against 10h 59m for CockroachDB Cloud (Infinity× quicker).
- CockroachDB Cloud's longest outage on record lasted 20h 4m (Aug 4, 2026); Upstash's lasted 3h 59m (May 12, 2026).
90-day uptime
CockroachDB Cloud
Upstash
- 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 Upstash incidents
- Degraded performanceSep 29, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- Degraded performanceSep 9, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Intermittent DNS Resolution Errors for Upstash Vector in US East (us-east-1)
- InformationalSep 3, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Other managed database services to consider
- Prisma Postgres · #2 · 99.96% uptime
- PlanetScale · #3 · 99.92% uptime
- Neon · #4 · 100% uptime
- Convex · #5 · 99.87% uptime
See the full most reliable managed database services ranking →