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Convex vs Prisma Postgres: which is more reliable? (2026)
Prisma Postgres is more reliable than Convex, scoring 93.3 vs 86.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Convex reported 7 incidents and Prisma Postgres reported 2, with effective uptime of 99.87% and 99.96% respectively. Convex resolves incidents faster on average (50m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Convex | Prisma Postgres |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 86.7 | 93.3 |
| Rank (managed database services) | #5 | #2 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.87% | 99.96% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 7 | 2 |
| Partial / major outages | 4 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 50m | 2h 29m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Convex and Prisma Postgres differ
- Convex reported 3.5× as many incidents as Prisma Postgres over the last 90 days (7 vs 2).
- Convex had 4 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Prisma Postgres.
- Convex fixes problems faster: 50m on average, against 2h 29m for Prisma Postgres (3.0× quicker).
- Convex's longest outage on record lasted 3h 57m (May 22, 2026); Prisma Postgres's lasted 2h 30m (Jun 18, 2026).
90-day uptime
Convex
Prisma Postgres
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
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
Recent Prisma Postgres incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 15, 2026 · resolved in 3h 54m
Intermittent Connection Errors on Prisma Postgres
Affected: Prisma Compute
- Degraded performanceSep 22, 2026 · resolved in 1h 5m
Degraded performance on Prisma Postgres for some users in US East.
Affected: Prisma Postgres
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