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Convex vs Upstash: which is more reliable? (2026)
Upstash is more reliable than Convex, scoring 98.0 vs 86.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Convex reported 7 incidents and Upstash reported 3, with effective uptime of 99.87% and 100% respectively. Upstash resolves incidents faster on average (<1m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Convex | Upstash |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 86.7 | 98.0 |
| Rank (managed database services) | #5 | #1 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.87% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 7 | 3 |
| Partial / major outages | 4 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 50m | <1m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Convex and Upstash differ
- Convex reported 2.3× as many incidents as Upstash over the last 90 days (7 vs 3).
- Convex had 4 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Upstash.
- Upstash fixes problems faster: <1m on average, against 50m for Convex (Infinity× quicker).
- Convex's longest outage on record lasted 3h 57m (May 22, 2026); Upstash's lasted 3h 59m (May 12, 2026).
90-day uptime
Convex
Upstash
- 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 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
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- Neon · #4 · 100% uptime
- DigitalOcean Managed Databases · #6 · 99.93% uptime
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