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DigitalOcean App Platform vs Netlify: which is more reliable? (2026)
DigitalOcean App Platform is more reliable than Netlify, scoring 95.1 vs 71.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days DigitalOcean App Platform reported 2 incidents and Netlify reported 19, with effective uptime of 99.98% and 99.68% respectively. DigitalOcean App Platform resolves incidents faster on average (2h 4m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | DigitalOcean App Platform | Netlify |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 95.1 | 71.7 |
| Rank (app hosting platforms) | #1 | #6 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.98% | 99.68% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 2 | 19 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 5 |
| Avg time to resolve | 2h 4m | 2h 25m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where DigitalOcean App Platform and Netlify differ
- Netlify reported 9.5× as many incidents as DigitalOcean App Platform over the last 90 days (19 vs 2).
- Netlify had 5 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for DigitalOcean App Platform.
- DigitalOcean App Platform fixes problems faster: 2h 4m on average, against 2h 25m for Netlify.
- DigitalOcean App Platform's longest incident on record lasted 7h 44m (May 29, 2026); Netlify's lasted 2h 19m (May 5, 2026).
90-day uptime
DigitalOcean App Platform
Netlify
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent DigitalOcean App Platform incidents
- InformationalOct 13, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Affected: Global
- Degraded performanceAug 6, 2026 · resolved in 2h 4m
Affected: Global, Global
Recent Netlify incidents
- Degraded performanceNov 2, 2026 · resolved in 8h 57m
Delays in build logs appearing in the UI
Affected: Build Pipeline, Netlify Application UI
- Partial outageOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 57m
Elevated Build Errors and Agent Runner failures
Affected: Build Pipeline, Agent Runners
- Degraded performanceOct 26, 2026 · resolved in 11h 16m
Delays in build logs appearing in the UI
Affected: Build Pipeline, Netlify Application UI
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 3h 51m
Delayed Edge Functions and Functions logs
Affected: Edge Function Logs, Function Logs
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 3h 57m
Delays in build logs appearing in the UI
Affected: Build Pipeline, Netlify Application UI
- Partial outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 1h 9m
Affected: Agent Runners
Other app hosting platforms to consider
- Heroku · #2 · 99.95% uptime
- Koyeb · #3 · 99.64% uptime
- Render · #4 · 99.71% uptime
- Google Cloud Run · #5 · 99.59% uptime