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DigitalOcean App Platform vs Northflank: which is more reliable? (2026)
DigitalOcean App Platform is more reliable than Northflank, scoring 95.1 vs 72.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days DigitalOcean App Platform reported 2 incidents and Northflank reported 5, with effective uptime of 99.98% and 99.51% respectively. DigitalOcean App Platform resolves incidents faster on average (2h 4m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
VS
| Metric | DigitalOcean App Platform | Northflank |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 95.1 | 72.1 |
| Rank (app hosting platforms) | #1 | #7 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.98% | 99.51% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 2 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 2h 4m | 2h 46m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where DigitalOcean App Platform and Northflank differ
- Northflank reported 2.5× as many incidents as DigitalOcean App Platform over the last 90 days (5 vs 2).
- Northflank had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for DigitalOcean App Platform.
- DigitalOcean App Platform fixes problems faster: 2h 4m on average, against 2h 46m for Northflank.
- DigitalOcean App Platform's longest incident on record lasted 7h 44m (May 29, 2026); Northflank's lasted 1h 22m (Jul 22, 2026).
90-day uptime
DigitalOcean App Platform
Northflank
- 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 Northflank incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 30, 2026 · ongoing
- Degraded performanceOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 6h 51m
- Degraded performanceSep 25, 2026 · resolved in 46m
- Degraded performanceSep 4, 2026 · resolved in 2h 25m
- Partial outageAug 5, 2026 · resolved in 1h 1m