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DigitalOcean Managed Databases vs MongoDB Atlas: which is more reliable? (2026)
DigitalOcean Managed Databases is more reliable than MongoDB Atlas, scoring 85.7 vs 49.4 out of 100. Over the last 90 days DigitalOcean Managed Databases reported 1 incident and MongoDB Atlas reported 11, with effective uptime of 99.93% and 97.89% respectively. MongoDB Atlas resolves incidents faster on average (4h 18m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | DigitalOcean Managed Databases | MongoDB Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 85.7 | 49.4 |
| Rank (managed database services) | #6 | #12 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.93% | 97.89% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 1 | 11 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 4 |
| Avg time to resolve | 9h 22m | 4h 18m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where DigitalOcean Managed Databases and MongoDB Atlas differ
- MongoDB Atlas reported 11× as many incidents as DigitalOcean Managed Databases over the last 90 days (11 vs 1).
- MongoDB Atlas had 4 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for DigitalOcean Managed Databases.
- MongoDB Atlas fixes problems faster: 4h 18m on average, against 9h 22m for DigitalOcean Managed Databases (2.2× quicker).
- DigitalOcean Managed Databases's longest incident on record lasted 10h 16m (Jul 2, 2026); MongoDB Atlas's lasted 3d (Apr 17, 2026).
90-day uptime
DigitalOcean Managed Databases
MongoDB Atlas
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent DigitalOcean Managed Databases incidents
- Degraded performanceAug 23, 2026 · resolved in 9h 22m
Affected: NYC1, NYC3
Recent MongoDB Atlas incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 12h 36m
GCP Availability Zone europe-west2-b connectivity issues
Affected: MongoDB Cloud
- Partial outageOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 1h 48m
Issue impacting Atlas Search availability on certain clusters
Affected: MongoDB Atlas Search
- InformationalOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 2h 35m
Admin Admin API: Intermittent Increase in 5xx errors
Affected: MongoDB Cloud
- Partial outageOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 5h 13m
Trigger processing may be delayed globallyofficial update ↗
Affected: MongoDB Atlas App Services and Device Sync
- InformationalSep 30, 2026 · resolved in 2h 10m
Delays in Atlas cluster management operations
Affected: MongoDB Cloud
- Degraded performanceSep 11, 2026 · resolved in 2h 23m
Atlas is experiencing issues with issuing certificates from Lets Encrypt
Affected: MongoDB Cloud, MongoDB Atlas for Government
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