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DigitalOcean Managed Databases vs Upstash: which is more reliable? (2026)
Upstash is more reliable than DigitalOcean Managed Databases, scoring 98.0 vs 85.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days DigitalOcean Managed Databases reported 1 incident and Upstash reported 3, with effective uptime of 99.93% and 100% respectively. Upstash resolves incidents faster on average (<1m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | DigitalOcean Managed Databases | Upstash |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 85.7 | 98.0 |
| Rank (managed database services) | #6 | #1 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.93% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 1 | 3 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 9h 22m | <1m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where DigitalOcean Managed Databases and Upstash differ
- Upstash reported 3× as many incidents as DigitalOcean Managed Databases over the last 90 days (3 vs 1).
- Upstash fixes problems faster: <1m on average, against 9h 22m for DigitalOcean Managed Databases (Infinity× quicker).
- DigitalOcean Managed Databases's longest incident on record lasted 10h 16m (Jul 2, 2026); Upstash's lasted 3h 59m (May 12, 2026).
90-day uptime
DigitalOcean Managed Databases
Upstash
- 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 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
Other managed database services to consider
- Prisma Postgres · #2 · 99.96% uptime
- PlanetScale · #3 · 99.92% uptime
- Neon · #4 · 100% uptime
- Convex · #5 · 99.87% uptime
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