Team Chat Apps · reliability comparison
Discord vs Google Chat: which is more reliable? (2026)
Google Chat is more reliable than Discord, scoring 94.4 vs 62.0 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Discord reported 19 incidents and Google Chat reported 1, with effective uptime of 99.40% and 99.98% respectively. Discord resolves incidents faster on average (1h 34m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Discord | Google Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 62.0 | 94.4 |
| Rank (team chat apps) | #10 | #8 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.40% | 99.98% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 19 | 1 |
| Partial / major outages | 14 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1h 34m | 2h 44m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Discord and Google Chat differ
- Discord reported 19× as many incidents as Google Chat over the last 90 days (19 vs 1).
- Discord had 14 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Google Chat.
- Discord fixes problems faster: 1h 34m on average, against 2h 44m for Google Chat.
- Discord's longest outage on record lasted 6h 17m (Oct 31, 2026); Google Chat's lasted 2h 3m (Feb 23, 2026).
90-day uptime
Discord
Google Chat
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Discord incidents
- Partial outageOct 31, 2026 · resolved in 6h 17m
- Partial outageOct 30, 2026 · resolved in 55m
- Degraded performanceOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 1h 5m
Affected: API, Media Proxy
- Partial outageSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 1h 24m
Age group status mismatch across devices
Affected: Android
- Partial outageSep 17, 2026 · resolved in 2h 21m
Issue / Delay in establishing call connectionofficial update ↗
- Partial outageSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 1h 2m
Recent Google Chat incidents
- Degraded performanceAug 28, 2026 · resolved in 2h 44m
Affected: Google Chat
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