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Element vs Flock: which is more reliable? (2026)
Element and Flock are effectively tied on reliability (100.0 vs 100.0). Over the last 90 days Element reported 0 incidents and Flock reported 0, with effective uptime of 100% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Element | Flock |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Rank (team chat apps) | #1 | #2 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 | 0 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Element and Flock differ
- Element's longest outage on record lasted 18h 18m (Nov 18, 2025); Flock's lasted 3h (Jul 9, 2026).
90-day uptime
Element
Flock
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Element incidents
- Partial outageJan 29, 2025 · ongoing
Element One Telegram bridge Matrix to Telegram direction media intermittent failuresofficial update ↗
Affected: Telegram, Element One
Recent Flock incidents
No incidents reported by Flock in the last 90 days.
Other team chat apps to consider
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- Ryver · #6 · 100% uptime