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Fly.io vs Netlify: which is more reliable? (2026)
Netlify is more reliable than Fly.io, scoring 75.2 vs 45.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Fly.io reported 53 incidents and Netlify reported 18, with effective uptime of 98.33% and 99.74% respectively. Netlify resolves incidents faster on average (1h 58m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Fly.io | Netlify |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 45.7 | 75.2 |
| Rank (app hosting platforms) | #10 | #5 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.33% | 99.74% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 53 | 18 |
| Partial / major outages | 19 | 5 |
| Avg time to resolve | 2h 34m | 1h 58m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Fly.io and Netlify differ
- Fly.io reported 2.9× as many incidents as Netlify over the last 90 days (53 vs 18).
- Fly.io had 19 partial or major outages, compared with 5 for Netlify.
- Netlify fixes problems faster: 1h 58m on average, against 2h 34m for Fly.io.
- Fly.io's longest outage on record lasted 18h 40m (Sep 23, 2026); Netlify's lasted 2h 19m (May 5, 2026).
90-day uptime
Fly.io
Netlify
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Fly.io incidents
- Degraded performanceNov 1, 2026 · ongoing
- Degraded performanceOct 30, 2026 · resolved in 1h 28m
Slow image pulls delaying Machine starts in IAD
Affected: IAD - Ashburn, Virginia (US), Deployments
- InformationalOct 29, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- Degraded performanceOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 48m
Elevated issues with the Machines API
Affected: Machines API, Dashboard, Customer Applications
- InformationalOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 4h 48m
- InformationalOct 26, 2026 · resolved in 6h 6m
Recent Netlify incidents
- Partial outageOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 57m
Elevated Build Errors and Agent Runner failures
Affected: Build Pipeline, Agent Runners
- Degraded performanceOct 26, 2026 · resolved in 11h 16m
Delays in build logs appearing in the UI
Affected: Build Pipeline, Netlify Application UI
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 3h 51m
Delayed Edge Functions and Functions logs
Affected: Edge Function Logs, Function Logs
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 3h 57m
Delays in build logs appearing in the UI
Affected: Build Pipeline, Netlify Application UI
- Partial outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 1h 9m
Affected: Agent Runners
- Degraded performanceOct 17, 2026 · resolved in 52m
Affected: Build Pipeline
Other app hosting platforms to consider
- DigitalOcean App Platform · #1 · 99.98% uptime
- Heroku · #2 · 99.95% uptime
- Koyeb · #3 · 99.64% uptime
- Render · #4 · 99.71% uptime