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Fly.io vs Render: which is more reliable? (2026)
Render is more reliable than Fly.io, scoring 75.5 vs 45.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Fly.io reported 53 incidents and Render reported 14, with effective uptime of 98.33% and 99.71% respectively. Render resolves incidents faster on average (1h 27m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Fly.io | Render |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 45.7 | 75.5 |
| Rank (app hosting platforms) | #10 | #4 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.33% | 99.71% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 53 | 14 |
| Partial / major outages | 19 | 5 |
| Avg time to resolve | 2h 34m | 1h 27m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Fly.io and Render differ
- Fly.io reported 3.8× as many incidents as Render over the last 90 days (53 vs 14).
- Fly.io had 19 partial or major outages, compared with 5 for Render.
- Render fixes problems faster: 1h 27m on average, against 2h 34m for Fly.io.
- Fly.io's longest outage on record lasted 18h 40m (Sep 23, 2026); Render's lasted 12h 14m (Apr 8, 2026).
90-day uptime
Fly.io
Render
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Fly.io incidents
- Degraded performanceNov 1, 2026 · resolved in 2h 10m
Outbound IPv4 connectivity failures in ARN, JNB, and GRU
Affected: ARN - Stockholm, Sweden, JNB - Johannesburg, South Africa, GRU - Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 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 Render incidents
- InformationalOct 24, 2026 · resolved in 30m
- Degraded performanceOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 1h 28m
Affected: Web Services, Web Services, Static Sites
- Degraded performanceOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 3h 41m
- Degraded performanceOct 15, 2026 · resolved in 1h 35m
Dashboard not updating in real time; Some Workflows SDK requests timing out
Affected: Render Dashboard, Workflows, Workflows, Workflows, Workflows, Workflows
- Partial outageOct 14, 2026 · resolved in 2h 45m
Builds, deploys, and queued deploys are not starting in all regions
Affected: Builds and Deploys, Builds and Deploys, Builds and Deploys, Builds and Deploys, Builds and Deploys
- Degraded performanceOct 3, 2026 · resolved in 46m
Degraded Dashboard Performance; Degraded builds & deploys in Oregon
Affected: Render Dashboard, Builds and Deploys
Other app hosting platforms to consider
- DigitalOcean App Platform · #1 · 99.98% uptime
- Heroku · #2 · 99.95% uptime
- Koyeb · #3 · 99.64% uptime
- Netlify · #5 · 99.74% uptime