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Frontegg vs WorkOS: which is more reliable? (2026)
Frontegg is more reliable than WorkOS, scoring 94.0 vs 58.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Frontegg reported 5 incidents and WorkOS reported 19, with effective uptime of 99.97% and 99.30% respectively. Frontegg resolves incidents faster on average (45m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Frontegg | WorkOS |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 94.0 | 58.7 |
| Rank (authentication providers) | #3 | #5 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.97% | 99.30% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 5 | 19 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 9 |
| Avg time to resolve | 45m | 4h 31m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Frontegg and WorkOS differ
- WorkOS reported 3.8× as many incidents as Frontegg over the last 90 days (19 vs 5).
- WorkOS had 9 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Frontegg.
- Frontegg fixes problems faster: 45m on average, against 4h 31m for WorkOS (6.0× quicker).
- Frontegg's longest outage on record lasted 5h 36m (Jul 16, 2026); WorkOS's lasted 2d 7h (Jun 22, 2026).
90-day uptime
Frontegg
WorkOS
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Frontegg incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 38m
Affected: Authentication APIs
- Degraded performanceOct 11, 2026 · resolved in 44m
Affected: Management Portal
- Degraded performanceOct 6, 2026 · resolved in 34m
Affected: Authentication APIs, Management APIs, Management Portal
- Degraded performanceOct 4, 2026 · resolved in 21m
Affected: Authentication APIs, Management APIs, Management Portal
- Degraded performanceAug 20, 2026 · resolved in 1h 28m
Degraded Performance - EU region
Affected: Authentication APIs
Recent WorkOS incidents
- Partial outageOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 2h 18m
SSO Profile API Timeoutsofficial update ↗
Affected: SSO
- Partial outageOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 1h 3m
Elevated errors across SSO and AuthKit
Affected: AuthKit, SSO
- Partial outageOct 19, 2026 · resolved in 58m
Affected: AuthKit
- Partial outageOct 15, 2026 · resolved in 4h 34m
Radar SMS challenge failures for phone numbers in mainland China (+86)official update ↗
Affected: Dashboard, AuthKit
- InformationalOct 9, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- Degraded performanceOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 42m
Elevated errors for Audit Logs
Affected: Audit Logs
Other authentication providers to consider
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- Kinde · #2 · 99.96% uptime
- Stytch · #4 · 99.82% uptime
- Clerk · #6 · 98.98% uptime
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