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GitHub Actions vs GitLab: which is more reliable? (2026)
GitLab is more reliable than GitHub Actions, scoring 81.2 vs 55.5 out of 100. Over the last 90 days GitHub Actions reported 20 incidents and GitLab reported 10, with effective uptime of 98.90% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | GitHub Actions | GitLab |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 55.5 | 81.2 |
| Rank (code hosting & CI platforms) | #8 | #3 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.90% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 20 | 10 |
| Partial / major outages | 8 | 4 |
| Avg time to resolve | 2h 21m | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where GitHub Actions and GitLab differ
- GitHub Actions reported 2× as many incidents as GitLab over the last 90 days (20 vs 10).
- GitHub Actions had 8 partial or major outages, compared with 4 for GitLab.
90-day uptime
GitHub Actions
GitLab
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent GitHub Actions incidents
- Partial outageOct 30, 2026 · resolved in 1h 33m
Incident with Actions, Pages, and Webhooks
Affected: Webhooks, Actions, Pages
- Degraded performanceOct 26, 2026 · resolved in 9m
Incident with Actions, Issues, API Requests and Pull Requests
Affected: API Requests, Issues, Pull Requests, Actions
- Degraded performanceOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 36m
Delayed Actions status check results
Affected: Actions
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 11h 2m
Affected: API Requests, Issues, Pull Requests, Actions, Packages
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 1h 1m
Affected: Actions
- Major outageOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 4h 30m
Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveries
Affected: Webhooks, Pull Requests, Actions
Recent GitLab incidents
- Major outageOct 31, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceOct 23, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Partial outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceOct 16, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Partial outageOct 16, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Other code hosting & CI platforms to consider
- Bitrise · #1 · 99.90% uptime
- Depot · #2 · 99.89% uptime
- Bitbucket · #4 · 99.74% uptime
- Buildkite · #5 · 99.57% uptime
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