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GoDaddy Online Store vs Volusion: which is more reliable? (2026)
GoDaddy Online Store is more reliable than Volusion, scoring 93.9 vs 51.0 out of 100. Over the last 90 days GoDaddy Online Store reported 3 incidents and Volusion reported 12, with effective uptime of 99.97% and 98.81% respectively. GoDaddy Online Store resolves incidents faster on average (1h 14m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | GoDaddy Online Store | Volusion |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 93.9 | 51.0 |
| Rank (e-commerce platforms) | #3 | #9 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.97% | 98.81% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 3 | 12 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 3 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1h 14m | 12h 15m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where GoDaddy Online Store and Volusion differ
- Volusion reported 4× as many incidents as GoDaddy Online Store over the last 90 days (12 vs 3).
- Volusion had 3 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for GoDaddy Online Store.
- GoDaddy Online Store fixes problems faster: 1h 14m on average, against 12h 15m for Volusion (10.0× quicker).
- GoDaddy Online Store's longest outage on record lasted 5m (Oct 30, 2026); Volusion's lasted 5h 40m (Dec 29, 2025).
90-day uptime
GoDaddy Online Store
Volusion
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent GoDaddy Online Store incidents
- Partial outageOct 30, 2026 · resolved in 5m
Website Builder - Unable to Publish
Affected: Website Builder
- Degraded performanceOct 26, 2026 · resolved in 44m
Website Builder Degraded Dashboard
Affected: Website Builder
- Degraded performanceAug 22, 2026 · resolved in 2h 52m
Affected: Website Builder
Recent Volusion incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 2h 52m
Slowness in Admin Areas and Intermittent Errors on Category Pages
Affected: Merchant Storefronts, Merchant Dashboard
- Degraded performanceOct 14, 2026 · resolved in 17h 24m
Outgoing Store Email Delivery Issues
Affected: Email Services
- Partial outageOct 8, 2026 · resolved in 2h 52m
PayPal Payment Experiencing Disruptions
Affected: Payment Gateway Services
- Degraded performanceOct 7, 2026 · resolved in 4h 8m
Investigating Intermittent Service Slowness
Affected: Merchant Storefronts, Merchant Dashboard
- Degraded performanceOct 6, 2026 · resolved in 4h 55m
3rd Party API Connection Issues
Affected: Third-Party Services
- Degraded performanceOct 2, 2026 · resolved in 6h 11m
Errors with Checkout using PPCP and Live Rates
Affected: Payment Gateway Services, Third-Party Services
Other e-commerce platforms to consider
- Shopify · #1 · 100% uptime
- Squarespace · #2 · 99.98% uptime
- Ecwid · #4 · 99.93% uptime
- Wix · #5 · 99.85% uptime