Web & Product Analytics · reliability comparison
Google Analytics vs Mixpanel: which is more reliable? (2026)
Google Analytics is more reliable than Mixpanel, scoring 91.0 vs 84.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Google Analytics reported 1 incident and Mixpanel reported 5, with effective uptime of 99.89% and 99.84% respectively. Google Analytics resolves incidents faster on average (2h 12m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Google Analytics | Mixpanel |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 91.0 | 84.1 |
| Rank (analytics tools) | #3 | #4 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.89% | 99.84% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 1 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | 2h 12m | 3h 41m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Google Analytics and Mixpanel differ
- Mixpanel reported 5× as many incidents as Google Analytics over the last 90 days (5 vs 1).
- Mixpanel had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for Google Analytics.
- Google Analytics fixes problems faster: 2h 12m on average, against 3h 41m for Mixpanel.
- Google Analytics's longest outage on record lasted 2h 12m (Sep 29, 2026); Mixpanel's lasted 3h 45m (Aug 19, 2026).
90-day uptime
Google Analytics
Mixpanel
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Google Analytics incidents
- Major outageSep 29, 2026 · resolved in 2h 12m
Affected: Google Analytics
Recent Mixpanel incidents
- InformationalOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 7h 33m
- InformationalOct 8, 2026 · resolved in 7h 50m
- Partial outageAug 26, 2026 · resolved in 1h 7m
Degraded Query API Performance impacting US Projects
Affected: Application Availability (US)
- Partial outageAug 19, 2026 · resolved in 3h 45m
Issues Populating Event Properties in dropdown menus
Affected: Application Availability (US), Application Availability (EU), Application Availability (IN)
- Degraded performanceAug 6, 2026 · resolved in 6h 13m
Mixpanel MCP: Get-Report degraded
Affected: Application Availability (US), Application Availability (EU), Application Availability (IN)
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