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Heroku vs Koyeb: which is more reliable? (2026)
Heroku is more reliable than Koyeb, scoring 91.0 vs 76.0 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Heroku reported 6 incidents and Koyeb reported 9, with effective uptime of 99.95% and 99.64% respectively. Koyeb resolves incidents faster on average (1h 35m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Heroku | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 91.0 | 76.0 |
| Rank (app hosting platforms) | #2 | #3 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.95% | 99.64% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 6 | 9 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1h 43m | 1h 35m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Heroku and Koyeb differ
- Koyeb reported 50% more incidents than Heroku over the last 90 days (9 vs 6).
- Koyeb had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Heroku.
- Heroku's longest incident on record lasted 5h 4m (Oct 28, 2026); Koyeb's lasted 21h 22m (May 25, 2026).
90-day uptime
Heroku
Koyeb
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Heroku incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 5h 4m
- Degraded performanceSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 1h 28m
- Degraded performanceAug 25, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceAug 18, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceAug 10, 2026 · resolved in 20m
- Degraded performanceAug 6, 2026 · resolved in 2m
Recent Koyeb incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 16, 2026 · resolved in 24m
500 errors in the API and control panel, delay in provisioning
- MaintenanceOct 16, 2026 · resolved in 1h
- Degraded performanceSep 29, 2026 · resolved in 29m
- Partial outageSep 29, 2026 · resolved in 52m
- Degraded performanceSep 23, 2026 · resolved in 45m
- Degraded performanceSep 22, 2026 · resolved in 13m
Other app hosting platforms to consider
- DigitalOcean App Platform · #1 · 99.98% uptime
- Render · #4 · 99.71% uptime
- Netlify · #5 · 99.74% uptime
- Google Cloud Run · #6 · 99.59% uptime