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Hive vs Jira: which is more reliable? (2026)
Hive is more reliable than Jira, scoring 92.7 vs 61.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Hive reported 5 incidents and Jira reported 15, with effective uptime of 99.96% and 99.22% respectively. Hive resolves incidents faster on average (53m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Hive | Jira |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 92.7 | 61.1 |
| Rank (project management tools) | #2 | #8 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.96% | 99.22% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 5 | 15 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 7 |
| Avg time to resolve | 53m | 2h 55m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Hive and Jira differ
- Jira reported 3× as many incidents as Hive over the last 90 days (15 vs 5).
- Jira had 7 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for Hive.
- Hive fixes problems faster: 53m on average, against 2h 55m for Jira (3.3× quicker).
- Hive's longest outage on record lasted 6h 23m (Dec 8, 2025); Jira's lasted 3d (Jun 19, 2026).
90-day uptime
Hive
Jira
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Hive incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 1h 32m
Application performance bottleneck due to database issues
Affected: Web Application, Desktop Application, Mobile Application
- Degraded performanceOct 10, 2026 · resolved in 1h 14m
Weekend maintenance performance degradation
Affected: Web Application, Desktop Application, Mobile Application
- Partial outageAug 26, 2026 · resolved in 21m
Home Page widget loading issues
Affected: Web Application, Desktop Application
- Degraded performanceAug 26, 2026 · resolved in 15m
Home page and action loading issues
Affected: Web Application, Desktop Application
- Degraded performanceAug 4, 2026 · resolved in 1h 3m
Degraded Performance across Hive Services
Affected: Web Application, Document Proofing, Desktop Application, Messaging and Notifications, Mobile Application, Public API Services
Recent Jira incidents
- Partial outageNov 2, 2026 · resolved in 28m
Fields missing across Jira Work Items for some users
Affected: Viewing content, Search, Automation for Jira
- Degraded performanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 1h 16m
Jira - Project Sidebar Loading Degradation
Affected: Viewing content
- Partial outageOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 4h 56m
Job processing and scheduling is degraded affecting multiple Atlassian productsofficial update ↗
Affected: Notifications, Automation for Jira
- Degraded performanceSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 1h 59m
Degraded Performance Viewing Issues and Boards
Affected: Viewing content, Create and edit
- InformationalSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 2h 54m
Degraded Performance Accessing Jira
Affected: Viewing content
- Degraded performanceSep 11, 2026 · resolved in 51m
Degraded performance affecting Jira Software and Jira Service Management
Affected: Viewing content
Other project management tools to consider
- Teamwork.com · #1 · 100% uptime
- Linear · #3 · 99.92% uptime
- Basecamp · #4 · 99.95% uptime
- Wrike · #5 · 100% uptime
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