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Kinde vs WorkOS: which is more reliable? (2026)
Kinde is more reliable than WorkOS, scoring 94.3 vs 58.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Kinde reported 2 incidents and WorkOS reported 19, with effective uptime of 99.96% and 99.30% respectively. Kinde resolves incidents faster on average (45m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Kinde | WorkOS |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 94.3 | 58.7 |
| Rank (authentication providers) | #2 | #5 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.96% | 99.30% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 2 | 19 |
| Partial / major outages | 2 | 9 |
| Avg time to resolve | 45m | 4h 31m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Kinde and WorkOS differ
- WorkOS reported 9.5× as many incidents as Kinde over the last 90 days (19 vs 2).
- WorkOS had 9 partial or major outages, compared with 2 for Kinde.
- Kinde fixes problems faster: 45m on average, against 4h 31m for WorkOS (6.0× quicker).
- Kinde's longest outage on record lasted 1h 12m (Sep 23, 2026); WorkOS's lasted 2d 7h (Jun 22, 2026).
90-day uptime
Kinde
WorkOS
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Kinde incidents
- Partial outageSep 23, 2026 · resolved in 1h 12m
- Partial outageAug 25, 2026 · resolved in 18m
Recent WorkOS incidents
- Partial outageOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 2h 18m
SSO Profile API Timeoutsofficial update ↗
Affected: SSO
- Partial outageOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 1h 3m
Elevated errors across SSO and AuthKit
Affected: AuthKit, SSO
- Partial outageOct 19, 2026 · resolved in 58m
Affected: AuthKit
- Partial outageOct 15, 2026 · resolved in 4h 34m
Radar SMS challenge failures for phone numbers in mainland China (+86)official update ↗
Affected: Dashboard, AuthKit
- InformationalOct 9, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- Degraded performanceOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 42m
Elevated errors for Audit Logs
Affected: Audit Logs
Other authentication providers to consider
- Ory Network · #1 · 99.99% uptime
- Frontegg · #3 · 99.97% uptime
- Stytch · #4 · 99.82% uptime
- Clerk · #6 · 98.98% uptime
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