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Lago vs Orb: which is more reliable? (2026)
Lago is more reliable than Orb, scoring 91.3 vs 79.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Lago reported 9 incidents and Orb reported 5, with effective uptime of 99.96% and 99.81% respectively. Lago resolves incidents faster on average (36m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Lago | Orb |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 91.3 | 79.1 |
| Rank (subscription billing platforms) | #9 | #11 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.96% | 99.81% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 36m | 8h 52m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Lago and Orb differ
- Lago reported 80% more incidents than Orb over the last 90 days (9 vs 5).
- Lago fixes problems faster: 36m on average, against 8h 52m for Orb (14.9× quicker).
- Lago's longest outage on record lasted 7h (May 11, 2026); Orb's lasted 3h 38m (Mar 3, 2026).
90-day uptime
Lago
Orb
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Lago incidents
- Degraded performanceNov 1, 2026 · resolved in 7m
Degraded performance on our API
Affected: API
- Degraded performanceOct 19, 2026 · resolved in 6m
Degraded performance on our API
Affected: API
- Degraded performanceOct 19, 2026 · resolved in 6m
Degraded performance on our API
Affected: API
- Degraded performanceOct 19, 2026 · resolved in 12m
Degraded performance on our API
Affected: API
- Degraded performanceSep 17, 2026 · resolved in 10m
Degraded performance on our API
Affected: API
- Degraded performanceSep 11, 2026 · resolved in 3h 28m
Degraded performance on our API
Affected: API
Recent Orb incidents
- InformationalOct 26, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Elevated Analytics API Timeouts
Affected: Analytics
- InformationalSep 25, 2026 · resolved in 3h 29m
Affected: Reads, Webhooks
- Degraded performanceSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 35m
Affected: Reads, Writes, Analytics
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 21h 54m
- Degraded performanceSep 1, 2026 · resolved in 4h 8m
Delays for usage-based invoices
Affected: Invoicing
Other subscription billing platforms to consider
- Bold Subscriptions · #1 · 100% uptime
- Zuora · #2 · 100% uptime
- Maxio · #3 · 99.99% uptime
- ChargeOver · #4 · 99.98% uptime
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