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Lago vs Stripe Billing: which is more reliable? (2026)
Stripe Billing is more reliable than Lago, scoring 96.1 vs 91.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Lago reported 9 incidents and Stripe Billing reported 5, with effective uptime of 99.96% and 99.99% respectively. Stripe Billing resolves incidents faster on average (19m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Lago | Stripe Billing |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 91.3 | 96.1 |
| Rank (subscription billing platforms) | #9 | #5 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.96% | 99.99% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 36m | 19m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Lago and Stripe Billing differ
- Lago reported 80% more incidents than Stripe Billing over the last 90 days (9 vs 5).
- Stripe Billing had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Lago.
- Stripe Billing fixes problems faster: 19m on average, against 36m for Lago.
- Lago's longest outage on record lasted 7h (May 11, 2026); Stripe Billing's lasted 19m (Sep 27, 2026).
90-day uptime
Lago
Stripe Billing
- 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 Stripe Billing incidents
- InformationalOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 25m
Affected: Stripe API
- Partial outageSep 27, 2026 · resolved in 19m
Affected: Stripe API, Stripe core components
- InformationalSep 23, 2026 · resolved in 33m
Affected: Stripe API, Stripe core components
- InformationalSep 22, 2026 · resolved in 2h 15m
Affected: Stripe API, Stripe core components
- InformationalAug 6, 2026 · resolved in 32m
Elevated Errors for retrieving balance transactions for automatic payouts
Affected: Stripe API
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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