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Later vs Sprout Social: which is more reliable? (2026)
Later is more reliable than Sprout Social, scoring 90.1 vs 71.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Later reported 2 incidents and Sprout Social reported 7, with effective uptime of 99.89% and 99.68% respectively. Later resolves incidents faster on average (1h 40m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Later | Sprout Social |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 90.1 | 71.1 |
| Rank (social media management tools) | #2 | #5 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.89% | 99.68% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 2 | 7 |
| Partial / major outages | 2 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1h 40m | 11h 20m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Later and Sprout Social differ
- Sprout Social reported 3.5× as many incidents as Later over the last 90 days (7 vs 2).
- Later had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Sprout Social.
- Later fixes problems faster: 1h 40m on average, against 11h 20m for Sprout Social (6.8× quicker).
- Later's longest outage on record lasted 1d (Jan 25, 2026); Sprout Social's lasted 3d (Apr 24, 2026).
90-day uptime
Later
Sprout Social
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Later incidents
- Major outageSep 8, 2026 · resolved in 1h 17m
Later Social cannot be accessed
Affected: General Site
- Partial outageAug 13, 2026 · resolved in 2h 2m
Recent Sprout Social incidents
- InformationalOct 19, 2026 · resolved in 3d 13h
Affected: Sprout Social Web Application
- Degraded performanceOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 35m
Sprout Social Performance Issues
Affected: Sprout Social Web Application
- InformationalSep 23, 2026 · resolved in 2d 1h
Affected: Sprout Social Web Application, Sprout Social API
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 1d 10h
Affected: Sprout Social Web Application, Sprout Social API
- Degraded performanceSep 9, 2026 · resolved in 22m
Affected: Sprout Social Web Application
- Degraded performanceAug 24, 2026 · resolved in 9h 50m
Affected: Sprout Social Web Application, Sprout Social API
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