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MongoDB Atlas vs Tiger Data (Timescale): which is more reliable? (2026)
Tiger Data (Timescale) is more reliable than MongoDB Atlas, scoring 80.4 vs 49.4 out of 100. Over the last 90 days MongoDB Atlas reported 11 incidents and Tiger Data (Timescale) reported 7, with effective uptime of 97.89% and 99.76% respectively. Tiger Data (Timescale) resolves incidents faster on average (2h 9m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | MongoDB Atlas | Tiger Data (Timescale) |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 49.4 | 80.4 |
| Rank (managed database services) | #12 | #7 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 97.89% | 99.76% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 11 | 7 |
| Partial / major outages | 4 | 3 |
| Avg time to resolve | 4h 18m | 2h 9m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where MongoDB Atlas and Tiger Data (Timescale) differ
- MongoDB Atlas reported 57% more incidents than Tiger Data (Timescale) over the last 90 days (11 vs 7).
- MongoDB Atlas had 4 partial or major outages, compared with 3 for Tiger Data (Timescale).
- Tiger Data (Timescale) fixes problems faster: 2h 9m on average, against 4h 18m for MongoDB Atlas (2.0× quicker).
- MongoDB Atlas's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Apr 17, 2026); Tiger Data (Timescale)'s lasted 8h (Apr 21, 2026).
90-day uptime
MongoDB Atlas
Tiger Data (Timescale)
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent MongoDB Atlas incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 12h 36m
GCP Availability Zone europe-west2-b connectivity issues
Affected: MongoDB Cloud
- Partial outageOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 1h 48m
Issue impacting Atlas Search availability on certain clusters
Affected: MongoDB Atlas Search
- InformationalOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 2h 35m
Admin Admin API: Intermittent Increase in 5xx errors
Affected: MongoDB Cloud
- Partial outageOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 5h 13m
Trigger processing may be delayed globallyofficial update ↗
Affected: MongoDB Atlas App Services and Device Sync
- InformationalSep 30, 2026 · resolved in 2h 10m
Delays in Atlas cluster management operations
Affected: MongoDB Cloud
- Degraded performanceSep 11, 2026 · resolved in 2h 23m
Atlas is experiencing issues with issuing certificates from Lets Encrypt
Affected: MongoDB Cloud, MongoDB Atlas for Government
Recent Tiger Data (Timescale) incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 1h 24m
[Azure ServiceHealth] Network Infrastructure - West Europe - Resolved
- Major outageOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 1h 31m
Tiger Cloud Databases running on Azure West Europe Regionofficial update ↗
- Partial outageOct 8, 2026 · resolved in 27m
- Degraded performanceSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 38m
- Partial outageSep 22, 2026 · resolved in 4h 9m
Resolved - Degraded state in Azure Germany West Centralofficial update ↗
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 6h 14m
Other managed database services to consider
- Upstash · #1 · 100% uptime
- Prisma Postgres · #2 · 99.96% uptime
- PlanetScale · #3 · 99.92% uptime
- Neon · #4 · 100% uptime
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