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MongoDB Atlas vs Upstash: which is more reliable? (2026)
Upstash is more reliable than MongoDB Atlas, scoring 98.0 vs 49.4 out of 100. Over the last 90 days MongoDB Atlas reported 11 incidents and Upstash reported 3, with effective uptime of 97.89% and 100% respectively. Upstash resolves incidents faster on average (<1m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | MongoDB Atlas | Upstash |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 49.4 | 98.0 |
| Rank (managed database services) | #12 | #1 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 97.89% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 11 | 3 |
| Partial / major outages | 4 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 4h 18m | <1m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where MongoDB Atlas and Upstash differ
- MongoDB Atlas reported 3.7× as many incidents as Upstash over the last 90 days (11 vs 3).
- MongoDB Atlas had 4 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Upstash.
- Upstash fixes problems faster: <1m on average, against 4h 18m for MongoDB Atlas (Infinity× quicker).
- MongoDB Atlas's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Apr 17, 2026); Upstash's lasted 3h 59m (May 12, 2026).
90-day uptime
MongoDB Atlas
Upstash
- 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 Upstash incidents
- Degraded performanceSep 29, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- Degraded performanceSep 9, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Intermittent DNS Resolution Errors for Upstash Vector in US East (us-east-1)
- InformationalSep 3, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Other managed database services to consider
- Prisma Postgres · #2 · 99.96% uptime
- PlanetScale · #3 · 99.92% uptime
- Neon · #4 · 100% uptime
- Convex · #5 · 99.87% uptime
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