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Netlify vs Render: which is more reliable? (2026)
Netlify and Render are effectively tied on reliability (75.2 vs 75.5). Over the last 90 days Netlify reported 18 incidents and Render reported 14, with effective uptime of 99.74% and 99.71% respectively. Render resolves incidents faster on average (1h 27m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Netlify | Render |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 75.2 | 75.5 |
| Rank (app hosting platforms) | #5 | #4 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.74% | 99.71% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 18 | 14 |
| Partial / major outages | 5 | 5 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1h 58m | 1h 27m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Netlify and Render differ
- Netlify reported 29% more incidents than Render over the last 90 days (18 vs 14).
- Render fixes problems faster: 1h 27m on average, against 1h 58m for Netlify.
- Netlify's longest outage on record lasted 2h 19m (May 5, 2026); Render's lasted 12h 14m (Apr 8, 2026).
90-day uptime
Netlify
Render
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Netlify incidents
- Partial outageOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 57m
Elevated Build Errors and Agent Runner failures
Affected: Build Pipeline, Agent Runners
- Degraded performanceOct 26, 2026 · resolved in 11h 16m
Delays in build logs appearing in the UI
Affected: Build Pipeline, Netlify Application UI
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 3h 51m
Delayed Edge Functions and Functions logs
Affected: Edge Function Logs, Function Logs
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 3h 57m
Delays in build logs appearing in the UI
Affected: Build Pipeline, Netlify Application UI
- Partial outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 1h 9m
Affected: Agent Runners
- Degraded performanceOct 17, 2026 · resolved in 52m
Affected: Build Pipeline
Recent Render incidents
- InformationalOct 24, 2026 · resolved in 30m
- Degraded performanceOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 1h 28m
Affected: Web Services, Web Services, Static Sites
- Degraded performanceOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 3h 41m
- Degraded performanceOct 15, 2026 · resolved in 1h 35m
Dashboard not updating in real time; Some Workflows SDK requests timing out
Affected: Render Dashboard, Workflows, Workflows, Workflows, Workflows, Workflows
- Partial outageOct 14, 2026 · resolved in 2h 45m
Builds, deploys, and queued deploys are not starting in all regions
Affected: Builds and Deploys, Builds and Deploys, Builds and Deploys, Builds and Deploys, Builds and Deploys
- Degraded performanceOct 3, 2026 · resolved in 46m
Degraded Dashboard Performance; Degraded builds & deploys in Oregon
Affected: Render Dashboard, Builds and Deploys
Other app hosting platforms to consider
- DigitalOcean App Platform · #1 · 99.98% uptime
- Heroku · #2 · 99.95% uptime
- Koyeb · #3 · 99.64% uptime
- Google Cloud Run · #6 · 99.59% uptime