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Northflank vs Railway: which is more reliable? (2026)
Railway is more reliable than Northflank, scoring 100.0 vs 87.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Northflank reported 5 incidents and Railway reported 0, with effective uptime of 99.90% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Northflank | Railway |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 87.7 | 100.0 |
| Rank (app hosting platforms) | #3 | — |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.90% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 5 | 0 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 2h 46m | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Northflank and Railway differ
- Railway reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Northflank reported 5.
- Northflank had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Railway.
- Northflank's longest outage on record lasted 1h 22m (Jul 22, 2026); Railway's lasted 5h 31m (Mar 10, 2026).
90-day uptime
Northflank
Railway
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Northflank incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 30, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 6h 51m
- Degraded performanceSep 25, 2026 · resolved in 46m
- Degraded performanceSep 4, 2026 · resolved in 2h 25m
- Partial outageAug 5, 2026 · resolved in 1h 1m
Recent Railway incidents
No incidents reported by Railway in the last 90 days.
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