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Orb vs Skio: which is more reliable? (2026)
Skio is more reliable than Orb, scoring 94.8 vs 79.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Orb reported 5 incidents and Skio reported 1, with effective uptime of 99.81% and 99.98% respectively. Skio resolves incidents faster on average (2h 28m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Orb | Skio |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 79.1 | 94.8 |
| Rank (subscription billing platforms) | #11 | #6 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.81% | 99.98% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 5 | 1 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 8h 52m | 2h 28m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Orb and Skio differ
- Orb reported 5× as many incidents as Skio over the last 90 days (5 vs 1).
- Skio fixes problems faster: 2h 28m on average, against 8h 52m for Orb (3.6× quicker).
- Orb's longest outage on record lasted 3h 38m (Mar 3, 2026); Skio's lasted 2h 28m (Sep 21, 2026).
90-day uptime
Orb
Skio
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Orb incidents
- InformationalOct 26, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Elevated Analytics API Timeouts
Affected: Analytics
- InformationalSep 25, 2026 · resolved in 3h 29m
Affected: Reads, Webhooks
- Degraded performanceSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 35m
Affected: Reads, Writes, Analytics
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 21h 54m
- Degraded performanceSep 1, 2026 · resolved in 4h 8m
Delays for usage-based invoices
Affected: Invoicing
Recent Skio incidents
- Degraded performanceSep 21, 2026 · resolved in 2h 28m
Errors loading customer data in the dashboard
Affected: Skio Merchant Portal
Other subscription billing platforms to consider
- Bold Subscriptions · #1 · 100% uptime
- Zuora · #2 · 100% uptime
- Maxio · #3 · 99.99% uptime
- ChargeOver · #4 · 99.98% uptime
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