Accounting Software · reliability comparison
Pandle vs QuickBooks Online: which is more reliable? (2026)
QuickBooks Online is more reliable than Pandle, scoring 87.8 vs 40.2 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Pandle reported 2 incidents and QuickBooks Online reported 5, with effective uptime of 97.60% and 99.89% respectively. QuickBooks Online resolves incidents faster on average (2h 14m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Pandle | QuickBooks Online |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 40.2 | 87.8 |
| Rank (accounting software tools) | #6 | #3 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 97.60% | 99.89% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 2 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 2 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1d 1h | 2h 14m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Pandle and QuickBooks Online differ
- QuickBooks Online reported 2.5× as many incidents as Pandle over the last 90 days (5 vs 2).
- QuickBooks Online fixes problems faster: 2h 14m on average, against 1d 1h for Pandle (11.6× quicker).
- Pandle's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Jun 25, 2026); QuickBooks Online's lasted 5h 1m (Feb 24, 2026).
90-day uptime
Pandle
QuickBooks Online
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Pandle incidents
- Major outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 6h 56m
Pandle affected by Google Cloud networking issueofficial update ↗
Affected: Web App (my.pandle.co.uk), Mobile App (Android & iOS), Bank Feeds, Email Delivery, API (Private Beta), Website +1 more
- Major outageSep 14, 2026 · resolved in 1d 20h
Issue related to sending emails from Pandleofficial update ↗
Affected: Email Delivery
Recent QuickBooks Online incidents
- InformationalSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 5h 32m
Duplicate transactions affecting some Payroll and Payments customers
Affected: United States, United States
- Partial outageSep 2, 2026 · resolved in 4m
Some users may encounter issues when trying to Login to QuickBooks Online
Affected: United States, EMEA, Canada
- Degraded performanceAug 31, 2026 · resolved in 2h 4m
Some QuickBooks users receive errors and are unable to view transactions when searching.
Affected: United States
- Partial outageAug 19, 2026 · resolved in 2h 23m
Quickbooks Online Latency Issueofficial update ↗
Affected: United States, EMEA, Canada
- Degraded performanceAug 5, 2026 · resolved in 4h 26m
Affected: EMEA
Other accounting software tools to consider
- Oracle NetSuite · #1 · 99.97% uptime
- Wave · #2 · 99.93% uptime
- FreshBooks · #4 · 99.74% uptime
- Xero · #5 · 98.61% uptime
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