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PlanetScale vs Tiger Data (Timescale): which is more reliable? (2026)
PlanetScale is more reliable than Tiger Data (Timescale), scoring 89.1 vs 80.4 out of 100. Over the last 90 days PlanetScale reported 6 incidents and Tiger Data (Timescale) reported 7, with effective uptime of 99.92% and 99.76% respectively. PlanetScale resolves incidents faster on average (54m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | PlanetScale | Tiger Data (Timescale) |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 89.1 | 80.4 |
| Rank (managed database services) | #3 | #7 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.92% | 99.76% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 6 | 7 |
| Partial / major outages | 4 | 3 |
| Avg time to resolve | 54m | 2h 9m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where PlanetScale and Tiger Data (Timescale) differ
- Tiger Data (Timescale) reported 17% more incidents than PlanetScale over the last 90 days (7 vs 6).
- PlanetScale had 4 partial or major outages, compared with 3 for Tiger Data (Timescale).
- PlanetScale fixes problems faster: 54m on average, against 2h 9m for Tiger Data (Timescale) (2.4× quicker).
- PlanetScale's longest outage on record lasted 3h (Jul 24, 2026); Tiger Data (Timescale)'s lasted 8h (Apr 21, 2026).
90-day uptime
PlanetScale
Tiger Data (Timescale)
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent PlanetScale incidents
- Partial outageOct 26, 2026 · resolved in 1h 38m
Problems with Vitess connectivity and credential changes
Affected: ap-northeast-1 (Tokyo), sa-east-1 (Sao Paulo), northamerica-northeast1 (Montréal), asia-northeast3 (Seoul), us-east4 (Northern Virginia), us-east-2 (Ohio) +13 more
- InformationalOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 1h 8m
- Partial outageOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 26m
AWS us-east-1 connectivity failures
Affected: us-east-1 (Northern Virginia), us-east-1 (Northern Virginia)
- Degraded performanceSep 28, 2026 · resolved in 2h 3m
Branch creation delays in GCP europe-west-1
Affected: Database Operations
- Partial outageSep 5, 2026 · resolved in 14m
Connectivity issues with Vitess databases in GCP
Affected: us-central1 (Iowa), northamerica-northeast1 (Montréal), asia-northeast3 (Seoul), us-east4 (Northern Virginia), us-east1 (Moncks Corner), europe-west1 (St. Ghislain) +1 more
- Partial outageSep 2, 2026 · resolved in 10m
Dashboard and API 500 errors for postgres databases
Affected: Dashboard and API Requests
Recent Tiger Data (Timescale) incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 1h 24m
[Azure ServiceHealth] Network Infrastructure - West Europe - Resolved
- Major outageOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 1h 31m
Tiger Cloud Databases running on Azure West Europe Regionofficial update ↗
- Partial outageOct 8, 2026 · resolved in 27m
- Degraded performanceSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 38m
- Partial outageSep 22, 2026 · resolved in 4h 9m
Resolved - Degraded state in Azure Germany West Centralofficial update ↗
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 6h 14m
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