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Render vs Upsun (Platform.sh): which is more reliable? (2026)
Render is more reliable than Upsun (Platform.sh), scoring 75.5 vs 33.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Render reported 14 incidents and Upsun (Platform.sh) reported 7, with effective uptime of 99.71% and 95.58% respectively. Render resolves incidents faster on average (1h 27m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Render | Upsun (Platform.sh) |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 75.5 | 33.1 |
| Rank (app hosting platforms) | #4 | #12 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.71% | 95.58% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 14 | 7 |
| Partial / major outages | 5 | 5 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1h 27m | 1d 12h |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Render and Upsun (Platform.sh) differ
- Render reported 2× as many incidents as Upsun (Platform.sh) over the last 90 days (14 vs 7).
- Render fixes problems faster: 1h 27m on average, against 1d 12h for Upsun (Platform.sh) (24.8× quicker).
- Render's longest outage on record lasted 12h 14m (Apr 8, 2026); Upsun (Platform.sh)'s lasted 3d (Sep 11, 2026).
90-day uptime
Render
Upsun (Platform.sh)
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
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 regionsofficial update ↗
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
Recent Upsun (Platform.sh) incidents
- Partial outageOct 30, 2026 · resolved in 2h 41m
Investigating possible outage on console APIofficial update ↗
- Degraded performanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 3d 16h
- Partial outageSep 11, 2026 · resolved in 3d 1h
Partial outage on dedicated clusters running Adobe Commerceofficial update ↗
- Partial outageSep 4, 2026 · resolved in 3d 2h
- Partial outageSep 2, 2026 · resolved in 11h 28m
- Partial outageAug 26, 2026 · resolved in 10h 31m
Other app hosting platforms to consider
- DigitalOcean App Platform · #1 · 99.98% uptime
- Heroku · #2 · 99.95% uptime
- Koyeb · #3 · 99.64% uptime
- Netlify · #5 · 99.74% uptime