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Simplero vs Thinkific: which is more reliable? (2026)
Simplero is more reliable than Thinkific, scoring 94.2 vs 91.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Simplero reported 1 incident and Thinkific reported 5, with effective uptime of 99.96% and 99.94% respectively. Thinkific resolves incidents faster on average (1h 8m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Simplero | Thinkific |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 94.2 | 91.3 |
| Rank (online course platforms) | #5 | #8 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.96% | 99.94% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 1 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1h 41m | 1h 8m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Simplero and Thinkific differ
- Thinkific reported 5× as many incidents as Simplero over the last 90 days (5 vs 1).
- Thinkific had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for Simplero.
- Thinkific fixes problems faster: 1h 8m on average, against 1h 41m for Simplero.
- Simplero's longest outage on record lasted 2h 54m (Jun 8, 2026); Thinkific's lasted 2h 35m (Nov 10, 2025).
90-day uptime
Simplero
Thinkific
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Simplero incidents
- MaintenanceSep 16, 2026 · ongoing
Affected: API, Background processing, Website
- Partial outageAug 24, 2026 · resolved in 1h 41m
SSL Certificate Warning on Some Custom Domains
Affected: Website
Recent Thinkific incidents
- Partial outageOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 24m
Learner Hub Is Down - We've Identified the Problem
Affected: Thinkific Application
- Partial outageSep 30, 2026 · resolved in 1h 2m
Affected: Thinkific Application
- InformationalSep 28, 2026 · resolved in 5h 58m
Affected: Thinkific Application
- Degraded performanceAug 25, 2026 · resolved in 2h 11m
Affected: Thinkific Application
- Degraded performanceAug 14, 2026 · resolved in 53m
Asset Library and New Course Builder Not Loading
Affected: Thinkific Application
Other online course platforms to consider
- Circle · #1 · 100% uptime
- Uscreen · #2 · 99.99% uptime
- Mighty Networks · #3 · 99.98% uptime
- Kajabi · #4 · 100% uptime
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