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Sprout Social vs Vista Social: which is more reliable? (2026)
Vista Social is more reliable than Sprout Social, scoring 83.7 vs 71.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Sprout Social reported 7 incidents and Vista Social reported 3, with effective uptime of 99.68% and 99.86% respectively. Vista Social resolves incidents faster on average (6h 35m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Sprout Social | Vista Social |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 71.1 | 83.7 |
| Rank (social media management tools) | #5 | #4 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.68% | 99.86% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 7 | 3 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 11h 20m | 6h 35m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Sprout Social and Vista Social differ
- Sprout Social reported 2.3× as many incidents as Vista Social over the last 90 days (7 vs 3).
- Vista Social fixes problems faster: 6h 35m on average, against 11h 20m for Sprout Social.
- Sprout Social's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Apr 24, 2026); Vista Social's lasted 2d 20h (May 11, 2026).
90-day uptime
Sprout Social
Vista Social
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Sprout Social incidents
- InformationalOct 19, 2026 · resolved in 3d 13h
Affected: Sprout Social Web Application
- Degraded performanceOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 35m
Sprout Social Performance Issues
Affected: Sprout Social Web Application
- InformationalSep 23, 2026 · resolved in 2d 1h
Affected: Sprout Social Web Application, Sprout Social API
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 1d 10h
Affected: Sprout Social Web Application, Sprout Social API
- Degraded performanceSep 9, 2026 · resolved in 22m
Affected: Sprout Social Web Application
- Degraded performanceAug 24, 2026 · resolved in 9h 50m
Affected: Sprout Social Web Application, Sprout Social API
Recent Vista Social incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 2h 26m
Reconnection Issues for Some Instagram Profiles
Affected: Vista Social Web App
- Degraded performanceSep 25, 2026 · resolved in 9h 43m
iOS app not launching on iOS 27
Affected: Vista Social iOS App
- Degraded performanceAug 20, 2026 · resolved in 7h 34m
Affected: Vista Social Web App
Other social media management tools to consider
- Planable · #1 · 99.98% uptime
- Later · #2 · 99.89% uptime
- SocialBee · #3 · 100% uptime
- Hootsuite · #6 · 99.43% uptime
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