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Stax vs Worldpay: which is more reliable? (2026)
Stax is more reliable than Worldpay, scoring 49.0 vs 34.0 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Stax reported 4 incidents and Worldpay reported 51, with effective uptime of 98.48% and 97.00% respectively. Worldpay resolves incidents faster on average (4h 34m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Stax | Worldpay |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 49.0 | 34.0 |
| Rank (payment processors) | #9 | #13 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.48% | 97.00% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 4 | 51 |
| Partial / major outages | 2 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 21h 59m | 4h 34m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Stax and Worldpay differ
- Worldpay reported 12.8× as many incidents as Stax over the last 90 days (51 vs 4).
- Stax had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Worldpay.
- Worldpay fixes problems faster: 4h 34m on average, against 21h 59m for Stax (4.8× quicker).
- Stax's longest outage on record lasted 2d 2h (Oct 27, 2026); Worldpay's lasted 3d (Oct 12, 2026).
90-day uptime
Stax
Worldpay
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Stax incidents
- Partial outageOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 2d 2h
Affected: Settlements, Fees, and Payouts
- Partial outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 14h 41m
Funding Delay October 20, 2026
Affected: Settlements, Fees, and Payouts
- InformationalOct 7, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- Degraded performanceSep 28, 2026 · resolved in 49m
Affected: Scheduled Payments, Stax API
Recent Worldpay incidents
- Degraded performanceNov 1, 2026 · ongoing
[Incident Number] - We are aware of potential issues with a Third Party
Affected: Authorization & Payments
- InformationalNov 1, 2026 · resolved in <1m
INC0713069 - We have resolved issues with Authorization & Payments.
Affected: Authorization & Payments
- Degraded performanceNov 1, 2026 · resolved in 1h 23m
INC0712171 - We are aware of potential issues with a Third Party
Affected: Authorization & Payments
- Degraded performanceOct 30, 2026 · ongoing
INC0710790 - We are investigating potential issues with payment refunds.
Affected: Authorization & Payments
- Degraded performanceOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 1h 24m
INC0709613 - WPG - Maintenance Extended - Degradation of service
Affected: Authorization & Payments
- Degraded performanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 10m
INC0708391 - Biller Solutions - We are investigating issues with Authorization & Payments
Affected: Authorization & Payments