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Stytch vs WorkOS: which is more reliable? (2026)
Stytch is more reliable than WorkOS, scoring 84.8 vs 58.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Stytch reported 6 incidents and WorkOS reported 19, with effective uptime of 99.82% and 99.30% respectively. Stytch resolves incidents faster on average (2h 5m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Stytch | WorkOS |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 84.8 | 58.7 |
| Rank (authentication providers) | #4 | #5 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.82% | 99.30% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 6 | 19 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 9 |
| Avg time to resolve | 2h 5m | 4h 31m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Stytch and WorkOS differ
- WorkOS reported 3.2× as many incidents as Stytch over the last 90 days (19 vs 6).
- WorkOS had 9 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for Stytch.
- Stytch fixes problems faster: 2h 5m on average, against 4h 31m for WorkOS (2.2× quicker).
- Stytch's longest outage on record lasted 16h 46m (Jun 15, 2026); WorkOS's lasted 2d 7h (Jun 22, 2026).
90-day uptime
Stytch
WorkOS
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Stytch incidents
- MaintenanceNov 8, 2026 · ongoing
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 2h 29m
- Degraded performanceOct 6, 2026 · resolved in 59m
- MaintenanceSep 10, 2026 · resolved in 30m
- Degraded performanceSep 9, 2026 · resolved in 2h 16m
- Degraded performanceSep 1, 2026 · resolved in 57m
Recent WorkOS incidents
- Partial outageOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 2h 18m
Affected: SSO
- Partial outageOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 1h 3m
Elevated errors across SSO and AuthKit
Affected: AuthKit, SSO
- Partial outageOct 19, 2026 · resolved in 58m
Affected: AuthKit
- Partial outageOct 15, 2026 · resolved in 4h 34m
Radar SMS challenge failures for phone numbers in mainland China (+86)
Affected: Dashboard, AuthKit
- InformationalOct 9, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- Degraded performanceOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 42m
Elevated errors for Audit Logs
Affected: Audit Logs
Other authentication providers to consider
- Ory Network · #1 · 99.99% uptime
- Kinde · #2 · 99.96% uptime
- Frontegg · #3 · 99.97% uptime
- Clerk · #6 · 98.98% uptime
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