Service comparison

Buffer vs. Hootsuite

Buffer vs. Hootsuite: uptime, incident frequency and resolution times, head-to-head.

Last 90 days · 43 incidents total · From each provider's official status page

Head-to-head

90-day summary

Buffer

buffer.com

Ongoing incident
- 90-day uptime
  
  90.74%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  27
  
  11 major · 16 minor
- Median resolution
  
  1h 10m
- Longest incident
  
  145h 31m
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Hootsuite

hootsuite.com

Online
- 90-day uptime
  
  58.76%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  16
  
  3 major · 13 minor
- Median resolution
  
  1h 3m
- Longest incident
  
  843h 55m
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Uptime over time

Availability across windows

Window	Buffer	Hootsuite	Δ
Last 24 hours	100.00%	100.00%	0.00 pp
Last 7 days	99.99%	99.15%	+0.84 pp
Last 30 days	98.63%	90.70%	+7.93 pp
Last 90 days	90.74%	58.76%	+31.98 pp

Uptime is the share of each window with no incident open on the provider's official status page. Δ is percentage-point difference (Buffer minus Hootsuite). Higher is better.

Incidents 90-day

Severity breakdown

Buffer

27 total

11 major 16 minor
- Median resolution
  
  1h 10m
- Longest incident
  
  145h 31m
Hootsuite

16 total

3 major 13 minor
- Median resolution
  
  1h 3m
- Longest incident
  
  843h 55m

Recent activity

Last 5 incidents, side-by-side

Buffer
- Oct 8
  
  Issue Connecting & Refreshing YouTube
  
  Ongoing
  
  Minor
- Oct 5
  
  Issue Publishing Video Posts to Substack
  
  1m
  
  Minor
- Oct 1
  
  Degraded Performance
  
  4m
  
  Minor
- Oct 1
  
  Issue with publishing to Mastodon accounts hosted on mastodon.social and mastodon.online
  
  2h 26m
  
  Major
- Sep 25
  
  Issues with Buffer fully loading
  
  1h 20m
  
  Major
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Hootsuite
- Oct 7
  
  Bluesky API issues
  
  1h 26m
  
  Minor
- Sep 28
  
  Composer "Oops! Something went wrong" error
  
  < 1m
  
  Minor
- Sep 23
  
  Issues authenticating Thread accounts with Hootsuite
  
  4h 2m
  
  Minor
- Sep 2
  
  Issues with video publishing for Instagram and Threads
  
  < 1m
  
  Minor
- Aug 26
  
  Issues publishing content with Proofpoint
  
  57m
  
  Minor
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