Service comparison

Buffer vs. Hootsuite

Buffer vs. Hootsuite — reliability, API availability, and incident frequency head-to-head.

Last 90 days · 49 incidents total · Data via Pulsetic monitoring

Head-to-head

90-day summary

Uptime over time

Availability across windows

Window Buffer Hootsuite Δ
Last 24 hours
100.00%
93.96%
+6.04 pp
Last 7 days
99.68%
97.75%
+1.93 pp
Last 30 days
80.66%
96.61%
-15.95 pp
Last 90 days
69.91%
91.11%
-21.20 pp

Δ is percentage-point difference (Buffer minus Hootsuite). Higher is better.

Incidents 90-day

Severity breakdown

  • Buffer

    28 total

    8 major 20 minor
    • Median resolution

      1h 54m

    • Longest outage

      192h 18m

  • Hootsuite

    21 total

    4 major 17 minor
    • Median resolution

      1h 29m

    • Longest outage

      116h 52m

Recent activity

Last 5 incidents, side-by-side

  • Buffer logo

    Buffer

    • Jun 8

      Buffer Service Disruption

      32m

      Major
    • May 28

      Buffer Stuck Loading

      47m

      Major
    • May 26

      Buffer Service Disruption

      21m

      Major
    • May 26

      Buffer Service Disruption

      36m

      Major
    • May 23

      Instagram Publishing – Degraded Success Rate

      4d 10h 5m

      Minor
  • Hootsuite logo

    Hootsuite

    • Jun 9

      Planner Calendar Month View loading difficulties

      1h 27m

      Minor
    • Jun 7

      Delayed messages in Inbox 2.0

      1h 41m

      Minor
    • Jun 5

      TalkWalker Dashboard Issues

      < 1m

      Minor
    • Jun 3

      X and LinkedIn video publishing

      39m

      Minor
    • Jun 2

      LinkedIn Video Publishing

      4h 47m

      Minor

Bottom line

Hootsuite wins

Hootsuite edges out on 90-day uptime.

Buffer posted 69.91% vs. 91.11% for Hootsuite (Δ -21.20 pp). Incidents: 28 vs. 21 (+7).

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