Service comparison

Buffer vs. Hootsuite

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

Last 90 days · 30 incidents total · From each provider's official status page

Head-to-head

90-day summary

Buffer

buffer.com

Online
- 90-day uptime
  
  97.28%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  22
  
  8 major · 14 minor
- Median resolution
  
  1h 16m
- Longest incident
  
  27h 5m
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Hootsuite

hootsuite.com

Ongoing incident
- 90-day uptime
  
  60.51%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  8
  
  0 major · 8 minor
- Median resolution
  
  1h 26m
- 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	99.89%	100.00%	-0.11 pp
Last 30 days	95.86%	99.80%	-3.94 pp
Last 90 days	97.28%	60.51%	+36.77 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

22 total

8 major 14 minor
- Median resolution
  
  1h 16m
- Longest incident
  
  27h 5m
Hootsuite

8 total

0 major 8 minor
- Median resolution
  
  1h 26m
- Longest incident
  
  843h 55m

Recent activity

Last 5 incidents, side-by-side

Buffer
- Oct 22
  
  Degraded Performance
  
  11m
  
  Major
- Oct 9
  
  Buffer Service Disruption
  
  3h 24m
  
  Minor
- Oct 8
  
  Issue Connecting & Refreshing YouTube
  
  1d 3h 5m
  
  Minor
- Oct 5
  
  Issue Publishing Video Posts to Substack
  
  1m
  
  Minor
- Oct 1
  
  Degraded Performance
  
  4m
  
  Minor
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Hootsuite
- Oct 13
  
  Help Center Content Translations
  
  Ongoing
  
  Minor
- 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
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