Service comparison

Figma vs. Pencil

Figma vs. Pencil — reliability, API availability, and incident frequency head-to-head.

Last 90 days · 3 incidents total · Data via Pulsetic monitoring

Head-to-head

90-day summary

Figma

figma.com

Online
- 90-day uptime
  
  99.65%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  2
  
  1 major · 1 minor
- Median resolution
  
  3h 45m
- Longest outage
  
  4h 10m
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Pencil

trypencil.com

Online
- 90-day uptime
  
  99.99%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  1
  
  1 major · 0 minor
- Median resolution
  
  18m
- Longest outage
  
  18m
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Uptime over time

Availability across windows

Window	Figma	Pencil	Δ
Last 24 hours	100.00%	100.00%	0.00 pp
Last 7 days	100.00%	100.00%	0.00 pp
Last 30 days	99.42%	100.00%	-0.58 pp
Last 90 days	99.65%	99.99%	-0.34 pp

Δ is percentage-point difference (Figma minus Pencil). Higher is better.

Incidents 90-day

Severity breakdown

Figma

2 total

1 major 1 minor
- Median resolution
  
  3h 45m
- Longest outage
  
  4h 10m
Pencil

1 total

1 major 0 minor
- Median resolution
  
  18m
- Longest outage
  
  18m

Recent activity

Last 5 incidents, side-by-side

Figma
- Aug 26
  
  Figma MCP Disruption
  
  4h 10m
  
  Major
- Jul 27
  
  Service Disruption
  
  3h 20m
  
  Minor
- Jun 18
  
  Figma Make disruption - Gemini 3.1 Pro
  
  12h 53m
  
  Minor
- Jun 16
  
  Figma Make and Agent Service Disruption
  
  1h 42m
  
  Minor
- Apr 20
  
  Figma Make Service Disruption
  
  9h 8m
  
  Minor
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Pencil
- Aug 3
  
  Login Issue on app.trypencil.com
  
  18m
  
  Major
- Jun 10
  
  Third-Party Tool Issues
  
  37m
  
  Minor
- Jun 4
  
  Rate limit issues with the following models:
  
  5d 13m
  
  Minor
- May 28
  
  Workflow Feature Incident
  
  < 1m
  
  Minor
- May 27
  
  Temporary Service Degradation — Kling Model
  
  41d 20h 12m
  
  Minor
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Bottom line

Pencil wins

Pencil edges out on 90-day uptime.

Figma posted 99.65% vs. 99.99% for Pencil (Δ -0.34 pp). Incidents: 2 vs. 1 (+1).

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