Service comparison

Hootsuite vs. Buffer

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

Last 90 days · 19 incidents total · Data via Pulsetic monitoring

Head-to-head

90-day summary

Hootsuite

hootsuite.com

Ongoing incident
- 90-day uptime
  
  89.85%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  19
  
  4 major · 15 minor
- Median resolution
  
  1h 40m
- Longest outage
  
  116h 52m
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Buffer

buffer.com

Online
- 90-day uptime
  
  100.00%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  0
  
  0 major · 0 minor
- Median resolution
  
  —
- Longest outage
  
  —
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Uptime over time

Availability across windows

Window	Hootsuite	Buffer	Δ
Last 24 hours	100.00%	100.00%	0.00 pp
Last 7 days	100.00%	100.00%	0.00 pp
Last 30 days	95.01%	100.00%	-4.99 pp
Last 90 days	89.85%	100.00%	-10.15 pp

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

Incidents 90-day

Severity breakdown

Hootsuite

19 total

4 major 15 minor
- Median resolution
  
  1h 40m
- Longest outage
  
  116h 52m
Buffer

0 total

0 major 0 minor
- Median resolution
  
  —
- Longest outage
  
  —

Recent activity

Last 5 incidents, side-by-side

Hootsuite
- May 2
  
  Issues publishing video content to Instagram and Threads
  
  < 1m
  
  Minor
- Apr 28
  
  Assignment issues in Inbox 2.0
  
  1h 3m
  
  Minor
- Apr 20
  
  Issues adding/reconnecting Bluesky accounts
  
  11h 32m
  
  Minor
- Apr 16
  
  Bluesky API issues
  
  23h 21m
  
  Major
- Apr 10
  
  Facebook Publishing Issues
  
  1h 31m
  
  Minor
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Buffer

No incidents recorded in the last 90 days.

Bottom line

Buffer wins

Buffer edges out on 90-day uptime.

Hootsuite posted 89.85% vs. 100.00% for Buffer (Δ -10.15 pp). Incidents: 19 vs. 0 (+19).

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