Service comparison

Linode vs. DigitalOcean

Linode vs. DigitalOcean — reliability, API availability, and incident frequency head-to-head.

Last 90 days · 65 incidents total · Data via Pulsetic monitoring

Head-to-head

90-day summary

Linode

linode.com

Ongoing incident
- 90-day uptime
  
  66.73%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  32
  
  0 major · 32 minor
- Median resolution
  
  2h 49m
- Longest outage
  
  282h 51m
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DigitalOcean

digitalocean.com

Online
- 90-day uptime
  
  90.32%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  33
  
  3 major · 30 minor
- Median resolution
  
  2h 51m
- Longest outage
  
  50h 42m
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Uptime over time

Availability across windows

Window	Linode	DigitalOcean	Δ
Last 24 hours	94.65%	100.00%	-5.35 pp
Last 7 days	94.90%	96.40%	-1.50 pp
Last 30 days	81.41%	90.37%	-8.96 pp
Last 90 days	66.73%	90.32%	-23.59 pp

Δ is percentage-point difference (Linode minus DigitalOcean). Higher is better.

Incidents 90-day

Severity breakdown

Linode

32 total

0 major 32 minor
- Median resolution
  
  2h 49m
- Longest outage
  
  282h 51m
DigitalOcean

33 total

3 major 30 minor
- Median resolution
  
  2h 51m
- Longest outage
  
  50h 42m

Recent activity

Last 5 incidents, side-by-side

Linode
- Aug 14
  
  Connectivity Issue - IT-MIL (Milan) data center
  
  1h 17m
  
  Minor
- Aug 13
  
  Service Issue - Linode Kubernetes Engine - IAD2 (Washington)
  
  2h 11m
  
  Minor
- Aug 13
  
  Emerging Service Issue - API - All Regions
  
  5h 40m
  
  Minor
- Aug 13
  
  Service Issue - Linode Kubernetes Engine (IAD2)
  
  1h 37m
  
  Minor
- Aug 13
  
  Service Issue - Linode Kubernetes Engine Enterprise (LKE-E) - Seattle (SEA1)
  
  < 1m
  
  Minor
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DigitalOcean
- Aug 13
  
  Volume Attach/Detach events in FRA1
  
  < 1m
  
  Minor
- Aug 8
  
  Account Registration, Droplets, and Related Services
  
  6h 3m
  
  Minor
- Aug 6
  
  Functions on App Platform
  
  2h 3m
  
  Minor
- Aug 6
  
  Multiple Services Availability
  
  < 1m
  
  Minor
- Aug 4
  
  Spaces Cold Storage Billing
  
  5h 29m
  
  Minor
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Bottom line

DigitalOcean wins

DigitalOcean edges out on 90-day uptime.

Linode posted 66.73% vs. 90.32% for DigitalOcean (Δ -23.59 pp). Incidents: 32 vs. 33 (-1).

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