Service comparison

Linode vs. UpCloud

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

Last 90 days · 39 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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UpCloud

upcloud.com

Online
- 90-day uptime
  
  72.83%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  7
  
  2 major · 5 minor
- Median resolution
  
  3h 12m
- Longest outage
  
  572h 5m
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Uptime over time

Availability across windows

Window	Linode	UpCloud	Δ
Last 24 hours	94.65%	100.00%	-5.35 pp
Last 7 days	94.90%	98.85%	-3.95 pp
Last 30 days	81.41%	98.98%	-17.57 pp
Last 90 days	66.73%	72.83%	-6.10 pp

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

Incidents 90-day

Severity breakdown

Linode

32 total

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

7 total

2 major 5 minor
- Median resolution
  
  3h 12m
- Longest outage
  
  572h 5m

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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UpCloud
- Aug 11
  
  Cloud Server Deployment Error
  
  1h 56m
  
  Major
- Aug 3
  
  Live Chat Temporarily Unavailable
  
  5h 26m
  
  Minor
- Jul 7
  
  [EUROPE 2]: Object Storage Issue Identified
  
  1h
  
  Minor
- Jun 16
  
  DNS Resolution Issues in FI-HEL1 and FI-HEL2
  
  3h 12m
  
  Minor
- Jun 15
  
  Payment processor issues with American Express
  
  23d 20h 5m
  
  Minor
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Bottom line

UpCloud wins

UpCloud edges out on 90-day uptime.

Linode posted 66.73% vs. 72.83% for UpCloud (Δ -6.10 pp). Incidents: 32 vs. 7 (+25).

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