Service comparison

Linode vs. UpCloud

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

Last 90 days · 42 incidents total · Data via Pulsetic monitoring

Head-to-head

90-day summary

Linode

linode.com

Ongoing incident
- 90-day uptime
  
  23.66%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  34
  
  0 major · 34 minor
- Median resolution
  
  4h 22m
- Longest outage
  
  1417h
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UpCloud

upcloud.com

Online
- 90-day uptime
  
  72.50%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  8
  
  1 major · 7 minor
- Median resolution
  
  3h 17m
- Longest outage
  
  572h 5m
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Uptime over time

Availability across windows

Window	Linode	UpCloud	Δ
Last 24 hours	100.00%	100.00%	0.00 pp
Last 7 days	98.63%	100.00%	-1.37 pp
Last 30 days	56.94%	55.87%	+1.07 pp
Last 90 days	23.66%	72.50%	-48.84 pp

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

Incidents 90-day

Severity breakdown

Linode

34 total

0 major 34 minor
- Median resolution
  
  4h 22m
- Longest outage
  
  1417h
UpCloud

8 total

1 major 7 minor
- Median resolution
  
  3h 17m
- Longest outage
  
  572h 5m

Recent activity

Last 5 incidents, side-by-side

Linode
- Jul 20
  
  Connectivity Issue - Linodes in Milan, Italy
  
  2h 18m
  
  Minor
- Jul 18
  
  Service Issue - Object Storage
  
  1h 1m
  
  Minor
- Jul 16
  
  Connectivity Issue - US-MIA (Miami
  
  < 1m
  
  Minor
- Jul 14
  
  Service Issue - Linode API/CLI
  
  7h 5m
  
  Minor
- Jul 13
  
  Service Issue - Host Jobs - All Regions
  
  1h 24m
  
  Minor
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UpCloud
- 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
- Jun 5
  
  [SG-SIN1]: Networking issue
  
  4h 20m
  
  Minor
- May 26
  
  Error with new cloud service deployments
  
  3h 2m
  
  Major
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Bottom line

UpCloud wins

UpCloud edges out on 90-day uptime.

Linode posted 23.66% vs. 72.50% for UpCloud (Δ -48.84 pp). Incidents: 34 vs. 8 (+26).

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