Service comparison

Linode vs. UpCloud

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

Last 90 days · 44 incidents total · Data via Pulsetic monitoring

Head-to-head

90-day summary

Linode

linode.com

Ongoing incident
- 90-day uptime
  
  68.28%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  35
  
  3 major · 32 minor
- Median resolution
  
  4h 32m
- Longest outage
  
  162h 9m
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UpCloud

upcloud.com

Ongoing incident
- 90-day uptime
  
  98.52%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  9
  
  1 major · 8 minor
- Median resolution
  
  3h 17m
- Longest outage
  
  9h 12m
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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	96.70%	100.00%	-3.30 pp
Last 30 days	84.65%	99.56%	-14.91 pp
Last 90 days	68.28%	98.52%	-30.24 pp

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

Incidents 90-day

Severity breakdown

Linode

35 total

3 major 32 minor
- Median resolution
  
  4h 32m
- Longest outage
  
  162h 9m
UpCloud

9 total

1 major 8 minor
- Median resolution
  
  3h 17m
- Longest outage
  
  9h 12m

Recent activity

Last 5 incidents, side-by-side

Linode
- Jul 1
  
  Service Issue - Linode Automated Networking
  
  1h 6m
  
  Minor
- Jun 30
  
  Service Issue - Block Storage - Singapore Expansion, SP (sg-sin-2)
  
  4h 27m
  
  Minor
- Jun 26
  
  Service Issue - ACLP Metrics
  
  Ongoing
  
  Minor
- Jun 26
  
  Connectivity Issue - US-IAD
  
  2h 18m
  
  Minor
- Jun 25
  
  Emerging Service Issue - Migrations
  
  4h 8m
  
  Minor
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UpCloud
- Jun 16
  
  DNS Resolution Issues in FI-HEL1 and FI-HEL2
  
  3h 12m
  
  Minor
- Jun 15
  
  Payment processor issues with American Express
  
  Ongoing
  
  Minor
- Jun 5
  
  [SG-SIN1]: Networking issue
  
  4h 20m
  
  Minor
- May 26
  
  Error with new cloud service deployments
  
  3h 2m
  
  Major
- May 13
  
  [SG-SIN1]: Managed Kubernetes Issue
  
  9h 12m
  
  Minor
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Bottom line

UpCloud wins

UpCloud edges out on 90-day uptime.

Linode posted 68.28% vs. 98.52% for UpCloud (Δ -30.24 pp). Incidents: 35 vs. 9 (+26).

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