Service comparison

Linode vs. UpCloud

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

Last 90 days · 27 incidents total · Data via Pulsetic monitoring

Head-to-head

90-day summary

Linode

linode.com

Online
- 90-day uptime
  
  77.83%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  23
  
  0 major · 23 minor
- Median resolution
  
  3h 18m
- Longest outage
  
  265h 25m
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UpCloud

upcloud.com

Online
- 90-day uptime
  
  99.29%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  4
  
  1 major · 3 minor
- Median resolution
  
  3h 41m
- Longest outage
  
  7h 3m
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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	79.40%	100.00%	-20.60 pp
Last 30 days	93.78%	99.02%	-5.24 pp
Last 90 days	77.83%	99.29%	-21.46 pp

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

Incidents 90-day

Severity breakdown

Linode

23 total

0 major 23 minor
- Median resolution
  
  3h 18m
- Longest outage
  
  265h 25m
UpCloud

4 total

1 major 3 minor
- Median resolution
  
  3h 41m
- Longest outage
  
  7h 3m

Recent activity

Last 5 incidents, side-by-side

Linode
- Sep 21
  
  Emerging Service Issue - Cloud Manager and API
  
  1d 10h 12m
  
  Minor
- Sep 21
  
  Emerging Service Issue - [DNS] - [eu-west]
  
  7h 14m
  
  Minor
- Sep 7
  
  Service Issue - Cloud Manager and API
  
  2h 52m
  
  Minor
- Aug 28
  
  Service Issue - US-SEA (Seattle, WA)
  
  7h 18m
  
  Minor
- Aug 24
  
  Service Issue - Object Storage - US-SEA
  
  3h 18m
  
  Minor
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UpCloud
- Aug 25
  
  [DE-FRA1]: Storage Backend Issue
  
  7h 3m
  
  Minor
- 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
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Bottom line

UpCloud wins

UpCloud edges out on 90-day uptime.

Linode posted 77.83% vs. 99.29% for UpCloud (Δ -21.46 pp). Incidents: 23 vs. 4 (+19).

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