Service comparison

UpCloud vs. Linode

UpCloud vs. Linode — 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

UpCloud

upcloud.com

Online
- 90-day uptime
  
  72.35%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  9
  
  1 major · 8 minor
- Median resolution
  
  3h 12m
- Longest outage
  
  572h 5m
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Linode

linode.com

Ongoing incident
- 90-day uptime
  
  19.41%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  35
  
  0 major · 35 minor
- Median resolution
  
  4h 27m
- Longest outage
  
  1417h
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Uptime over time

Availability across windows

Window	UpCloud	Linode	Δ
Last 24 hours	100.00%	90.42%	+9.58 pp
Last 7 days	100.00%	93.81%	+6.19 pp
Last 30 days	38.69%	39.76%	-1.07 pp
Last 90 days	72.35%	19.41%	+52.94 pp

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

Incidents 90-day

Severity breakdown

UpCloud

9 total

1 major 8 minor
- Median resolution
  
  3h 12m
- Longest outage
  
  572h 5m
Linode

35 total

0 major 35 minor
- Median resolution
  
  4h 27m
- Longest outage
  
  1417h

Recent activity

Last 5 incidents, side-by-side

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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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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Bottom line

UpCloud wins

UpCloud edges out on 90-day uptime.

UpCloud posted 72.35% vs. 19.41% for Linode (Δ +52.94 pp). Incidents: 9 vs. 35 (-26).

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