Payment Processors · reliability comparison
Adyen vs Authorize.net: which is more reliable? (2026)
Adyen is more reliable than Authorize.net, scoring 84.8 vs 39.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Adyen reported 10 incidents and Authorize.net reported 8, with effective uptime of 99.95% and 97.93% respectively. Adyen resolves incidents faster on average (7h 14m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Adyen | Authorize.net |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 84.8 | 39.3 |
| Rank (payment processors) | #6 | #13 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.95% | 97.93% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 10 | 8 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 4 |
| Avg time to resolve | 7h 14m | 1d |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Adyen and Authorize.net differ
- Adyen reported 25% more incidents than Authorize.net over the last 90 days (10 vs 8).
- Authorize.net had 4 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Adyen.
- Adyen fixes problems faster: 7h 14m on average, against 1d for Authorize.net (3.4× quicker).
- Adyen's longest incident on record lasted 3d (Jul 31, 2026); Authorize.net's lasted 3d (Jul 1, 2026).
90-day uptime
Adyen
Authorize.net
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Adyen incidents
- InformationalNov 1, 2026 · resolved in 3h 38m
Givex is experiencing higher error rates
Affected: Acquirer payments performance
- InformationalOct 31, 2026 · resolved in 15h 34m
Givex is experiencing higher error rates
Affected: Acquirer payments performance
- InformationalOct 31, 2026 · resolved in 36m
MoMo is experiencing higher error rates
Affected: Acquirer payments performance
- InformationalOct 31, 2026 · resolved in 3h 58m
AntFinancialOSP is experiencing offer conversion issues
Affected: Acquirer payments performance
- InformationalSep 30, 2026 · resolved in 2d 5h
Payout delay for a subset of BRL transactions
Affected: Settlement payout
- InformationalSep 30, 2026 · resolved in 12m
MB WAY is experiencing higher refusal rates
Affected: Acquirer payments performance
Recent Authorize.net incidents
- InformationalSep 13, 2026 · resolved in <1m
CreateTransaction API calls Failing
Affected: Authorize.net API
- Partial outageSep 7, 2026 · resolved in 22h 23m
API Connection/Endpoint Service Disruptionofficial update ↗
Affected: Authorize.net API
- Degraded performanceSep 2, 2026 · resolved in 2h 29m
Customer Invoicing Service Disruption
Affected: Customer Invoicing
- Degraded performanceAug 20, 2026 · resolved in 1d 5h
API Connection/Endpoint - Server Integration Method (SIM) Relay Response Issue
Affected: Server Integration Method (SIM)
- Partial outageAug 14, 2026 · resolved in 7h 56m
API Connection/Endpoint Service Disruptionofficial update ↗
Affected: Accept Suite
- Partial outageAug 13, 2026 · resolved in 1d 1h
NAB EPX Processing Service Disruptionofficial update ↗
Affected: NAB EPX