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Aiven vs Convex: which is more reliable? (2026)
Convex is more reliable than Aiven, scoring 86.7 vs 34.6 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Aiven reported 9 incidents and Convex reported 7, with effective uptime of 97.43% and 99.87% respectively. Convex resolves incidents faster on average (50m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Aiven | Convex |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 34.6 | 86.7 |
| Rank (managed database services) | #13 | #5 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 97.43% | 99.87% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 7 |
| Partial / major outages | 3 | 4 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1d 5h | 50m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Aiven and Convex differ
- Aiven reported 29% more incidents than Convex over the last 90 days (9 vs 7).
- Convex had 4 partial or major outages, compared with 3 for Aiven.
- Convex fixes problems faster: 50m on average, against 1d 5h for Aiven (35.1× quicker).
- Aiven's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Oct 12, 2026); Convex's lasted 3h 57m (May 22, 2026).
90-day uptime
Aiven
Convex
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Aiven incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 12h 47m
Google Cloud VPN incident affecting services
Affected: Aiven
- InformationalOct 18, 2026 · resolved in 17h 12m
- InformationalOct 16, 2026 · resolved in 4h 51m
- Partial outageOct 12, 2026 · resolved in 4d 14h
Issues with spin up node in google asia-southeast1 regionofficial update ↗
Affected: Aiven
- InformationalSep 29, 2026 · resolved in 4h 27m
- Partial outageSep 22, 2026 · resolved in 7h 10m
Aiven Console and API are downofficial update ↗
Affected: Aiven, Support Ticketing System
Recent Convex incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 54m
Elevated Error Rate for Deploying Node Actions
Affected: Free & Starter, Professional, Business
- Partial outageOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 36m
Affected: Free & Starter, Professional, Business
- Major outageSep 28, 2026 · resolved in 1h 4m
AI gateway unavailableofficial update ↗
Affected: AI Gateway
- InformationalSep 18, 2026 · resolved in 1h 7m
- Partial outageAug 16, 2026 · resolved in 1h 53m
Account verification/team invite emails not working
Affected: Free & Starter, Professional, Business
- Degraded performanceAug 12, 2026 · resolved in 20m
Some HTTP Actions returning 404
Affected: Free & Starter, Professional, Business
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- PlanetScale · #3 · 99.92% uptime
- Neon · #4 · 100% uptime
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