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Aiven vs MongoDB Atlas: which is more reliable? (2026)
MongoDB Atlas is more reliable than Aiven, scoring 49.4 vs 34.6 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Aiven reported 9 incidents and MongoDB Atlas reported 11, with effective uptime of 97.43% and 97.89% respectively. MongoDB Atlas resolves incidents faster on average (4h 18m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Aiven | MongoDB Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 34.6 | 49.4 |
| Rank (managed database services) | #13 | #12 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 97.43% | 97.89% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 11 |
| Partial / major outages | 3 | 4 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1d 5h | 4h 18m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Aiven and MongoDB Atlas differ
- MongoDB Atlas reported 22% more incidents than Aiven over the last 90 days (11 vs 9).
- MongoDB Atlas had 4 partial or major outages, compared with 3 for Aiven.
- MongoDB Atlas fixes problems faster: 4h 18m on average, against 1d 5h for Aiven (6.8× quicker).
- Aiven's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Oct 12, 2026); MongoDB Atlas's lasted 3d (Apr 17, 2026).
90-day uptime
Aiven
MongoDB Atlas
- 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 MongoDB Atlas incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 12h 36m
GCP Availability Zone europe-west2-b connectivity issues
Affected: MongoDB Cloud
- Partial outageOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 1h 48m
Issue impacting Atlas Search availability on certain clusters
Affected: MongoDB Atlas Search
- InformationalOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 2h 35m
Admin Admin API: Intermittent Increase in 5xx errors
Affected: MongoDB Cloud
- Partial outageOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 5h 13m
Trigger processing may be delayed globallyofficial update ↗
Affected: MongoDB Atlas App Services and Device Sync
- InformationalSep 30, 2026 · resolved in 2h 10m
Delays in Atlas cluster management operations
Affected: MongoDB Cloud
- Degraded performanceSep 11, 2026 · resolved in 2h 23m
Atlas is experiencing issues with issuing certificates from Lets Encrypt
Affected: MongoDB Cloud, MongoDB Atlas for Government
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