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Bitrise vs GitHub Actions: which is more reliable? (2026)
Bitrise is more reliable than GitHub Actions, scoring 88.6 vs 55.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Bitrise reported 6 incidents and GitHub Actions reported 20, with effective uptime of 99.90% and 98.91% respectively. Bitrise resolves incidents faster on average (1h 13m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Bitrise | GitHub Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 88.6 | 55.7 |
| Rank (code hosting & CI platforms) | #1 | #9 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.90% | 98.91% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 6 | 20 |
| Partial / major outages | 2 | 8 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1h 13m | 2h 21m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Bitrise and GitHub Actions differ
- GitHub Actions reported 3.3× as many incidents as Bitrise over the last 90 days (20 vs 6).
- GitHub Actions had 8 partial or major outages, compared with 2 for Bitrise.
- Bitrise fixes problems faster: 1h 13m on average, against 2h 21m for GitHub Actions.
- Bitrise's longest outage on record lasted 1d 1h (Jul 14, 2026); GitHub Actions's lasted 4h 30m (Oct 21, 2026).
90-day uptime
Bitrise
GitHub Actions
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Bitrise incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 26, 2026 · resolved in 31m
Long waiting times (queue) on builds
Affected: ⚙️ Builds (CI)
- Partial outageOct 5, 2026 · resolved in 2h 19m
Issue with the Start Build dialog in the Website UIofficial update ↗
Affected: ⚙️ Builds (CI)
- Degraded performanceSep 22, 2026 · resolved in 1h 6m
Long waiting times [on specific stacks / to start builds]
Affected: ⚙️ Builds (CI)
- Degraded performanceSep 5, 2026 · resolved in 1h 49m
Key Value Dependency Cache Service
Affected: Key Value Dependency Cache Service
- Partial outageAug 28, 2026 · resolved in 32m
CI build list is not loading in multiple workspaces
Affected: ⚙️ Builds (CI)
- Degraded performanceAug 7, 2026 · resolved in 58m
Increased queues on Linux machines
Affected: ⚙️ Builds (CI)
Recent GitHub Actions incidents
- Partial outageOct 30, 2026 · resolved in 1h 33m
Incident with Actions, Pages, and Webhooks
Affected: Webhooks, Actions, Pages
- Degraded performanceOct 26, 2026 · resolved in 9m
Incident with Actions, Issues, API Requests and Pull Requests
Affected: API Requests, Issues, Pull Requests, Actions
- Degraded performanceOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 36m
Delayed Actions status check results
Affected: Actions
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 11h 2m
Affected: API Requests, Issues, Pull Requests, Actions, Packages
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 1h 1m
Affected: Actions
- Major outageOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 4h 30m
Delays for Pull Requests and Webhook deliveriesofficial update ↗
Affected: Webhooks, Pull Requests, Actions
Other code hosting & CI platforms to consider
- Depot · #2 · 99.89% uptime
- GitLab · #3 · 100% uptime
- Bitbucket · #4 · 99.74% uptime
- Azure DevOps · #5 · 98.63% uptime
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