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Buffer vs Metricool: which is more reliable? (2026)
Metricool is more reliable than Buffer, scoring 90.0 vs 58.8 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Buffer reported 21 incidents and Metricool reported 0, with effective uptime of 99.23% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Buffer | Metricool |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 58.8 | 90.0 |
| Rank (social media management tools) | #7 | — |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.23% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 21 | 0 |
| Partial / major outages | 8 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 3h 36m | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 50/100 |
Where Buffer and Metricool differ
- Metricool reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Buffer reported 21.
- Buffer had 8 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Metricool.
90-day uptime
Buffer
Metricool
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Buffer incidents
- Partial outageOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 12m
Affected: Publishing
- InformationalOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 3h 24m
- Degraded performanceOct 8, 2026 · resolved in 1d 3h
Issue Connecting & Refreshing YouTube
Affected: Channel connections, Youtube
- InformationalOct 5, 2026 · resolved in 2m
- Partial outageOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 2h 26m
Issue with publishing to Mastodon accounts hosted on mastodon.social and mastodon.onlineofficial update ↗
Affected: Mastodon, Publishing, Channel connections
- Partial outageSep 25, 2026 · resolved in 1h 20m
Issues with Buffer fully loading
Affected: Channel connections, Settings, Community, Analytics
Recent Metricool incidents
No incidents reported by Metricool in the last 90 days.
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- Planable · #1 · 99.98% uptime
- Later · #2 · 99.89% uptime
- SocialBee · #3 · 100% uptime
- Vista Social · #4 · 99.86% uptime
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