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Buffer vs SocialBee: which is more reliable? (2026)
SocialBee is more reliable than Buffer, scoring 86.2 vs 58.8 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Buffer reported 21 incidents and SocialBee reported 5, with effective uptime of 99.23% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Buffer | SocialBee |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 58.8 | 86.2 |
| Rank (social media management tools) | #7 | #3 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.23% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 21 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 8 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 3h 36m | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Buffer and SocialBee differ
- Buffer reported 4.2× as many incidents as SocialBee over the last 90 days (21 vs 5).
- Buffer had 8 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for SocialBee.
- Buffer's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Jul 13, 2026); SocialBee's lasted 3d (Apr 30, 2026).
90-day uptime
Buffer
SocialBee
- 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: Youtube, Channel connections
- 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: Publishing, Channel connections, Mastodon
- Partial outageSep 25, 2026 · resolved in 1h 20m
Issues with Buffer fully loading
Affected: Channel connections, Settings, Community, Analytics
Recent SocialBee incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceOct 20, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
[Identified] Issue with deleting items from Content Categories page
- Degraded performanceSep 23, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceAug 19, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceAug 14, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Other social media management tools to consider
- Planable · #1 · 99.98% uptime
- Later · #2 · 99.89% uptime
- Vista Social · #4 · 99.86% uptime
- Sprout Social · #5 · 99.68% uptime
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