Restaurant POS · reliability comparison
Clover vs PAR POS (Brink): which is more reliable? (2026)
Clover is more reliable than PAR POS (Brink), scoring 87.8 vs 64.6 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Clover reported 6 incidents and PAR POS (Brink) reported 5, with effective uptime of 99.88% and 99.44% respectively. Clover resolves incidents faster on average (1h 55m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Clover | PAR POS (Brink) |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 87.8 | 64.6 |
| Rank (restaurant POS systems) | #4 | #9 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.88% | 99.44% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 6 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1h 55m | 8h 52m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Clover and PAR POS (Brink) differ
- Clover reported 20% more incidents than PAR POS (Brink) over the last 90 days (6 vs 5).
- PAR POS (Brink) had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for Clover.
- Clover fixes problems faster: 1h 55m on average, against 8h 52m for PAR POS (Brink) (4.6× quicker).
- Clover's longest outage on record lasted 7h 28m (Jul 7, 2026); PAR POS (Brink)'s lasted 19h 18m (Sep 24, 2026).
90-day uptime
Clover
PAR POS (Brink)
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Clover incidents
- Partial outageOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 2h 45m
Clover is experiencing an issue impacting Ecommerce productsofficial update ↗
Affected: Ecommerce, Online Ordering
- InformationalOct 8, 2026 · resolved in 1h 21m
[NA] Clover experiencing issues with the Customer Engagement Apps
- Degraded performanceSep 22, 2026 · resolved in 28m
[NA]Web dashboard login issues for a small subset of merchants on Safari Browsers
Affected: Dashboard
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 3h 19m
Clover in EMEA is experiencing an issue
Affected: Dashboard, Cloud Pay Display
- Degraded performanceAug 30, 2026 · resolved in 1h 54m
[NA] Clover merchants experiencing issues with payment processing
Affected: North America - Payment Authorization Services
- Degraded performanceAug 25, 2026 · resolved in 1h 10m
Clover in NA is experiencing issues with Cloud Pay Display
Affected: Dashboard, Cloud Pay Display
Recent PAR POS (Brink) incidents
- InformationalOct 12, 2026 · resolved in 17h 27m
PAR Payment Services: Funding Delay Notice for for Columbus Day (October 12th, 2026)
Affected: PAR Payment Services
- Partial outageSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 19h 18m
Admin Portal 20 Access issuesofficial update ↗
Affected: PAR POS on Admin20
- Partial outageSep 14, 2026 · resolved in 3h 41m
Limited Connectivity errorsofficial update ↗
Affected: PAR POS on Admin19
- Degraded performanceAug 26, 2026 · resolved in 3h 37m
Affected: PAR POS on Admin1
- InformationalAug 20, 2026 · ongoing
Affected: PAR Payment Services
- Partial outageJun 16, 2026 · ongoing
Degradation of Admin Portal 12 Servicesofficial update ↗
Affected: PAR POS on Admin12
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