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Convex vs PlanetScale: which is more reliable? (2026)
PlanetScale is more reliable than Convex, scoring 89.1 vs 86.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Convex reported 7 incidents and PlanetScale reported 6, with effective uptime of 99.87% and 99.92% respectively. Convex resolves incidents faster on average (50m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Convex | PlanetScale |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 86.7 | 89.1 |
| Rank (managed database services) | #5 | #3 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.87% | 99.92% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 7 | 6 |
| Partial / major outages | 4 | 4 |
| Avg time to resolve | 50m | 54m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Convex and PlanetScale differ
- Convex reported 17% more incidents than PlanetScale over the last 90 days (7 vs 6).
- Convex's longest outage on record lasted 3h 57m (May 22, 2026); PlanetScale's lasted 3h (Jul 24, 2026).
90-day uptime
Convex
PlanetScale
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Convex incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 54m
Elevated Error Rate for Deploying Node Actions
Affected: Free & Starter, Professional, Business
- Partial outageOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 36m
Affected: Free & Starter, Professional, Business
- Major outageSep 28, 2026 · resolved in 1h 4m
Affected: AI Gateway
- InformationalSep 18, 2026 · resolved in 1h 7m
- Partial outageAug 16, 2026 · resolved in 1h 53m
Account verification/team invite emails not working
Affected: Free & Starter, Professional, Business
- Degraded performanceAug 12, 2026 · resolved in 20m
Some HTTP Actions returning 404
Affected: Free & Starter, Professional, Business
Recent PlanetScale incidents
- Partial outageOct 26, 2026 · resolved in 1h 38m
Problems with Vitess connectivity and credential changes
Affected: us-east1 (Moncks Corner), europe-west4 (Eemshaven), ap-south-1 (Mumbai), sa-east-1 (Sao Paulo), us-east4 (Northern Virginia), ap-southeast-2 (Sydney) +13 more
- InformationalOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 1h 8m
- Partial outageOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 26m
AWS us-east-1 connectivity failures
Affected: us-east-1 (Northern Virginia), us-east-1 (Northern Virginia)
- Degraded performanceSep 28, 2026 · resolved in 2h 3m
Branch creation delays in GCP europe-west-1
Affected: Database Operations
- Partial outageSep 5, 2026 · resolved in 14m
Connectivity issues with Vitess databases in GCP
Affected: us-east1 (Moncks Corner), europe-west1 (St. Ghislain), europe-west4 (Eemshaven), us-central1 (Iowa), northamerica-northeast1 (Montréal), asia-northeast3 (Seoul) +1 more
- Partial outageSep 2, 2026 · resolved in 10m
Dashboard and API 500 errors for postgres databases
Affected: Dashboard and API Requests
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