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Descope vs Stytch: which is more reliable? (2026)
Descope is more reliable than Stytch, scoring 100.0 vs 84.8 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Descope reported 0 incidents and Stytch reported 6, with effective uptime of 100% and 99.82% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Descope | Stytch |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 100.0 | 84.8 |
| Rank (authentication providers) | — | #4 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 99.82% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 | 6 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 2h 5m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Descope and Stytch differ
- Descope reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Stytch reported 6.
- Stytch had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Descope.
- Descope's longest incident on record lasted 2h 32m (Nov 18, 2025); Stytch's lasted 16h 46m (Jun 15, 2026).
90-day uptime
Descope
Stytch
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Descope incidents
- MaintenanceOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 2h
- MaintenanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 2h
- MaintenanceOct 25, 2026 · resolved in 30m
- MaintenanceOct 25, 2026 · resolved in 30m
- MaintenanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 2h
- MaintenanceOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 1h
Recent Stytch incidents
- MaintenanceNov 8, 2026 · ongoing
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 2h 29m
- Degraded performanceOct 6, 2026 · resolved in 59m
- MaintenanceSep 10, 2026 · resolved in 30m
- Degraded performanceSep 9, 2026 · resolved in 2h 16m
- Degraded performanceSep 1, 2026 · resolved in 57m
Other authentication providers to consider
- Ory Network · #1 · 99.99% uptime
- Kinde · #2 · 99.96% uptime
- Frontegg · #3 · 99.97% uptime
- WorkOS · #5 · 99.30% uptime
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