Managed Database Services · reliability comparison
DigitalOcean Managed Databases vs Firebase (Firestore & Realtime Database): which is more reliable? (2026)
DigitalOcean Managed Databases is more reliable than Firebase (Firestore & Realtime Database), scoring 85.7 vs 71.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days DigitalOcean Managed Databases reported 1 incident and Firebase (Firestore & Realtime Database) reported 1, with effective uptime of 99.93% and 99.66% respectively. DigitalOcean Managed Databases resolves incidents faster on average (9h 22m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | DigitalOcean Managed Databases | Firebase (Firestore & Realtime Database) |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 85.7 | 71.1 |
| Rank (managed database services) | #6 | #9 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.93% | 99.66% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 1 | 1 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 9h 22m | 14h 25m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where DigitalOcean Managed Databases and Firebase (Firestore & Realtime Database) differ
- Firebase (Firestore & Realtime Database) had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for DigitalOcean Managed Databases.
- DigitalOcean Managed Databases fixes problems faster: 9h 22m on average, against 14h 25m for Firebase (Firestore & Realtime Database).
- DigitalOcean Managed Databases's longest incident on record lasted 10h 16m (Jul 2, 2026); Firebase (Firestore & Realtime Database)'s lasted 14h 25m (Oct 21, 2026).
90-day uptime
DigitalOcean Managed Databases
Firebase (Firestore & Realtime Database)
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent DigitalOcean Managed Databases incidents
- Degraded performanceAug 23, 2026 · resolved in 9h 22m
Affected: NYC1, NYC3
Recent Firebase (Firestore & Realtime Database) incidents
- Partial outageOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 14h 25m
Partial performance degradation for RTDB users in us-central1 from 6 AM to 8:30 PM PT.official update ↗
Affected: Realtime Database
Full Firebase (Firestore & Realtime Database) reliability report →
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