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DigitalOcean Managed Databases vs Redis Cloud: which is more reliable? (2026)
DigitalOcean Managed Databases is more reliable than Redis Cloud, scoring 85.7 vs 79.2 out of 100. Over the last 90 days DigitalOcean Managed Databases reported 1 incident and Redis Cloud reported 3, with effective uptime of 99.93% and 99.72% respectively. Redis Cloud resolves incidents faster on average (4h 56m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | DigitalOcean Managed Databases | Redis Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 85.7 | 79.2 |
| Rank (managed database services) | #6 | #8 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.93% | 99.72% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 1 | 3 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 9h 22m | 4h 56m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where DigitalOcean Managed Databases and Redis Cloud differ
- Redis Cloud reported 3× as many incidents as DigitalOcean Managed Databases over the last 90 days (3 vs 1).
- Redis Cloud had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for DigitalOcean Managed Databases.
- Redis Cloud fixes problems faster: 4h 56m on average, against 9h 22m for DigitalOcean Managed Databases.
- DigitalOcean Managed Databases's longest incident on record lasted 10h 16m (Jul 2, 2026); Redis Cloud's lasted 10h 36m (Oct 20, 2026).
90-day uptime
DigitalOcean Managed Databases
Redis Cloud
- 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 Redis Cloud incidents
- Partial outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 10h 36m
New incident: "GCP region europe-west2 and zone europe-west2-b issues"official update ↗
- Degraded performanceSep 5, 2026 · resolved in 41m
New incident: "Redis Cloud – Temporary Issues with Redis IRIS"
- Degraded performanceSep 1, 2026 · resolved in 3h 30m
Other managed database services to consider
- Upstash · #1 · 100% uptime
- Prisma Postgres · #2 · 99.96% uptime
- PlanetScale · #3 · 99.92% uptime
- Neon · #4 · 100% uptime
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