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DigitalOcean Managed Databases vs Tiger Data (Timescale): which is more reliable? (2026)
DigitalOcean Managed Databases is more reliable than Tiger Data (Timescale), scoring 85.7 vs 80.4 out of 100. Over the last 90 days DigitalOcean Managed Databases reported 1 incident and Tiger Data (Timescale) reported 7, with effective uptime of 99.93% and 99.76% respectively. Tiger Data (Timescale) resolves incidents faster on average (2h 9m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | DigitalOcean Managed Databases | Tiger Data (Timescale) |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 85.7 | 80.4 |
| Rank (managed database services) | #6 | #7 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.93% | 99.76% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 1 | 7 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 3 |
| Avg time to resolve | 9h 22m | 2h 9m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where DigitalOcean Managed Databases and Tiger Data (Timescale) differ
- Tiger Data (Timescale) reported 7× as many incidents as DigitalOcean Managed Databases over the last 90 days (7 vs 1).
- Tiger Data (Timescale) had 3 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for DigitalOcean Managed Databases.
- Tiger Data (Timescale) fixes problems faster: 2h 9m on average, against 9h 22m for DigitalOcean Managed Databases (4.4× quicker).
- DigitalOcean Managed Databases's longest incident on record lasted 10h 16m (Jul 2, 2026); Tiger Data (Timescale)'s lasted 8h (Apr 21, 2026).
90-day uptime
DigitalOcean Managed Databases
Tiger Data (Timescale)
- 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 Tiger Data (Timescale) incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 1h 24m
[Azure ServiceHealth] Network Infrastructure - West Europe - Resolved
- Major outageOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 1h 31m
Tiger Cloud Databases running on Azure West Europe Regionofficial update ↗
- Partial outageOct 8, 2026 · resolved in 27m
- Degraded performanceSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 38m
- Partial outageSep 22, 2026 · resolved in 4h 9m
Resolved - Degraded state in Azure Germany West Centralofficial update ↗
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 6h 14m
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- Upstash · #1 · 100% uptime
- Prisma Postgres · #2 · 99.96% uptime
- PlanetScale · #3 · 99.92% uptime
- Neon · #4 · 100% uptime
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