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Formstack Forms vs Qualtrics: which is more reliable? (2026)
Formstack Forms is more reliable than Qualtrics, scoring 90.6 vs 34.6 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Formstack Forms reported 4 incidents and Qualtrics reported 26, with effective uptime of 99.93% and 97.26% respectively. Formstack Forms resolves incidents faster on average (1h 34m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Formstack Forms | Qualtrics |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 90.6 | 34.6 |
| Rank (form & survey builders) | #9 | #14 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.93% | 97.26% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 4 | 26 |
| Partial / major outages | 2 | 3 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1h 34m | 11h 3m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Formstack Forms and Qualtrics differ
- Qualtrics reported 6.5× as many incidents as Formstack Forms over the last 90 days (26 vs 4).
- Qualtrics had 3 partial or major outages, compared with 2 for Formstack Forms.
- Formstack Forms fixes problems faster: 1h 34m on average, against 11h 3m for Qualtrics (7.1× quicker).
- Formstack Forms's longest outage on record lasted 20m (Aug 25, 2026); Qualtrics's lasted 3d (Aug 31, 2026).
90-day uptime
Formstack Forms
Qualtrics
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Formstack Forms incidents
- Degraded performanceSep 17, 2026 · resolved in 4h 27m
Formstack Forms: Phone Number Field
Affected: Main Application
- Partial outageAug 25, 2026 · resolved in 20m
Affected: Email System (SendGrid)
- Degraded performanceAug 17, 2026 · resolved in 1h 8m
Formstack Forms: Confirmation Email Delivery Issues
Affected: Email System (SendGrid)
- Major outageAug 14, 2026 · resolved in 20m
Formstack Forms: Application Unavailable
Affected: Main Application
Recent Qualtrics incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 5h 14m
Salesforce Integration issues in all regions
Affected: Workflows
- InformationalOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 12h 1m
Affected: Survey Taking, Email, WAI Project Editing, Product Documentation, Endpoint: https://cxstudio.clarabridge.net/dashboard/, SMS (Text) +25 more
- MaintenanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 11h 16m
Industry-wide PHP vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618, CVE-2026-109619)
Affected: Projects
- Degraded performanceOct 19, 2026 · resolved in 1h 13m
Affected: Endpoint: https://cxstudio.clarabridge.net/dashboard/, US Endpoint: https://studio.us1.qualtrics.io/dashboard/, Canada Endpoint: https://studio.ca1.qualtrics.io/dashboard/, UK Endpoint: https://studio.eu2.qualtrics.io/dashboard/, EU Endpoint: https://studio.fra1.qualtrics.com/dashboard/, ANZ Endpoint: https://studio.aus1.qualtrics.io/dashboard/
- InformationalOct 14, 2026 · resolved in 6d
- Degraded performanceOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 6h 2m
Receipt Scanner question issues in all regions
Affected: Survey Taking
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