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Heroku vs Render: which is more reliable? (2026)
Heroku is more reliable than Render, scoring 91.0 vs 75.5 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Heroku reported 6 incidents and Render reported 14, with effective uptime of 99.95% and 99.71% respectively. Render resolves incidents faster on average (1h 27m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Heroku | Render |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 91.0 | 75.5 |
| Rank (app hosting platforms) | #2 | #4 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.95% | 99.71% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 6 | 14 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 5 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1h 43m | 1h 27m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Heroku and Render differ
- Render reported 2.3× as many incidents as Heroku over the last 90 days (14 vs 6).
- Render had 5 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Heroku.
- Render fixes problems faster: 1h 27m on average, against 1h 43m for Heroku.
- Heroku's longest incident on record lasted 5h 4m (Oct 28, 2026); Render's lasted 12h 14m (Apr 8, 2026).
90-day uptime
Heroku
Render
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Heroku incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 5h 4m
- Degraded performanceSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 1h 28m
- Degraded performanceAug 25, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceAug 18, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceAug 10, 2026 · resolved in 20m
- Degraded performanceAug 6, 2026 · resolved in 2m
Recent Render incidents
- InformationalOct 24, 2026 · resolved in 30m
- Degraded performanceOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 1h 28m
Affected: Web Services, Web Services, Static Sites
- Degraded performanceOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 3h 41m
- Degraded performanceOct 15, 2026 · resolved in 1h 35m
Dashboard not updating in real time; Some Workflows SDK requests timing out
Affected: Render Dashboard, Workflows, Workflows, Workflows, Workflows, Workflows
- Partial outageOct 14, 2026 · resolved in 2h 45m
Builds, deploys, and queued deploys are not starting in all regions
Affected: Builds and Deploys, Builds and Deploys, Builds and Deploys, Builds and Deploys, Builds and Deploys
- Degraded performanceOct 3, 2026 · resolved in 46m
Degraded Dashboard Performance; Degraded builds & deploys in Oregon
Affected: Render Dashboard, Builds and Deploys
Other app hosting platforms to consider
- DigitalOcean App Platform · #1 · 99.98% uptime
- Koyeb · #3 · 99.64% uptime
- Netlify · #5 · 99.74% uptime
- Google Cloud Run · #6 · 99.59% uptime