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Instinct vs PetDesk: which is more reliable? (2026)

Instinct and PetDesk are effectively tied on reliability (100.0 vs 99.2). Over the last 90 days Instinct reported 0 incidents and PetDesk reported 2, with effective uptime of 100% and 100% respectively.

Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score

Instinct

100.0/100

Operational

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PetDesk

99.2/100

Operational

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MetricInstinctPetDesk
Reliability score100.099.2
Rank (veterinary practice management systems)—#1
Uptime (90 days)100%100%
Incidents (90 days)02
Partial / major outages00
Avg time to resolve——
Outages we detected00
Transparency score100/100100/100

Where Instinct and PetDesk differ

  • Instinct reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while PetDesk reported 2.

90-day uptime

Instinct

Aug 4, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026: no incidents
90 days ago100% average daily uptimeToday

PetDesk

Aug 4, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026: no incidents
90 days ago100% average daily uptimeToday

Recent Instinct incidents

No incidents reported by Instinct in the last 90 days.

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Recent PetDesk incidents

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