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Lago vs Metronome: which is more reliable? (2026)
Lago is more reliable than Metronome, scoring 91.3 vs 63.8 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Lago reported 9 incidents and Metronome reported 12, with effective uptime of 99.96% and 99.38% respectively. Lago resolves incidents faster on average (36m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Lago | Metronome |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 91.3 | 63.8 |
| Rank (subscription billing platforms) | #9 | #14 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.96% | 99.38% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 12 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 4 |
| Avg time to resolve | 36m | 3h 54m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Lago and Metronome differ
- Metronome reported 33% more incidents than Lago over the last 90 days (12 vs 9).
- Metronome had 4 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Lago.
- Lago fixes problems faster: 36m on average, against 3h 54m for Metronome (6.6× quicker).
- Lago's longest outage on record lasted 7h (May 11, 2026); Metronome's lasted 12h 6m (Sep 28, 2026).
90-day uptime
Lago
Metronome
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Lago incidents
- Degraded performanceNov 1, 2026 · resolved in 7m
Degraded performance on our API
Affected: API
- Degraded performanceOct 19, 2026 · resolved in 6m
Degraded performance on our API
Affected: API
- Degraded performanceOct 19, 2026 · resolved in 6m
Degraded performance on our API
Affected: API
- Degraded performanceOct 19, 2026 · resolved in 12m
Degraded performance on our API
Affected: API
- Degraded performanceSep 17, 2026 · resolved in 10m
Degraded performance on our API
Affected: API
- Degraded performanceSep 11, 2026 · resolved in 3h 28m
Degraded performance on our API
Affected: API
Recent Metronome incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 1h
Affected: Alerts, Usage Pipeline
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 1h 56m
Affected: Alerts
- Partial outageOct 8, 2026 · resolved in 3h 20m
Elevated API error ratesofficial update ↗
Affected: Overall
- Degraded performanceOct 3, 2026 · resolved in 6h 53m
Affected: Data Export
- Degraded performanceOct 2, 2026 · resolved in 3h 47m
Affected: Data Export
- InformationalOct 2, 2026 · resolved in 4h 19m
Other subscription billing platforms to consider
- Bold Subscriptions · #1 · 100% uptime
- Zuora · #2 · 100% uptime
- Maxio · #3 · 99.99% uptime
- ChargeOver · #4 · 99.98% uptime
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