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Recurly vs Skio: which is more reliable? (2026)
Skio is more reliable than Recurly, scoring 94.8 vs 87.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Recurly reported 2 incidents and Skio reported 1, with effective uptime of 99.89% and 99.98% respectively. Skio resolves incidents faster on average (2h 28m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Recurly | Skio |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 87.7 | 94.8 |
| Rank (subscription billing platforms) | #10 | #6 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.89% | 99.98% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 2 | 1 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 4h 10m | 2h 28m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Recurly and Skio differ
- Recurly reported 2× as many incidents as Skio over the last 90 days (2 vs 1).
- Recurly had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Skio.
- Skio fixes problems faster: 2h 28m on average, against 4h 10m for Recurly.
- Recurly's longest outage on record lasted 2h 41m (Oct 15, 2026); Skio's lasted 2h 28m (Sep 21, 2026).
90-day uptime
Recurly
Skio
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Recurly incidents
- Partial outageOct 15, 2026 · resolved in 2h 41m
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Affected: Reporting & Analytics
- MaintenanceAug 19, 2026 · ongoing
Recurly Subscription Management Database maintenance
Affected: Subscriber management, Plans pricing & promotions, Recurring billing & invoicing, Reporting & Analytics, Subscription management API, Subscription management webhooks +7 more
- Degraded performanceAug 18, 2026 · resolved in 5h 39m
Investigating issues with Recurly Subscription Management
Affected: Subscription management API, Recurring billing & invoicing, Reporting & Analytics
Recent Skio incidents
- Degraded performanceSep 21, 2026 · resolved in 2h 28m
Errors loading customer data in the dashboard
Affected: Skio Merchant Portal
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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