Referral & Loyalty Programs · reliability comparison
ReferralCandy vs Smile.io: which is more reliable? (2026)
ReferralCandy is more reliable than Smile.io, scoring 90.0 vs 73.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days ReferralCandy reported 0 incidents and Smile.io reported 1, with effective uptime of 100% and 99.70% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | ReferralCandy | Smile.io |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 90.0 | 73.3 |
| Rank (loyalty & referral platforms) | — | #6 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 99.70% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 | 1 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 12h 54m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 50/100 | 100/100 |
Where ReferralCandy and Smile.io differ
- ReferralCandy reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Smile.io reported 1.
- Smile.io had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for ReferralCandy.
90-day uptime
ReferralCandy
Smile.io
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent ReferralCandy incidents
No incidents reported by ReferralCandy in the last 90 days.
Recent Smile.io incidents
- Partial outageSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 12h 54m
Errors when customers try to redeem points.official update ↗
Affected: Storefront Components
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