Uptime
The percentage of time a system is available and functioning. PURIST's 99.97% uptime means less than 2.6 hours of unplanned downtime per year across all client workflows. Measured continuously via Checkly health checks.
Expert insight
99% uptime sounds impressive but allows 87 hours of downtime per year. 99.97% allows only 2.6 hours.
In a real workflow
A workflow platform with 99.9% uptime can still be down about 43 minutes a month, so critical flows need retries.
Common mistakes
- Confusing platform uptime with workflow reliability.
- Not measuring uptime yourself.
Complexity level
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