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Akamai vs Amazon Route 53: which is more reliable? (2026)
Amazon Route 53 is more reliable than Akamai, scoring 89.2 vs 29.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Akamai reported 24 incidents and Amazon Route 53 reported 1, with effective uptime of 96.55% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Akamai | Amazon Route 53 |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 29.7 | 89.2 |
| Rank (CDN & DNS providers) | #10 | #3 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 96.55% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 24 | 1 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1d 11h | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Akamai and Amazon Route 53 differ
- Akamai reported 24× as many incidents as Amazon Route 53 over the last 90 days (24 vs 1).
- Akamai's longest incident on record lasted 3d (Sep 22, 2026); Amazon Route 53's lasted 35m (May 22, 2026).
90-day uptime
Akamai
Amazon Route 53
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Akamai incidents
- InformationalOct 27, 2026 · ongoing
Performance Degradation for Customers in Mumbai and Chennai
Affected: Edge Delivery
- Degraded performanceOct 25, 2026 · ongoing
Edge Delivery issues between Indonesia and Singapore
Affected: Edge Delivery
- InformationalOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 1d 23h
Edge Delivery Secure CDN platform at Risk of Capacity Issues
Affected: Edge Delivery
- Degraded performanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 1d 8h
Web Security Analytics, Reporting and Configuration Deployment Issues
Affected: Configuration Deployment, Reporting, Web Security Analytics
- Degraded performanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 9h 20m
NetStorage issues in Los Angeles
Affected: NetStorage
- Degraded performanceOct 2, 2026 · resolved in 1h 15m
Affected: Edge Delivery
Recent Amazon Route 53 incidents
- Degraded performanceSep 15, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Service is operating normally: [RESOLVED] Amazon Route 53 Operational Issue
Other CDN & DNS providers to consider
- DNSimple · #1 · 99.94% uptime
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- Bunny.net · #5 · 99.83% uptime