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Akamai vs DNSimple: which is more reliable? (2026)
DNSimple is more reliable than Akamai, scoring 90.4 vs 29.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Akamai reported 24 incidents and DNSimple reported 2, with effective uptime of 96.55% and 99.94% respectively. DNSimple resolves incidents faster on average (4h 5m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Akamai | DNSimple |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 29.7 | 90.4 |
| Rank (CDN & DNS providers) | #10 | #1 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 96.55% | 99.94% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 24 | 2 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1d 11h | 4h 5m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Akamai and DNSimple differ
- Akamai reported 12× as many incidents as DNSimple over the last 90 days (24 vs 2).
- DNSimple fixes problems faster: 4h 5m on average, against 1d 11h for Akamai (8.7× quicker).
- Akamai's longest incident on record lasted 3d (Sep 22, 2026); DNSimple's lasted 6h 12m (Feb 10, 2026).
90-day uptime
Akamai
DNSimple
- 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 DNSimple incidents
- Degraded performanceSep 6, 2026 · resolved in 2h 45m
Edge network disruption in Warsaw EU region
Affected: Name Servers
- Degraded performanceAug 8, 2026 · resolved in 5h 26m
Degraded service in London region
Affected: Name Servers
Other CDN & DNS providers to consider
- Amazon CloudFront · #2 · 100% uptime
- Amazon Route 53 · #3 · 100% uptime
- Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS · #4 · 99.85% uptime
- Bunny.net · #5 · 99.83% uptime