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Akamai vs Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS: which is more reliable? (2026)
Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS is more reliable than Akamai, scoring 84.7 vs 29.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Akamai reported 24 incidents and Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS reported 1, with effective uptime of 96.55% and 99.85% respectively. Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS resolves incidents faster on average (6h 8m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Akamai | Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 29.7 | 84.7 |
| Rank (CDN & DNS providers) | #10 | #4 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 96.55% | 99.85% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 24 | 1 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1d 11h | 6h 8m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Akamai and Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS differ
- Akamai reported 24× as many incidents as Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS over the last 90 days (24 vs 1).
- Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Akamai.
- Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS fixes problems faster: 6h 8m on average, against 1d 11h for Akamai (5.8× quicker).
- Akamai's longest incident on record lasted 3d (Sep 22, 2026); Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS's lasted 3d (Jun 5, 2026).
90-day uptime
Akamai
Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS
- 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 Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS incidents
- Partial outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 6h 8m
Multiple services were experiencing issues in the europe-west2 region.official update ↗
Affected: AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, Apigee, BigQuery Data Transfer Service, Cloud Data Fusion, Cloud Filestore, Cloud Firestore +32 more
Other CDN & DNS providers to consider
- DNSimple · #1 · 99.94% uptime
- Amazon CloudFront · #2 · 100% uptime
- Amazon Route 53 · #3 · 100% uptime
- Bunny.net · #5 · 99.83% uptime