CDN & DNS Providers · reliability comparison
Akamai vs KeyCDN: which is more reliable? (2026)
KeyCDN is more reliable than Akamai, scoring 90.0 vs 29.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Akamai reported 24 incidents and KeyCDN reported 0, with effective uptime of 96.55% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Akamai | KeyCDN |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 29.7 | 90.0 |
| Rank (CDN & DNS providers) | #10 | — |
| Uptime (90 days) | 96.55% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 24 | 0 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1d 11h | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 50/100 |
Where Akamai and KeyCDN differ
- KeyCDN reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Akamai reported 24.
90-day uptime
Akamai
KeyCDN
- 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 KeyCDN incidents
No incidents reported by KeyCDN in the last 90 days.
Other CDN & DNS providers to consider
- DNSimple · #1 · 99.94% uptime
- Amazon CloudFront · #2 · 100% uptime
- Amazon Route 53 · #3 · 100% uptime
- Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS · #4 · 99.85% uptime