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DNSimple vs Gcore: which is more reliable? (2026)
DNSimple is more reliable than Gcore, scoring 90.4 vs 38.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days DNSimple reported 2 incidents and Gcore reported 6, with effective uptime of 99.94% and 95.86% respectively. DNSimple resolves incidents faster on average (4h 5m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | DNSimple | Gcore |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 90.4 | 38.7 |
| Rank (CDN & DNS providers) | #1 | #8 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.94% | 95.86% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 2 | 6 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 4 |
| Avg time to resolve | 4h 5m | 12h |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where DNSimple and Gcore differ
- Gcore reported 3× as many incidents as DNSimple over the last 90 days (6 vs 2).
- Gcore had 4 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for DNSimple.
- DNSimple fixes problems faster: 4h 5m on average, against 12h for Gcore (2.9× quicker).
- DNSimple's longest outage on record lasted 6h 12m (Feb 10, 2026); Gcore's lasted 2d (Sep 23, 2026).
90-day uptime
DNSimple
Gcore
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
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
Recent Gcore incidents
- Major outageOct 24, 2026 · resolved in 13h 6m
Multiple Services | Astana Incident Detailsofficial update ↗
- Degraded performanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 1h 51m
- Major outageSep 23, 2026 · resolved in 2d
CDN, Hosting | Kyiv, Kharkiv Incident Detailsofficial update ↗
- Partial outageSep 22, 2026 · resolved in 2h 16m
Multiple Services | Warsaw Incident Detailsofficial update ↗
- Partial outageSep 8, 2026 · resolved in 5h 19m
- Degraded performanceSep 5, 2026 · resolved in 48m
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