CDN & DNS Providers · reliability comparison
DNSimple vs IBM NS1 Connect: which is more reliable? (2026)
DNSimple and IBM NS1 Connect are effectively tied on reliability (90.4 vs 90.0). Over the last 90 days DNSimple reported 2 incidents and IBM NS1 Connect reported 0, with effective uptime of 99.94% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | DNSimple | IBM NS1 Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 90.4 | 90.0 |
| Rank (CDN & DNS providers) | #1 | — |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.94% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 2 | 0 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 4h 5m | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 50/100 |
Where DNSimple and IBM NS1 Connect differ
- IBM NS1 Connect reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while DNSimple reported 2.
90-day uptime
DNSimple
IBM NS1 Connect
- 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 IBM NS1 Connect incidents
No incidents reported by IBM NS1 Connect in the last 90 days.
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