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Fastly vs Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS: which is more reliable? (2026)
Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS is more reliable than Fastly, scoring 84.7 vs 69.9 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Fastly reported 11 incidents and Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS reported 1, with effective uptime of 99.54% and 99.85% respectively. Fastly resolves incidents faster on average (1h 45m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
VS
| Metric | Fastly | Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 69.9 | 84.7 |
| Rank (CDN & DNS providers) | #6 | #4 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.54% | 99.85% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 11 | 1 |
| Partial / major outages | 4 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1h 45m | 6h 8m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Fastly and Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS differ
- Fastly reported 11× as many incidents as Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS over the last 90 days (11 vs 1).
- Fastly had 4 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS.
- Fastly fixes problems faster: 1h 45m on average, against 6h 8m for Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS (3.5× quicker).
- Fastly's longest outage on record lasted 2h 37m (Oct 26, 2026); Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS's lasted 3d (Jun 5, 2026).
90-day uptime
Fastly
Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Fastly incidents
- Degraded performanceDec 1, 2026 · ongoing
- Degraded performanceOct 31, 2026 · ongoing
- Degraded performanceOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 40m
- Partial outageOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 1h 28m
- Partial outageOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 1h 37m
- Degraded performanceOct 27, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Recent Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS incidents
- Partial outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 6h 8m
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