CDN & DNS Providers · reliability comparison
Akamai vs IBM NS1 Connect: which is more reliable? (2026)
IBM NS1 Connect is more reliable than Akamai, scoring 90.0 vs 29.9 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Akamai reported 23 incidents and IBM NS1 Connect reported 0, with effective uptime of 96.55% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Akamai | IBM NS1 Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 29.9 | 90.0 |
| Rank (CDN & DNS providers) | #10 | — |
| Uptime (90 days) | 96.55% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 23 | 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 IBM NS1 Connect differ
- IBM NS1 Connect reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Akamai reported 23.
90-day uptime
Akamai
IBM NS1 Connect
- 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 IBM NS1 Connect incidents
No incidents reported by IBM NS1 Connect 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