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DNSimple vs Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS: which is more reliable? (2026)
DNSimple is more reliable than Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS, scoring 90.4 vs 84.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days DNSimple reported 2 incidents and Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS reported 1, with effective uptime of 99.94% and 99.85% respectively. DNSimple resolves incidents faster on average (4h 5m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
VS
| Metric | DNSimple | Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 90.4 | 84.7 |
| Rank (CDN & DNS providers) | #1 | #4 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.94% | 99.85% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 2 | 1 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 4h 5m | 6h 8m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where DNSimple and Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS differ
- DNSimple reported 2× as many incidents as Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS over the last 90 days (2 vs 1).
- Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for DNSimple.
- DNSimple fixes problems faster: 4h 5m on average, against 6h 8m for Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS.
- DNSimple's longest outage on record lasted 6h 12m (Feb 10, 2026); Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS's lasted 3d (Jun 5, 2026).
90-day uptime
DNSimple
Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS
- 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 Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS incidents
- Partial outageOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 6h 8m
Multiple services were experiencing issues in the europe-west2 region.
Affected: AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, Apigee, BigQuery Data Transfer Service, Cloud Data Fusion, Cloud Filestore, Cloud Firestore +32 more
Other CDN & DNS providers to consider
- Amazon CloudFront · #2 · 100% uptime
- Amazon Route 53 · #3 · 100% uptime
- Bunny.net · #5 · 99.83% uptime
- Fastly · #6 · 99.59% uptime