Cloudflare

The web performance & security company

5.0•283 reviews•

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The web performance & security company

5.0•283 reviews•

8.2K followers

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Cloudflare is a leading edge network services provider that offers a wide range of solutions to enhance the security, performance, and reliability of websites and applications. With its global network infrastructure and advanced technologies, Cloudflare empowers businesses to build a faster, more secure, and resilient online presence.

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The community submitted 283 reviews to tell us what they like about Cloudflare, what Cloudflare can do better, and more.

5.0

Based on 283 reviews

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Reviewers mostly see Cloudflare as dependable infrastructure for faster sites, strong DNS, CDN, WAF, and DDoS protection, with quick setup and low operational overhead. Users repeatedly praise performance and security, but several note a steep learning curve, some dashboard analytics gaps, and occasional confusion around advanced features. Founders of daily.dev, Inworld, and IFTTT add that Workers, KV, and the broader edge stack are cheap, easy to deploy, and useful for globally distributed apps.

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fast performance (18)

reliable security (15)

DNS management (11)

global CDN (10)

DDoS protection (9)

workers (7)

caching capabilities (6)

affordable pricing (5)

edge computing (5)

free tier (4)

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•9 reviews

What's great

affordable pricing (5)reliable security (15)global CDN (10)DDoS protection (9)caching capabilities (6)workers (7)

No egress fees. S3-compatible API. That's it.

We store user-generated PDFs — thousands of them. Switched from S3 in an afternoon: swapped the SDK, updated 3 env vars. Zero egress costs since day one.

If you're still paying for S3 egress, you're burning money for no reason.

What needs improvement

Honestly, nothing major to complain about. The dashboard could use a bit more detail on usage analytics — right now it's fairly basic. But that's a minor gripe. Core functionality is rock solid.

vs Alternatives

We looked at S3 first — it's the obvious default and the DX is solid. But egress fees are a hidden tax that quietly compounds as your user base grows. Every file your users download costs you extra, and it adds up fast.

R2 gives you the exact same S3-compatible API, so there's no learning curve and no SDK migration. We literally just updated our config. Zero egress costs since day one, backed by Cloudflare's global network we were already using. It wasn't even a close call.

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644 views6mo ago

•16 reviews

Our product uses Cloudflare as CDN and WAF. Overall, it provides a comprehensive solution that can effectively improve website performance and security. 1.Advantage: Free: Cloudflare offers a free plan, which is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses like ours and personal websites. Despite being a free version, Cloudflare still offers many useful features, including basic CDN service and DDoS protection. High performance: Cloudflare's globally distributed network can significantly reduce web page load times and improve user experience. Maturity: As a leader in the market, Cloudflare’s technology is constantly updated and can respond quickly to emerging security threats and performance issues. 2.Shortcoming: Complexity: Configuring and managing some of Cloudflare's advanced features can be difficult for users without a technical background. Reliance on third parties: Using Cloudflare means hosting part of your website’s functionality on a third-party platform, which may bring privacy and data security concerns. Particularly with highly sensitive data, businesses need to carefully weigh the risks that come with this dependency.

What's great

free tier (4)global CDN (10)DDoS protection (9)web application firewall (2)

What needs improvement

complex setup (1)reliance on third parties (1)

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478 views2yr ago

•11 reviews

Cloudflare is a cloud-based security and performance platform that offers services such as CDN (Content Delivery Network), DDoS protection, web application firewall (WAF), and fast DNS. Cloudflare helps speed up and secure websites easily. Pros: ✅ Global CDN to boost site speed ✅ Security protection against DDoS attacks and malicious bots ✅ Fast and free DNS with low response time ✅ Easy to integrate without major server changes

What's great

DNS management (11)global CDN (10)DDoS protection (9)

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31 views1yr ago

•1 review

I've been using Cloudflare for my website, and I highly recommend it. Their DDoS protection has been a lifesaver, effectively shielding my site from attacks and keeping it online without any interruptions. Not only does it provide top-notch security, but the service also improved my site's performance with faster load times. Overall, Cloudflare is an invaluable tool for anyone looking to protect and optimize their website.

What's great

fast performance (18)DDoS protection (9)

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28 views2yr ago

•2 reviews

What's great

Till date I haven't encountered a need that can't be met through existing solutions.

What needs improvement

It is packed with features and extremely customisable but that creates a very steep learning curve.

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32 views7mo ago

•6 reviews

Cloudflare has been a game changer for our website's performance and security. The setup was quick, and the features are incredibly powerful, especially the DDoS protection and CDN. Highly recommend it for anyone looking to boost site speed and security effortlessly.

What's great

fast performance (18)reliable security (15)global CDN (10)DDoS protection (9)

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19 views2yr ago

•17 reviews

Cloudflare continues to impress. Their performance, security, and reliability are unmatched—it's the backbone of every modern web project I build. From CDN to DDoS protection, they just get it right. Huge thanks to the team for making the internet faster and safer.

What's great

fast performance (18)reliable security (15)global CDN (10)DDoS protection (9)

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24 views1yr ago

•7 reviews

My primary DNS provider for more than 10 years. Beside super fast DNS hosting, they offer a many tools to make your website faster and more safe!

What's great

fast performance (18)DNS management (11)

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18 views1yr ago

•4 reviews

My primary DNS provider for more than 10 years. Beside super fast DNS hosting, they offer a many tools to make your website faster and more safe!

What's great

fast performance (18)DNS management (11)

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16 views2yr ago

•5 reviews

I have been using Cloudflare for over 5 years, they make it easier to update DNS, cache, and protect your websites.

What's great

DNS management (11)reliable security (15)caching capabilities (6)

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15 views2yr ago

used Cloudflare to build FetchSandbox

•8 reviews

What's great

I am a solo founder, and Cloudflare is the piece of infra I never have to think about — which is the highest compliment I can give infra. It sits in front of everything at FetchSandbox: TLS, caching the docs for 60+ APIs so they load fast worldwide, and shielding a sandbox API that spins up real containers on demand from abuse. Setup was minutes, not a sprint, and it's been invisible-in-the-good-way ever since. For a one-person team, that reliability is worth more than any single feature.

What needs improvement

The one time it bit me: Cloudflare's bot protection blocked my own service's requests — a background job hitting my API — with a 1010, and nothing obvious pointed me to the managed rule causing it. Took me an hour to trace. Clearer, faster diagnostics when a managed rule blocks legitimate first-party traffic would've saved that. Everything else has been flawless.

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405 views4mo ago

used Cloudflare to build Kin instead of Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and others

•1 review

Cloudflare fronts everything Kin serves, DNS, WAF and edge tooling in one place, and the startup program put in lots of credits behind a solo founder which was so awesome. It keeps absorbing jobs I used to hand to separate vendors (Google Cloud, etc!)

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1 view5d ago

used Cloudflare to build Guidey

•2 reviews

Cloudflare was crucial for Guidey’s performance and security. It allowed us to deliver our scripts with high speed and low latency worldwide, ensuring fast loading of guides on any website. Additionally, Cloudflare protects our infrastructure from DDoS attacks and other threats, adding an extra layer of security without complicating the setup. Its intelligent caching and global CDN also helped optimize the end-user experience while maintaining stability.

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218 views1yr ago