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Cloudflare
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Top Rated
161 Ratings
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Based on 161 reviews and ratings
33 Ratings
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Based on 33 reviews and ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Cloudflare is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
- Google Cloud CDN is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend

9.1
Cloudflare
91%
75 Ratings
9.4
Google Cloud CDN
94%
9 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

10.0
Cloudflare
100%
1 Rating
Google Cloud CDN
N/A
0 Ratings
Usability

9.0
Cloudflare
90%
1 Rating
Google Cloud CDN
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating

8.5
Cloudflare
85%
53 Ratings
7.0
Google Cloud CDN
70%
4 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cloudflare
I can't think of a single scenario where Cloudflare isn't useful. Our company uses Cloudflare for ALL sites. In fact, as a Web Development Agency, we don't work with clients unless they allow us to use Cloudflare. It's really that good ;-) and necessary for modern websites and apps.
Web Design & SEO Consultant
Bright AdviceManagement Consulting, 1-10 employees
Google Cloud CDN
Google Cloud CDN is available globally and supports various load balancers available in different regions around the globe, so I find Google Cloud CDN as one of the best choices for CDN as it serves globally and it is really fast, safe, and secure. It might be not suitable for you if you do not have any technical background.
Jr. Marketing Executive
FlipPaisaInternet, 51-200 employees
Pros
Cloudflare
- When you need a FREE and EASY TO SETUP SSL certificate on your page (if you don't have the locked locker icon when opening your page, you need it)
- When you want to obfuscate your webpage's IP (any connection will give the Cloudflare's IP)
- You need to speed up the connection for static content (it will not help database connections or dynamic content)
- IF your DNS isn't good (Cloudflare's DNS is amazing, quick, easy, and works pretty well)
Marketing Specialist
Bezares SAAutomotive, 201-500 employees
Google Cloud CDN
- The intelligent categorization and management of site content cache in Google Cloud CDN is unique and offers the best results with simple settings.
- It has powerful servers in all geographical regions of the world and the speed of the site will increase many times for the customer with smart routing.
- It has AnyCast IP feature and website receives a single global IP address. In this case, the site loads at the same speed worldwide.
Information Technology Adviser
AZEREX LLC.Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees
Cons
Cloudflare
- There is a huge jump in price between the mid-tier and enterprise solutions which is hard to justify for smaller businesses, or companies owning many small businesses.
- It is difficult to convert from a CNAME installation back to a DNS based one
- Setting up page-level caching with web workers is counterintuitive for simple websites
Owner
Full Service Full Stack, LLCInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees
Google Cloud CDN
- Unable to use any kind of code to show different content.
- Absence of cloud workers as provided by Cloudfront, Cloudflare and Akamai.
- No support for dynamic routing.

Verified User
Vice-President in Engineering
Internet Company, 201-500 employeesPricing Details
Cloudflare
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0
Cloudflare Editions & Modules
Edition
Free | Free |
---|---|
Pro | $202 |
Business | $2002 |
Enterprise | Contact sales team |
- none
- per month
- none
Additional Pricing Details
—Google Cloud CDN
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Google Cloud CDN Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Usability
Cloudflare
Cloudflare 9.0
Based on 1 answer
While there are some parts of the service that can be tricky to implement if you have a very custom site, like holepunching for cache, for the most part, the service works very well out of the box and is easy to use
Online Marketing Director | Business Develoment
National Air WarehouseConsumer Goods, 1-10 employees
Google Cloud CDN
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Cloudflare
Cloudflare 8.5
Based on 53 answers
I (fortunately) have not encountered an issue I deemed severe enough to require me to submit a ticket to support. Most of the time, the problems I have encountered were fixable by simply waiting (as is usual with DNS services); or Googling and perusing their perfectly serviceable documentation and browsing support forums.

Verified User
General Manager in Engineering
Computer Software Company, 1-10 employeesGoogle Cloud CDN
Google Cloud CDN 7.0
Based on 4 answers
I didn't have the need to use support from Google when I was either testing or setting up my website. Information was easily found by searching online if I needed to, and the options that I needed to install or enable were there on the setup page. Honestly, I was a former systems administrator so most of this stuff is not challenging for me.

Verified User
General Manager in Other
Food & Beverages Company, 1-10 employeesAlternatives Considered
Cloudflare
CloudFlare is always innovating fast and adding new interesting solutions to the CDN, DNS, and DDoS problems that keep appearing as the internet grows and matures. Due to network effects, using CloudFlare is easier, faster, and more reliable than the competitors, and their support is super fast. I have used other solutions in previous companies like Akamai but their APIs were not very easy to use and their interfaces were not that friendly, also their CDNs were not as fast to clear the cache.
Product Design/Development Engineer
TransferwiseFinancial Services, 1001-5000 employees
Google Cloud CDN
We have limited software developers and don't have the need for a big cloud service provider along with their costs. Google Cloud CDN brings to usr, reliability and brand familiarity. Google Cloud CDN also doesn't bother us with pitches or 1000 emails about the products. We went and signed up for it, without dealing with a pushy salesperson.
Dept Chair of IT
Pekin Community High SchoolEducation Management, 201-500 employees
Return on Investment
Cloudflare
- Uptime: With Cloudflare's website protection, we have avoided panic-inducing outages and downtime.
- Reduced hosting load: Cloudflare's CDN allows us to use smaller servers and greatly diminish bandwidth usage.
- Reduced domain renewal cost: Most of our domains could be transferred to Cloudflare, where domain renewals are as cheap as possible.
- Increased total website cost: All of Cloudflare's features aren't free, and they increase our monthly overall website cost. The protection and other features are helpful, just not free.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Restaurants Company, 501-1000 employeesGoogle Cloud CDN
- Google Cloud CDN has worked great as a tool to provide more reliable and faster interactive web experiences such as with e-learning sites.
- The product can require additional training costs, even for experienced IT administrators.
- Overall, ongoing costs can also be prohibitive for organizations with smaller web presences.
Digital Media Specialist
Digital Media SpecialistInformation Services, 1-10 employees