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We use Cloudflare to protect and secure our company website. Our tech department primarily leverages it. Cloudflare is easy to use, has a 100% uptime SLA, and has increased the load speed of our website significantly. For more than a year, we were able to use the free tier and get everything we needed!
- Robust Free Offering: The free tier is enough to get by on small projects, which is great for small startups.
- Easy to Operate: Even if you don't have a technical department, you can figure out Cloudflare.
- Site Speed: Implementing Cloudflare significantly increased the speed of our website.
- The lower level plans don't allow you to use your own SSL certificate.
- Reports dashboard could be more robust.
- Some of the features they charge for you can access for free on other servers.
February 05, 2020
We've been using Cloudflare as our primary choice to improve our website's speed, accessibility, and reliability. Since it makes changing DNS records much faster and easier, so you don't need to mess with nameservers anymore and wait for it to propagate around the world. Almost all of our projects are using Cloudflare!
- Website migration between different hosting services
- Static assets caching
- Customer support for free-tier users
- We had issues with DNS configuration and couldn't find how to solve them so that documentation can be improved.
November 25, 2019
CloudFlare is an amazing tool for DNS. We use CloudFlare on most websites to host DNS to allow the clients' websites to have super fast load times. CloudFlare mirrors the website so the human (and bot) traffic is on the mirror, not the server, delivering faster page speeds and better uptime. We also get alerts from CloudFlare for any issues that need to be checked.
CloudFlare also offers a dev mode, so you can turn it off as you are working on a website to see updates in real-time. Great tools, just remember to clear your cache when not in dev mode to see your work!
CloudFlare also offers a dev mode, so you can turn it off as you are working on a website to see updates in real-time. Great tools, just remember to clear your cache when not in dev mode to see your work!
- Improves site speed
- Reduces down time
- Free DNS Service
- Would be nice to be able to add users at the website level (not account level)
November 25, 2019
Every website that I work on either for my own business (Flights Machine) or clients gets put on the CloudFlare free plan. CloudFlare has majorly disrupted a few web hosting related industries including:
- SSL certificate issuers
- Content delivery networks
- DNS managers
These 3 services used to cost money and now CloudFlare offers all of them for free. Unless your website has very special needs, CloudFlare does the job perfectly, for free, with these 3 use-cases.
- DNS management.
- SSL certificate issuance (https).
- Content delivery network (CDN).
- Less confusing user-interface.
- Better tutorials on the available functionality.
- Don't functionally lock out users without Javascript from using CloudFlare-enabled websites.
October 24, 2019
Cloudflare has helped make site security and content delivery performance accessible to any business. CloudFlare provides SSL, DDoS production, a content delivery network, caching and performance features and more even on their free plan. On top of the power CloudFlare includes for the price, the setup process is extremely straightforward and fast, and an average developer can configure it in an hour or two. No need for a dev-ops team to spend weeks and a lot more money trying to come up with a similar solution.
- Easy to implement security and performance features making it a choice for all sites we launch whether they are more static business sites, eCommerce sites, or especially web applications.
- Low cost and robust free plan make it an easy choice for the peace of mind performance/production it adds with minimal configuration.
- Gives web applications and websites the infrastructure they want, whether they are big or small.
- CloudFlare now offers so many features including video streaming and image resizing, that it might be difficult for those who aren't familiar with them to quickly grasp why they need CloudFlare.
September 13, 2019
We use CloudFlare for DNS hosting and protection against malicious attacks on our corporate web sites. CloudFlare is superior to any DNS that you get bundled with domain registrations so it is my go to for any hosting. It also solves the price equation with it being free for our level of usage.
- Free! Most use cases will be free to use CloudFlare. You can't beat that!
- Easy to use. The interface is super easy to use to modify whatever settings you need.
- The advanced features are incredible! There is so much more you can do with CloudFlare that you'll likely never need to use it all.
- Since I have to give 3 areas for improvement I have to be really picky. The first would be to make it easy for non-technical users to use. That moves outside of their target demo, though.
- Push analytics reports to my email automatically.
- Include custom pages for free. One can dream, right?
December 11, 2019
We are using CloudFlare as DDOS blocker, SSL for websites and many small internal features for performance boost. Its being used across the whole organization.
- Best DNS Manager.
- SSL and CDN are awesome for websites.
- Detailed Analytics of Data captured when user visits Website.
- Customer support and community is active and responds fast.
- Customer Support via Phone Call and Other instant Chat features.
- For our developer, caching was creating problem which created a downtime of the website for 30 min. So aching is an area where you need to focus if you are working with a dynamic website.
- Options to Select region for Customized CDN.
January 23, 2020

Cloudflare is being used by our technology and web department to support the organization's website, which hosts content from across the whole organization.
Specifically, we use Cloudflare to host our DNS, provide SSL certificates and site security from DDoS attacks and other threats, improve web page load times, and monitor general website performance.
Specifically, we use Cloudflare to host our DNS, provide SSL certificates and site security from DDoS attacks and other threats, improve web page load times, and monitor general website performance.
- The pricing is very reasonable. The free tier offers a lot of features.
- It's an easy way to implement SSL.
- Aggressive website caching can confuse new users.
- The interface could be more user friendly for non-technical users.
November 06, 2019

We use CloudFlare to protect our website and hope that it speeds things up. The protection has been good, though over-eager (which has caused its own issues), but I'm not convinced that the speed is much improvement, at least in the USA.
- Site protection.
- "Always Online" doesn't mean always.
- Admin users are blocked from doing routine tasks.
We use CloudFlare to manage DNS entries for our main website and other web apps that we utilize. It has made it easier for us to keep track of and manage many DNS entries and even some certificates.
- DNS management is what CloudFlare excels at. If you need a new entry, it's very easy to create and works almost immediately.
- It can also create SSL certificates to help secure your site and help visitors know that your site is secure. They make this process very quick and easy.
- There aren't any areas we've seen or used where improvements are needed.
August 01, 2019

We use Cloudflare for several use cases: cloud WAF, CDN, Certificates, and DNS. It manages our DNS domains, protecting our website with its WAF and also using caching and CDN. The WAF is protecting both cloud and on-prem websites. Our SOC team monitor all the security events, we use the API to pull the logs to the SIEM. Cloudflare also has integration with WPengine. Some permissions are granted to other departments to manage their own subdomains.
- Simple UI.
- Still be able to serve web pages even if the source site is down.
- SSL certificates management.
- On-boarding of a new domain is simple with clear instructions.
- I wish they had more trends and reporting options.
- No API protection.
May 27, 2019
We use Cloudflare for absolutely any project that involves creating a website. Cloudflare solves a huge range of problems you might encounter when running an online business such as having a solid SSL, speed optimizations, and all the benefits of a CDN in general. Also, you can instantly make DNS changes, which is awesome!
- I haven't been able to spot a bug yet!
- It's a solid CDN that will improve your sites for free.
- Cloudflare rules are super powerful!
- A mobile app that will allow you to adjust some basic settings on your sites would be great.
- Reducing the HTTP requests that the Cloudflare apps are making would be great as well!
June 11, 2019

We use Cloudflare for many purposes:
- Website protection against malicious traffic and targeted attacks
- CDN to cache our site content reducing bandwidth and server load
- DNS for dozens of domains and web services
- Domain registration and renewal
- Security: Cloudflare keeps our website safe from DDoS attacks and other malicious traffic.
- CDN: Cloudflare caches our website content, increasing our website's reliability and reducing server load. This saves on bandwidth costs from web servers.
- Registrar: We can migrate domains to Cloudflare, though they don't currently allow the purchase of new domain names. The benefit of this is cheaper renewal fees and fewer systems involved in managing our domains.
- Registrar features very limited: There are benefits to moving existing domain ownership to a Cloudflare account, but there are limitations: No new domain registration; Not all TLDs are supported; Domain transfer is tedious since there is no bulk transfer option (this also locks credit cards when transferring many domains since each is an individual transaction).
- Cost increases quickly: Many features are available free but most business websites need more advanced features, which are billed monthly. These subscriptions get costly very quickly, especially when added to separate hosting and licensing fees.
- Complicated by nature: The services Cloudflare provides are technical in nature and therefore not straightforward. This is the nature of the service though, Cloudflare makes it as easy to use as possible.
January 11, 2019
We use CloudFlare as a solution to improve application availability. Our business-critical applications are web-based SAS tools and prior to using CloudFlare, network latency or server outages, which we experienced from time to time, had a significant impact on our operations. Since implementing CloudFlare's application availability service, we have dramatically reduced network (and corresponding application) downtime.
- Service has been reliable.
- Service has been relatively inexpensive/good value.
- We have seen little to no system downtime since implementing.
- We have not had any issues with CloudFlare to speak of.
December 21, 2018
We started using CloudFlare to supplement our hosting needs due to attacks we were having on our site which were slowing it down. This caused lost revenue and problems for our users.
- It is very easy to setup and modify if needed.
- They have tons of other features on the paid version that allow you to make your website even faster.
- They keep your site live by serving cached version, even if your site is down (paid version only).
- I have never even had to call them for support, ever. I think that speaks for itself. If you need a CDN that is going to just work 100% of the time and save you time and money, they are the way to go.
November 25, 2018
Cloudflare is in use for many domains under my control. It is an efficient tool to mitigate DDOS and other traffic concerns for websites. It is also a DNS management utility for domain records. This is in use for my primary domain and can even keep a website online when it is down.
- DDOS attacks, it protects against them once nameservers are pointed at the system. CloudFlare does a good job even with their base package.
- DNS record updates, it is very quick and easy to add or change DNS records. One of the best tools and easy to use for DNS management.
- Reviewing traffic, CloudFlare does an excellent job of providing insight into how a website fares and how much good / bad traffic is hitting it.
- It could use a better introduction to all of its features. Even the basic package has a lot of features and one is left to discover all of it on one's own.
CloudFlare is a fantastic service, and we use many of its free and paid offerings. CloudFlare's core product offering is a CDN solution, and is unique in that it offers a free service tier that includes its CDN edge locations and free SSL termination. CloudFlare also has a number of more SMB/Enterprise features, again, primarily through its CDN, with its focus being on supporting uptime for customers.
- CloudFlare's free CDN and free SSL tier are both great tools for those who are new to web development
- CloudFlare's basic product includes basic DDoS protection
- CloudFlare's cost structure is well-suited to most applications; there is a tremendous amount of functionality available on the free and $20/mo tiers
- CloudFlare has expressed that it can be politically motivated, removing content from its system that its CEO did not agree with
- CloudFlare's SSL termination arrangement can be difficult for new developers to understand -- particularly if it is setup in a way where traffic from CloudFlare to the origin is not protected by SSL. Its explanation of how this works is not user-friendly and over-emphasizes convenience over security.
August 01, 2018
I use CloudFlare as the DNS server for my domains. CloudFlare provides fast DNS and also mask the IP address of our domain making it less likely to have DDoS attacks.
- Very Fast
- Intuitive Interface easy for managing multiple domains
- Nice add-ons such as a CDN and included at no extra cost SSL certificates
- Would love to see wildcard domains available in lower cost plans.
CloudFlare security puts a 'virtual shield' around your website. In an era where the cloud is becoming the preferred way to deliver content, CloudFlare secures and improves the performance of your website as well. Their DDoS protection allows you to prevent attacks without changing hardware, software or website code.
- DDoS Attacks
- Prevents false positive loads
- Compression and minification for improved request load time
- IP reputation-based monitoring system
- Serving cached resources directly from physical memory
- Real-time visibility and control
- Protection of non-web infrastructure services (FTP, SMTP, VoIP, etc.)
June 27, 2018
CloudFlare is being used on our website and many other websites that we've worked on. It's a very good product to protect our websites and manage DNS.
- Best DNS Management
- CDN for static assets
- CloudFlare Free SSL
- Hiding my original IP to protect my web server
- Always on Mode: Showing cached pages when my server is down
- Protection from DDoS and many other threats
- Apps
- Many more...
- I don't think I've found any points where CloudFlare is having missing points, they are continuously improving the product.
June 27, 2017
We use CloudFlare for many client sites. It provides a quick and easy performance layer and SSL. It is a very quick solution for sites that need a bit of a performance boost in the frontend and/or an SSL certificate, and either has server or budget limitations that prevent other solutions.
- Caching
- Redundancy
- SSL
- DNS Management
- CDN
- Security
- User Interface - clunky when managing multiple sites in the same account
- Error catching/logging - sometimes difficult to troubleshoot non-standard situations
- Page Rules - great feature, very versatile, but could be more intuitive
February 21, 2017
CloudFlare is used on every website we build except in the rare circumstance a client is unable or unwilling to move their DNS. At a bare minimum CloudFlare's DNS management is better than anything I've seen from another registrar. Their free SSL certificates are a no brainer. The crowdsourced security measures can't be beat. I honestly don't know why someone wouldn't use CloudFlare-- even the free plan is quite powerful.
- DNS management - Drop dead simple and fast interface, but not lacking on functionality
- SSL Certificates - Easy and secure. Turning on SSL is as simple as pushing a button. There's no requirement to install anything on your server.
- Crowdfunded security
- CDN - CloudFlare uses a nonstandard CDN that automatically caches assets from your sites across the globe. This not only removes some straing on your own server(s) but speeds up the site for global users as well.
- Multiple Users - It would be great to be able to have multiple users on one account.
- Itemized Cache - Would love to see a list of files that have been cached by CloudFlare's CDN and when they will expire. Also nice to optionally remove one or more files from the cache.
February 21, 2017
I am using Cloudflare to add another layer of security and reliability to my company website and services, both a front-facing website as a pass-through to a VPS. I value the easy to use dashboard and reporting it provides as well as the value its security provides.
- DDoS protection
- Security
- Low-latency caching
- Logging
- Cache purging
We provide our hosting customers free CloudFlare services integrated right into their control panel. The CloudFlare plugin allows budget-minded site owners a way to get CDN-like services for a fraction of the cost as a more robust traditional dedicated CDN service. It has added benefits like a web application firewall and several other useful features which are popular among it's users.
- Extremely easy to set up. A click of a button in the case of GlowHost customers. If shopping direct, the setup may be a bit more involved, but it is typically a matter of updating nameservers or modifying an A record or two.
- The web app firewall is managed, which means CloudFlare users do not have to be constantly updating security policy for their web sites. It is all done for them.
- There is a bug when Free CloudFlare accounts coming from a cPanel host who have the CloudFlare plugin installed attempt to sign up for an account with CloudFlare directly.
- They could/should reward their partners for paid accounts upgrades or free accounts which have converted to paid. Monetarily is one way, but it does not necessarily have to be money. Mentions and co-branding or other marketing would be nice as well.
We use CloudFlare as our DNS service with SSL support.
- Simply add and configure as many subdomains as you want
- Manage cryptography settings for your website (SSL)
- Easyly configure CDN for each subdomain
- When we change domain settings (SSL for example) they are not set immediately, but we need to wait some hours. Sometimes this has been an inconvenience.
Cloudflare Scorecard Summary
What is Cloudflare?
Cloudflare, from the company of the same name in San Francisco, provides DDoS and bot mitigation security for business domains, as well as a content delivery network (CDN) and web application firewall (WAF).
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Cloudflare Pricing
- Does not have featureFree Trial Available?No
- Does not have featureFree or Freemium Version Available?No
- Does not have featurePremium Consulting/Integration Services Available?No
- Entry-level set up fee?No
Edition | Pricing Details | Terms |
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Free | Free | |
Pro | $20 | per month |
Business | $200 | per month |
Enterprise | Contact sales team |
Cloudflare Technical Details
Deployment Types: | SaaS |
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Operating Systems: | Unspecified |
Mobile Application: | No |