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Overview

What is Cloudflare?

Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud is a unified platform of cloud-native services designed to help enterprises regain control over their IT environments. Powered by an intelligent, programmable global cloud network, it is built to offer security, performance, visibility, and reliability.

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Cloudflare, the only cloud worth using.

Rating: 8 out of 10
October 17, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Cloudflare for DNS, security, performance improvements, and load balancing for most of the web applications that our organization hosts for public use. It is the first ...
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Chris Saenz
Engineer - Information Technology
Lead System Engineer
Azusa Pacific University
Cloudflare7 years of experience
Verified on LinkedIn

feedback for using Cloudflare

Rating: 9 out of 10
September 11, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
In our organization, we enrolled in Enterprise plan for protecting our websites and domain DNS records. SSL/TLS service, DNS records service, Security service are the most fre...
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Wenhan Rong
Engineer - Information Technology
DevOps Engineer
VirgoCX
Cloudflare3 years of experience
Verified on LinkedIn

A poweful Cloudflare Application Security and Performance

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 27, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We are thinking of the use of Cloudflare for our organization's Zero Trust adoption. When connecting to WARP, it automatically connects the users to the server where they are....
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Xiang Li
Manager - Information Technology
Manager
nyit
Cloudflare4 years of experience

Partner and reseller

Rating: 8 out of 10
August 27, 2024
IncentivizedVetted Review
I am a partner manager for Cloudflare and I work at an IT consultancy and Systems Integration company group that takes care of working on our customer's systems. We have be...
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Davide Mirtillo
Manager - Information Technology
Davide
actabase s.r.l.
Cloudflare15 years of experience

Cloudflare!!!

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 27, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
It helped us with cloud deployments by making their Internet properties faster, more secure, and more reliable. It also improved the security, performance, reliability, and pr...
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Imtiaz Haq
Administrator - Information Technology
Systems Analyst
UC Merced
Cloudflare6 years of experience
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Pricing

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$20

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Business

$200

Cloud
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Cloud

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Details

What is Cloudflare?

Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud is a unified platform of cloud-native services designed to help enterprises regain control over their IT environments. Powered by an intelligent, programmable global cloud network, it is built to offer security, performance, visibility, and reliability.

Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud empowers organizations to do the following:

  • Simplify secure access for employees, contractors, and developers across web, private, and multi cloud environments, while protecting against threats, securing cloud data, and simplifying operations.
  • Accelerate applications, secure APIs and infrastructures to deliver applications with the reliability, security and performance required by both end users, and the business.
  • Implement agile developer services to code and build new products with the resources needed for scale, performance, security and reliability.


Cloudflare use cases:
Securing websites & APIs, mitigating DDoS attacks, stopping malicious bot abuse, accelerating internet applications, securing corporate applications and web browsing, protecting against email attacks, and cloud-based networking.


For more information, Cloudflare offers the following resources:



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Cloudflare Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud is a unified platform of cloud-native services designed to help enterprises regain control over their IT environments. Powered by an intelligent, programmable global cloud network, it is built to offer security, performance, visibility, and reliability.

Cloudbric are common alternatives for Cloudflare.

Reviewers rate Usability highest, with a score of 8.5.

The most common users of Cloudflare are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Great DNS management

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
December 12, 2019
Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Retail Company, 51-200 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cloudflare
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
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.
Pros
  • 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.
Cons
  • There aren't any areas we've seen or used where improvements are needed.
Likelihood to Recommend
CloudFlare is great anytime you need to add DNS entries for sites.

A great candidate for our small business' DNS management.

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
January 10, 2023
BB
Brendon Brown
eComerce Director
Island City Media (Retail, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cloudflare
1 year of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
DNS is about security, accountability, effectiveness and control for us. We're implementing cloud-level DNS tools to allow employees to work better in spread out environments, while keeping business security - internal and external- firmly at the fore of all internet and intranet communications.

We're also adamant about the simplicity of managing IT features - little to no burden on staff, easy training and configuration.
Pros
  • Cloudflare has name recognition.
  • Free plan to get things rolling quickly which also allows employees to get their feet wet.
  • Simple Name Server deployment at a router or local machine level gets all DNS features.
  • Automatic categorization and block report helps track down issues and possible offenders.
  • Simple block page configuration lets staff no what is off-limits.
Cons
  • Features could be more intuitively laid out.
  • More definition and contrast from other Cloudflare products would help with onboarding.
  • Requires additional "WARP" software to get any kind of robust features beyond DNS blocking and tracking.
Likelihood to Recommend
At its simplest, Cloudflare is great for small teams requiring a modest amount of DNS-level access-blocking and standard analytics based on location and categories of usage. You'll have to sort out DNS deployment to users using an additional tool.

Blocking insecure, dangerous or adult web activity is a breeze to set up with broad category blocklists.

It's also more than adequate for home lab use.

Cloudflare Fast and Secure DNS Management on WordPress Sites

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
January 11, 2023
Verified User
Director in Marketing
Marketing & Advertising Company, 11-50 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cloudflare
8 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Cloudflare makes it easy for DNS Management for all of WordPress websites. With its intuitive user interface, we can quickly set up our domain name servers and configure settings in just a few clicks. We can also manage multiple domains from a single account, making it simpler than ever to keep track of all your websites. From a security standpoint, Cloudflare is unmatched. It uses advanced DDoS protection techniques to effectively prevent malicious attacks on our websites.
Pros
  • Dns Management
  • Content Delivery Network (CDN)
  • Speed Optimization
  • DDoS protection
  • Great Documentation and Knowledge Base
Cons
  • Integrated Analytics
  • Pricing Structure for Plans
  • Interface Customization
Likelihood to Recommend
We mainly use it for DNS management in Cloud Services such as Digital Ocean. We also benefit from malware attacks, high spikes in traffic and overall performance. On the other hand, Cloudflare may not be the most suitable solution for small websites with little traffic or those that don’t need many advanced features. The platform may be too complex to set up and use without significant technical knowledge or experience and there may be no real benefit to using it on simpler sites.

Cloudflare Provides Excellent DNS Hosting Management

Rating: 9 out of 10
January 13, 2023
MB
Melissa Bryant
Advertising Specialist
Horizon Media (Marketing & Advertising, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cloudflare
4 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We get our domain name system services from Cloudfare. We run on cPanel, and cPanel runs on Cloudfare for its DNS service. Cloudflare can automatically import DNS records for you. Its UI is both elegant and straightforward. The domain name system (DNS) propagation time is incredibly fast. Cloudfare's content delivery network (CDN) component reduces website loading times. In addition, setting it up is a breeze. In a matter of minutes, we can begin. For sites with a lot of concurrent users, this is a useful tool.
Pros
  • More quickly, consistently, and safely.
  • It offers a gorgeous and intuitive user interface that is incredibly easy to use.
  • Contains a Content Delivery Network (CDN) Feature that enables users to view Internet content, webpages, and videos more quickly.
Cons
  • In order to configure Cloudfare's DNS Servers, a resource with experience is required.
  • During the process of establishing DNS, your email configuration is vulnerable to interference from third parties.
  • The costs of the premium plans are a little high.
Likelihood to Recommend
If you already have a solution that manages the infrastructure, then you won't be able to utilize this tool at all if your website is one of the smaller ones that doesn't require it. If you find yourself in a position to make use of it, I urge you to register for the service's free trial; I have no doubt that you will come to adore it and want to include it into your daily life.

Great DNS Hosting Management Service from Cloudfare

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
January 12, 2023
AT
Abbinow Talashi
Founder & CEO
Softechmochan Technologies (Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cloudflare
3 years of experience
View profile
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Cloudfare is our DNS Server Provider. We use cPanel and cPanel uses Cloudfare as it's DNS Server Provider. Cloudfare imports DNS records on your behalf. It has a very simple and beautiful user interface. It's DNS propagation time is very less. Cloudfare has a CDN feature which helps websites to load faster. It is also very easy to setup. We can get started in minutes. It helps to manage heavy traffic of users.
Pros
  • Has CDN Feature which allows users to see Internet content, websites, videos faster
  • It has a very user friendly and beautiful interface.
  • Faster, reliable and secure
  • Cloudfare offers free DNS Services to it's customers
Cons
  • Paid Plans are a bit expensive.
  • Requires experienced resource to configure DNS Servers in Cloudfare. Anyone else can disrupt your email configuration while configuring DNS.
Likelihood to Recommend
1. Using Cloudfare DNS record propagation after we make changes to DNS records is completed in less than a minute. It is quite fast.
2. The user interface is beautiful. CDN in Cloudfare ensures faster downloads of websites , Content and Videos.
3. It integrates with major Hosting Providers seamlessly.
4. Also a big advantage is the base version of Cloudfare is free.
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