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Your Site - Burning Through the Sky
June 27, 2017

Your Site - Burning Through the Sky

Chris Putnam | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with CloudFlare

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
  • Improved Performance improves conversions
  • Free SSL improves rankings and trust factor
  • Some lost time troubleshooting unclear situations
Amazon CloudFront is a higher level CDN. It can require a bit more expertise and take some extra time to get working, but can provide better performance results. It can replace some of CloudFlare's functionality or be integrated with it. We often use CloudFlare for smaller quick implementations, and have used CloudFront for some larger projects.

LetsEncrypt and AutoSSL are alternate ways to obtain a free SSL certificate. Both can be a bit easer to implement than CloudFlare in general, if your hosting software includes them. Otherwise, manually installing them can be time-consuming.
Great for small, simple sites with few non-standard situations. Good for WordPress and other CMS/Frameworks that have a pre-built plugin. Otherwise, you may need some expertise or assistance to configure and troubleshoot your particular situation. The more dynamic the site in terms of backend interaction, the more chance for these types of situations. Also, watch out for server firewalls which can block CloudFlare's IPs and cause problems. Ideally, you'll need access to update these settings or a responsive and helpful hosting support.