CloudFlare

Cloudflare

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.3 /10

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What is Cloudflare?

Cloudflare is a global network designed to make everything you connect to the Internet secure, private, fast, and reliable. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare have all traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with each new site added. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks.

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Awards & Recognition

Cloudflare won the following awards in the Secure Access Service Edge category

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2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2025

3 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Service Experience
Contract Negotiation

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2023

Cloudflare Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

92 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+96 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Cloudflare?

2% Negative

4% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Trustworthy
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Effective Service

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Enablement for Security Teams

Network Sandboxes

Firewall as a Service (FWaaS)

Secure Web Gateway (SWG)

Web Application and API Protection (WAAP)

Zero Trust

Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)

SD-WAN

Viable Alternative VS Traditional MPLS

Remote Browser Isolation (RBI)

Data Analytics / BI / AI

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

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Cloudflare Reviews

Mukesh K.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Education
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

Provide a layer of security

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Cloudflare from other similar products?

Cloudflare offers a variety of performance-enhancing services that are built to work together like Argo Smart Routing

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It's the DNS. It's extremely powerful and the free version (even with the 1000 DNS record limit) compares with many paid one.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It's maybe the third party dependency that makes to worry.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It's quite good to use in initial phase then you look for other option.

Pros

Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Unique Features
Efficient Service

Jules W.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Media
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

Secure and Optimize with Cloudflare

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Cloudflare from other similar products?

Cloudflare sets itself apart with its extensive global network, ensuring fast and reliable website performance by caching content close to users. Its DNS management is not only intuitive but recognized for speed, minimizing downtime and enhancing accessibility for web designers. As a domain registrar, Cloudflare offers transparent pricing, which simplifies management without hidden fees.Security is another key strength, with advanced DDoS protection and SSL encryption that automatically shield sites from threats. For performance, features like image optimization and HTTP/3 support ensure websites are quick and responsive. Cloudflare combine

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

One of the standout features of Cloudflare is its robust global network. As a web designer, this aspect is particularly appealing because it ensures websites load quickly and reliably by caching content closer to users around the world.

What do you dislike most about this product?

While Cloudflare offers a robust suite of features, one downside is the complexity involved in configuring its advanced settings. For web designers and small business owners like me, who are unfamiliar with network security protocols, navigating these advanced options can be challenging.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Geoffrey M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

Powerful security features!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Cloudflare from other similar products?

Cloudflare stands out due to its robust security capabilities and extensive global network, which together ensure both high performance and effective threat mitigation.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I appreciate the intuitive dashboard that provides real-time analytics, making it easy to monitor website performance and security status.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The initial setup can be daunting due to a steep learning curve, which may require additional time and resources to navigate effectively.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommend investing time in training and familiarization with the platform, and seeking professional support during the setup phase to ensure a smooth implementation.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Efficient Service

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2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Cloudflare Ratings

92 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+96 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Cloudflare?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Enablement for Security Teams Enablement for Security to know the layers of protection deployed and not just rely on the carrier to only provide the connection.

Network Sandboxes Sandboxes are used to safely execute suspicious code without risking harm to the host device or network.

Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) Next-generation firewall capabilities that include web filtering, advanced threat protection, intrusion prevention system, and Domain Name System security.

Secure Web Gateway (SWG) Protects corporate users and networks from web-based malware, controls employee behavior on the Internet, and helps prevent data loss.

Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) Provides protective capabilities that leverage effective web request inspection prior to reaching the API such as Next-Gen WAF, RASP, DDoS etc.

Zero Trust Provides features that enable a zero trust architecture, including device authentication and user contextual risk based authentication.

Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) Intermediary between an organization's users and one or more cloud services, allowing the enforcement of certain types of security policies in the cloud.

SD-WAN Separates the data and control plane from its hardware, virtualizing the network.

Viable Alternative VS Traditional MPLS Organizations may want to migrate away from traditional MPLS and leverage a platform to provision convergence and flexibility regarding deployment of security.

Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) Separate your users' web browsing activity from the local network and its infrastructure, preventing browser-based attacks on the network.

Data Analytics / BI / AI Integration of capability to mine data from incoming sources (SIEM, logs, vulnerability tools, threat databases, etc) in real-time and apply rules.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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Cloudflare Reviews

Mukesh K.

Provide a layer of security

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jules W.

Secure and Optimize with Cloudflare

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Geoffrey M.

Powerful security features!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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