Cloudflare
Edge network combining CDN, security, zero-trust access and developer compute.
Overview
Cloudflare bundles performance, protection and compute on one network, with zero-egress storage that undercuts hyperscaler economics. Breadth is the point; individual products vary in maturity.
Scored criteria
Deployment speed
4.2
Developer experience
4.1
Edge coverage
5.0
Cost predictability
4.6
Security
4.8
Value for money
4.7
Strengths
- Largest edge footprint available
- Zero egress fees on R2 change storage economics
- Security and performance from one vendor
Limitations
- Workers runtime has real constraints versus full Node
- Product breadth means uneven maturity
- Enterprise support is a paid tier
Features
Global CDN and DDoS protectionWAF and bot managementWorkers edge computeR2 zero-egress object storageZero Trust accessDNS and load balancing
Verdict
The most cost-effective way to run global infrastructure, provided your workloads fit the edge runtime.
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