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What is Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

Cloudflare is the connectivity cloud for the "everywhere world," on a mission to help build a better Internet. We provide a unified platform of networking, security, and developer services delivered from a single, intelligent global network that spans hundreds of cities in over 125 countries. This empowers organizations of all sizes, from small businesses to the world's largest enterprises, to make their employees, applications, and networks faster and more secure everywhere, while significantly reducing complexity and cost. Our comprehensive platform includes: - Advanced Security: Protect your online presence with industry-leading DDoS protection, a robust Web Application Firewall (WAF), Bot mitigation, and API security. Implement Zero Trust security to secure remote access, data, and applications for your entire workforce. - Superior Performance: Accelerate website and application loading times globally with our Content Delivery Network (CDN), intelligent DNS, and smart routing capabilities. Optimize images and deliver dynamic content with unparalleled speed. - Powerful Developer Tools: Empower your developers to build and deploy full-stack applications at the edge using Cloudflare Workers (serverless functions), R2 Storage (object storage without egress fees), and D1 (serverless SQL database). Cloudflare helps connect and protect millions of customers globally, offering the control, visibility, and reliability businesses need to work, develop, and accelerate their operations in today's hyperconnected landscape. Our global network continuously learns and adapts, ensuring your digital assets are always protected and performing at their best.

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Cloudflare Application Security and Performance solutions provide performance, reliability, and security for all of your web applications and APIs, wherever they are hosted and wherever your users are.

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Built for any and every organization. Cloudflare services are easy to integrate and manage, cost effective, and available from a single unified interface — helping even the largest and most specialized organizations reduce IT complexity and take back control of their environment.

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Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET) is the leading connectivity cloud company. It empowers organizations to make their employees, applications and networks faster and more secure everywhere, while reducing complexity and cost. Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud delivers the most full-featured, unified platform of cloud-native products and developer tools, so any organization can gain the control they need to work, develop, and accelerate their business. Powered by one of the world’s largest and most interconnected networks, Cloudflare blocks billions of threats online for its customers every day. It is trusted by millions of organizations – from the largest brands to entrepreneurs and small businesses to nonprofits, humanitarian groups, and governments across the globe.

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Cloudflare Application Security and Performance Demo - Cloudflare Dashboard

An entire suite of additional performance and security services are provided in addition to caching on the Cloudflare CDN. Traffic stats and site visits are easily accessed from the main dashboard page.

Cloudflare Application Security and Performance Demo - Web Content Optimization

Cloudflare provides a variety of additional services to improve the delivery of image and video files.

Cloudflare Application Security and Performance Demo - Integrated Security

Keep track of your application's JavaScript dependencies and receive alerts when they change.

Frost & Sullivan talks about why lightning fast content delivery is paramount in today's digital world and how Cloudflare provides solutions to enable organizations to deliver the best user experiences.

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Cho Yin Y.

System Administrator

Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/26/2016

"Saving bandwidth and SSL for free"

5/5

What do you like best about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

With the recent introduction of SSL certificates for free for all website linked to cloudflare, it has definitely increased the trustworthiness of my monitored website. Also, its blazing fast caching services has allowed my website to load much faster with lower ping. Furthermore, their analytics of websites seem to be more accurate than Google Analytics, and provides me with detailed statistics on the visitors coming to the website. It also helps block out potential threats which is very important to my web server, as it is being hosted in a 512ram VPS.

Its DNS service is also amazingly fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

Cloudflare is generally amazing considering its charge of absolutely zero. However there are several things that could be improved such as making the UI more user friendly. Currently, it is moderately hard to find where things are and I would benefit from being able to customise a page for features that I need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Cloudflare Application Security and Performance:

Using it will not harm your website. It would make it load much faster. Using it for a free DNS service is also very worth due to its speed of propagation with the Google Public DNS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cloudflare Application Security and Performance solving and how is that benefiting you?

To serve webpages on the website much quicker is one of the factors I chose Cloudflare. Its ability to reduce my bandwidth usage in my VPS and serving and optimising webpages much faster for free has many benefits and allowed me to spend more time to add new features to a website without worrying the website loading speed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sean B.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/31/2016

"Great website monitoring"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

CloudFlare gives me lots of control over my website, their DDOS protection is one of the best solutions out there. It will keep your site uptime while still allowing regular users in without their knowledge that there was ever DDOS protection. The performance boost also makes CloudFlare a great tool for your website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

There isn't much I don't like about CloudFlare but if I was to choose I'd have to say that I don't like the web interface as much as I'd like. But it works and I have no issues with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/13/2016

"CloudFlare is an easy-to-setup and rich-featured toolset"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

Most advantage in CloudFlare is that it is easy-to-setup and contains a rich feature-set even for the free package. What I like most is that my website stays partly available even if the server have a malfunction or they are accidently offline. Besides that CloudFlare helps to setup caches and improvements to speed up my website and keeps attackers away. These optimizations are quite useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

Actually there is not much that I dont like about CloudFlare. Their DNS settings could be a bit better regarding to CNAME redirection, and maybe one or two of their packages could be included in the free plan or the upgrade could be a bit cheaper. However, I almost set up every website with CloudFlare as long as it is mostly static. The benefit with non-static websites is okay but to my mind not really worth it. Also, some adjustments (e.g. RocketScript) may break your website javascript completely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Cloudflare Application Security and Performance:

I recommend CloudFlare to anyone as a simple solution to security and speed performance. If someone is looking for a (almost) bulletproof vest for their servers should take a look into and try out their services. For most needs it does not even require a paid package! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cloudflare Application Security and Performance solving and how is that benefiting you?

I do run a small website for code snippets for a big community. Since this website is mostly static and the content is generated into a Github repository it is perfect for CloudFlare optimizations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/18/2016

"Versatile CDN that Optimizes Performance while Tightening Security"

5/5

What do you like best about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

Cloudflare is an excellent CDN. There are varying degrees of speed and optimization with highly caching. It's important to know that content delivery is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what Cloudflare can do. Even under the free tier, you get access to a variety of tools and services all designed to protect, optimize, and track information related to your infrastructure. For example, Cloudflare captures some basic analytics data, and although the data is not nearly as comprehensive as something like Google Analytics, it tracks security data which you can't easily gather elsewhere. This security data gives users a better idea of the number and type of threats that their infrastructure faces. Other noteworthy offerings are free SSL support and advanced DNS configuration options like CNAME flattening. The account dashboard is well-designed and makes managing the different options relatively straightforward. There's also a great deal of support via the knowledgebase for those needing help with DNS configuration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

There are some features and bugs that haven't been fully worked out yet.

(1) The "Rocket Loader" feature can cause more harm that good. If you don't know what you're doing, or if you're worried about breaking your site, it's better to err on the side of caution and avoid it.

(2) Cloudflare supports websockets, but there are issues with SSL support over socket connections. It sounds like there may be better support at the Enterprise pricing tier, but It's probably best to avoid their free SSL if you need seamless websocket support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Cloudflare Application Security and Performance:

I've been using Cloudflare for over 3 years and highly recommend using them for your Content Delivery and as a first line of security protection. The basic CDN and free SSL cert are excellent for 99% of use cases. More advanced services (like Rocket Loader) will require additional configuration as well as some trial and error, so it's probably a good idea to get a handle on the basic offerings first. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cloudflare Application Security and Performance solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have used Cloudflare to speed up content delivery and quickly secure sites over TLS. It makes managing and configuring DNS fast and straightforward. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Eduardo S.

CTO

Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/4/2016

"Fast, cheap and easy to setup, can't ask for much more than that."

5/5

What do you like best about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

It is a all in one solution, and pretty good at that, great DNS management, excellent DDoS protection and CDN in one tool.

All of this with a very easy to use and intuitive interface alongside a great API for automation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

Cache purging could be better, it should allow you to purge by URL prefix for example, instead of only full file name or all the cache. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Cloudflare Application Security and Performance:

Try it, its pretty easy and fast to setup, they have a very powerful free plan so there is nothing to lose. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cloudflare Application Security and Performance solving and how is that benefiting you?

Protection from malicious users, DNS handling with CNAME flattening for the root domain, allowing SSL in front of S3 for static assets, CDN, we use almost everything they offer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/14/2016

"Amazing tool for abstracting DNS & caching"

5/5

What do you like best about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

I own a small agency and I manage around 40-50 websites through Cloudflare. Imagine you'd have to deal with different control panels on all those websites to make a simple change to a DNS record. I use Cloudflare as a nameserver on all my client domains, so I know I can manage the DNS in a single control panel. Works beautifully. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

The pricing starts a bit high, but they do offer a free tier, which has been sufficient for all my clients to date. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Cloudflare Application Security and Performance:

If you manage multiple domains and you want to make your life easier, use cloudflare as a DNS abstraction tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cloudflare Application Security and Performance solving and how is that benefiting you?

I no longer have to deal with different control panels to do the same thing on a domain (which is manage DNS records). By using cloudflare as the nameserver of the domain, all the DNS records are in 1 place, saving my huge amounts of time & effort. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jonathan R.

Co-Founder

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/13/2016

"A Good Low-Cost CDN for Startups"

4/5

What do you like best about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

If you're looking to scale, CloudFlare is a great solution for their services. They offer security and distribution for all sizes of businesses. In my startup, we saved over 2000 USD per month by using their CDN. In a startup crowd, that is a big win for ~20 bucks a month. On top of that, it also resolved about 300 attacks on our site per month and greatly decreased the amount of servers we needed since it would serve a lot of content from cache. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

I don't really like the gap between the startup cost (20 USD) and the business costs. We feel like we are somewhere in-between where we want to pay a little more but can't afford the big-company costs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Cloudflare Application Security and Performance:

Be sure to go through all the settings and tailor your settings to your site needs. For example, if you're using wordpress, make sure to set long expire headers / always online for your feeds. Use your page rules wisely, and use the regex-like patterns.

Get a paid account. They preference them over the free users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cloudflare Application Security and Performance solving and how is that benefiting you?

We were dealing with high-cost servers with an expensive CDN. We needed to grow quickly as our traffic was exploding and didn't have a grandeur budget. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Darryl S.

Freelance

Internet

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/13/2016

"Fast, Simple, Reliable"

5/5

What do you like best about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

Everything about cloudflare is great - it's so simple to set up and administer your account. What I like best though is the amazing support and documentation. Everything is extremely clear and helpful. They're also constantly improving the service, so any problems I faced when I first started using it have since been resolved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

You loose control over your infrastructure when you use any CDN, not just Cloudflare. However I feel Cloudflare, in its simplicity, is rather less transparent when it comes to showing users what it's doing for their websites behind the scenes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Cloudflare Application Security and Performance:

They're one of the most well-known CDNs and certainly the easiest to set up - perfect for not-so-technical users who want to quickly ramp up the performance and security of their websites in just a few clicks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cloudflare Application Security and Performance solving and how is that benefiting you?

Increased speed and security are the main benefits. Mainly the global network of servers means that you get speed benefits for users all over the world, not just in the vicinity of your hosting provider. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chris H.

Owner

Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/12/2016

"Great product a little pricey for a startup"

5/5

What do you like best about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

The security features are extremely impressive. The DNS management is super easy. The developer API is extremely useful for integration with CI. The CDN features help reduce our need to serve those resources consistently and allow our servers to focus more on our data processing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

Wish there was a way to cherry pick the features I needed. Reduce prices, the costs are a bit high for low budget startups. Also allow multiple users to manage a domain on CloudFlare Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Cloudflare Application Security and Performance:

Its a great service and provides you with security features not found elsewhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cloudflare Application Security and Performance solving and how is that benefiting you?

We had the constant issue of renewing ssl certifications and provisioning them, with CloudFlare we have eliminated a possible failure points. We also reduced the load on our servers allowing them to do more data processing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nicholas G.

WordPress Marketing Tech

Internet

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/24/2016

"Stop reading this review and go enable CloudFlare"

5/5

What do you like best about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

The performance and security offered by even the free tier is amazing. I've personally seen page speeds drop by 60% on some sites. This simultaneously reduces the needed server resources, so suddenly your need for a 2gb RAM may drop to 1gb, and it scales amazingly well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cloudflare Application Security and Performance?

The only feature of CloudFlare I frequently experience issues with is the "Rocket Loader" which helps server scripts asynchronously. This is easily remedied by disabling the feature completely or by selectively choosing which scripts are loaded this way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Cloudflare Application Security and Performance:

I enable at least the free tier of CloudFlare on every site I build. The pro tier is definitely worth it, especially if you're running ecommerce, because it offers advanced settings for the WAF (web application firewall). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Cloudflare Application Security and Performance solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use CloudFlare for clients and personal projects. It offers a free speed boost, an added layer of security, and reduces server costs. The reduced page load time is great, but even better is the reduced need for server resources. For one particular client running a very large image-heavy site, I was able to start shutting down extra servers after just a couple days of using CloudFlare. This is on top of the gains realized by using load balancers, Varnish, memcached, and other systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.