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Cloudflare focuses on web security. See Cloudflare One, who it is built for, such as businesses and enterprises, and the top Web Security alternatives worth comparing.

San Francisco, California, USA

Headquarters

2010

Founded

5,000+

Employees

Worldwide

Regions served

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About Cloudflare

Cloudflare is a global connectivity and cybersecurity company that operates a large distributed network for protecting and accelerating internet applications. Its platform provides web application firewall, DDoS protection, bot management, API security, DNS security, content delivery and network services. Cloudflare also offers a broad Zero Trust and SASE portfolio designed to secure employees, devices and applications regardless of network location. Cloudflare Access provides zero trust access to private resources, while Gateway, Browser Isolation, CASB and Data Loss Prevention extend security controls to users and SaaS environments. Its application security products help organizations protect websites and APIs against attacks while maintaining performance through its global edge network. Cloudflare also provides developer services such as Workers, storage and compute capabilities that allow applications to run closer to users. Security intelligence and automated detection are integrated throughout the network, giving Cloudflare visibility into large volumes of internet traffic and attack activity. The company serves organizations ranging from startups to large enterprises and governments. Its infrastructure is used across financial services, ecommerce, technology, media, healthcare and other industries. Its combination of security, connectivity and developer infrastructure makes it a major platform for modern internet applications.

Main focus: Web security, DDoS protection, CDN, application security, zero trust and cloud networking

Target customers: Businesses, enterprises, developers, public-sector organizations and internet-facing applications

WAF
DDoS Protection
CDN
API Security

Categories & Solutions

Cloudflare is listed across published cybersecurity categories

Subcategories

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Cloudflare Zero Trust

Cloudflare built Cloudflare Zero Trust for enterprise VPN replacement. Explore cloud CASB, review cloud deployment and compare similar Zero Trust products.

Zero Trust & SASE
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Cloudflare Spectrum

Cloudflare Spectrum helps teams with gaming server DDoS defense. Explore features like origin IP cloaking, cloud deployment and the closest Network Security competitors.

Network Security
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Cloudflare One Post-Quantum Encryption

Cloudflare One Post-Quantum Encryption: zero added latency and ML-KEM key exchange. Built for quantum-safe network tunnels. Compare Post-Quantum Security alternatives.

AI & Emerging Technology Security
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Cloudflare Gateway DNS Filtering

Cloudflare Gateway DNS Filtering delivers DNS over HTTPS for branch office DNS security. Explore its DNS Security capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.

Network Security
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Cloudflare CASB

See what Cloudflare CASB offers: DLP integration. It is built for SaaS posture management, supports cloud deployment and competes with other CASB tools.

Zero Trust & SASE
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Cloudflare Browser Isolation

Cloudflare Browser Isolation: phishing protection and Network Vector Rendering. Built for drive-by malware prevention. Compare Browser Isolation alternatives.

Web & Browser Security
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Cloudflare One

See what Cloudflare One offers: cloud SWG and cloud CASB. It is built for SASE network transformation, supports cloud deployment and competes with other SASE tools.

Zero Trust & SASE
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Cloudflare Magic WAN

Cloudflare Magic WAN delivers cloud-native SD-WAN and MPLS replacement for cloud interconnect. Explore its SD-WAN capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.

Zero Trust & SASE
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Cloudflare Gateway

Cloudflare Gateway is a secure web gateway & DNS filtering for secure web browsing, shadow IT governance and cloud malware blocking. See features and SWG alternatives.

Zero Trust & SASE
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Cloudflare Magic Firewall

Looking for Firewall software? Cloudflare Magic Firewall by Cloudflare provides stateful inspection for branch office network security. Compare features and alternatives.

Network Security
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Cloudflare DDoS Protection

Cloudflare DDoS Protection: autonomous edge DDoS mitigation and 300+ Tbps network capacity. Built for volumetric flood mitigation. Compare DDoS Protection alternatives.

Network Security
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Cloudflare Access

Cloudflare Access by Cloudflare: multi-IdP support. Ideal for VPN replacement. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Zero Trust alternatives.

Zero Trust & SASE
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Cloudflare Post-Quantum Cryptography

Cloudflare Post-Quantum Cryptography: TLS 1.3 integration and zero origin changes. Built for quantum-safe web browsing. Compare Post-Quantum Security alternatives.

AI & Emerging Technology Security
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Cloudflare Magic Transit

Looking for Network Security software? Cloudflare Magic Transit by Cloudflare provides BGP Anycast routing for ISP subnet protection. Compare features and alternatives.

Network Security
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Cloudflare Email Security

Cloudflare Email Security: preemptive threat discovery and BEC language analysis. Built for business email compromise mitigation. Compare Email Security alternatives.

Email & Messaging Security
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Cloudflare Bot Management

Cloudflare Bot Management from Cloudflare focuses on web scraping prevention. Key capabilities: rate limiting. Compare it with the leading Bot Management alternatives.

Web & Browser Security
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Cloudflare Application Security

Cloudflare Application Security: Edge Web Application Firewall and layer 7 DDoS defense. Built for web application protection. Compare Web Security alternatives.

Web & Browser Security
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Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 for Families

Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 for Families from Cloudflare focuses on home network security. Key capabilities: DNS over TLS. Compare it with the leading DNS Security alternatives.

Network Security
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Cloudflare WAF

See what Cloudflare WAF offers: edge rate limiting. It is built for OWASP Top 10 vulnerability mitigation, supports cloud deployment and competes with other WAF tools.

Web & Browser Security
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Cloudflare Turnstile

Free trial available. Cloudflare Turnstile by Cloudflare offers ML risk scoring and Private State Tokens. Compare features, use cases and leading WAAP alternatives.

Web & Browser Security
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Cloudflare API Shield

See what Cloudflare API Shield offers: mutual TLS enforcement. It is built for shadow API discovery, supports cloud deployment and competes with other API Security tools.

Application Security

Solutions

Core capabilities Cloudflare delivers for security teams.

WAFDDoS ProtectionCDNAPI SecurityZero TrustSASEDNSBot ManagementCloud Networking

Industries Served

Cloudflare is listed for 13 industries

Cybersecurity
CDN
DDoS Protection
Zero Trust
Cloud Networking
Technology
Financial Services
E-commerce
Media
Healthcare
Government
Retail
Telecommunications

Resources

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Company Info

The essentials about Cloudflare.

Company Type
Public Company
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, USA
Founded
2010
Company Size
5,000+
Main Focus
Web security, DDoS protection, CDN, application security, zero trust and cloud networking
Target Customers
Businesses, enterprises, developers, public-sector organizations and internet-facing applications
Headquarters Address
101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA

Security & Compliance

Standards, regulations, and frameworks this vendor aligns with.

  • SOCSOC 2
  • ISOISO 27001
  • ISOISO 27017
  • ISOISO 27018
  • PCIPCI DSS
FedRAMP for applicable services

Keywords

CloudflarecybersecurityWAFDDoS protectionzero trustCDNAPI securityDNS securitySASEbot managementWorkers

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