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Cloudflare vs Google Cloud: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 9th, 2025
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Summary
Features in Website Security
10
Best performer
12
  • Anomaly/Malware Detection
  • DDoS Protection
  • Firewalls
6
12
User satisfaction
4.7
User reviews485
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.7
Value for money
4.6
Customer support
4.3
4.7
User reviews2,090
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.6
Value for money
4.4
Customer support
4.3
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Free version
Free trial
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Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

Cloudflare speeds up and protects millions of websites, APIs, SaaS services, and other properties connected to the Internet.

Developers, ITDMs, customers and businesses of all sizes.

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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Karambir K
CEO
4.0

Karambir: Hi, my name's Karambir. I'm the CEO of a small company. It's just me actually, and I give CloudFlare a four. I found out about CloudFlare. I don't remember exactly how, but it was either through email or internet search, just about this product that was helpful for managing websites, and handling caching, and 24/7 availability, that kind of thing. I chose CloudFlare because it was free. At the time it seemed to be the only product. It was something I could easily create an account for, and it met the basic needs of a small website, which is just making sure it's available all the time, and reasonably good caching and throughput. It was fairly easy to get started with. CloudFlare, you have to switch over your DNA name servers, so it requires some technical experience, but otherwise, it was fairly easy to get set up. Okay, so if you're considering getting CloudFlare, consider it's really designed for higher end websites, with a lot of users, maybe multiple servers spread around the globe. For a smaller organization or just like a one-off website, it may be more complex than you really need. So it depends on the size of your organization, how much traffic, how much web traffic you have.

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Lyiana A
Cashier
4.0

Lyiana: My name is Lyiana. My job title is self-cleaning. I rate Google Cloud a four. I use Google Cloud for pictures, saving documents and everything, important papers, pretty much just pictures. Thing I like about Google Cloud is I like how it saves stuff and doesn't share your security or anything. Sometimes I don't like sometimes it doesn't save everything that needs to be saved and you have to redo it half the time. But, yeah.

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Cloudflare

Top Features
10/12
  • Log Management
  • SQL Injections
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Anomaly/Malware Detection
  • API
  • DDoS Protection
  • Endpoint Protection
  • Firewalls
  • Load Balancing
  • Threat Response
  • Vulnerability Scanning
  • Web-Application Security
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Google Cloud

6/12
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Cloudflare
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Google Cloud
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Cloudflare
  • By Cloudflare
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2009
Google Cloud
  • By Google
  • Located in United States
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