# Page 5 | Cloudflare Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 5 - Is Cloudflare the right Website Security solution for you? Explore 519 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/155191/Cloudflare/reviews --- Cloudflare 4.7 (519) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/155191/Cloudflare/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 5 - Reviews of Cloudflare ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 101-125 of 519 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use KD Kunal D. Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Make Your Site Secure and Blazing Fast" May 28, 2021 5.0 My overall experience with Cloudflare is great. Have been using since last 5+ years. Since 2019 they have launched many more product offerings. I use their DNS, CDN, Firewall Rules, Access and Teams for my WordPress powered blog. Pros Offers an wonderful free plan. Easy to switch on/off features. Easy to migrate from other providers. Fastest DNS in the World. Firewall Rules to block certain URLs. Cloudflare Access and Teams to protect my WordPress Backend. Early adopters of new technologies like HTTP/2, HTTP/3, DoH, etc... Free DDoS protection. Hides your email id from bots. Know your site speed. Free Origin certificates. Cons Plans are based on features which is different than the industry. Less page rules for free plan. Don't like the captchas. Rate limit 404s and Bypass cache on cookie available only on Business plan. Reason for choosing Cloudflare Main reason to choose Cloudflare was that they offered a free plan which no one in the industry is offering where you get DNS, CDN, Firewall Rules, Access and Teams, Privacy Focused Web Analytics, etc... I got fastest dns in the world plus good security features to protect my site. To save my server from crashing due to heavy load or attacks. Cloudflare is also one of the early implementer of technologies like SSL (HTTPS), HTTP/2, HTTP/3, DoH, eSNI, etc.. Switched from [Incapsula](https://www.capterra.com/p/141126/Incapsula/)[Amazon CloudFront](https://www.capterra.com/p/228455/Amazon-CloudFront/) Somewhat cheaper compared to others options. Review Source KS Ken S. Creative Writing and Editing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Exceptionally reliable and effective tool" September 12, 2022 5.0 Pros Cloudflare offers a robust, free, basic platform that offers unparalleled website security and optimization. If you manage an online portfolio, singular website, or personal server, it's the perfect tool. It allows me to secure my system and it gives advice on how to optimize the loading speed and traffic loads. Cons I have no complaints with the software, it does exactly as promised, and if I expand my online portfolio I'll certainly upgrade to the paid option. Review Source FG Florian G. Head of Engineering Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Cloudflare as a front door for all external and internal services" May 9, 2024 5.0 In general, I am very impressed with Cloudflare. All portals are easy to use and you can quickly find all the settings you need. Furthermore, the help and documentation is very good! Pros I find the simple operation of Clouadflare to be an advantage! It is very cool how the features work so well together. From the simple DNS to Zero Trust and the VPN tunnels. GREAT! Cons I can not really say antything negative on this point at the moment, as nothing has happened yet. Review Source AA Ade A. Online Digital Marketer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Highly Recommended for Website Speed Optimization and Security" October 21, 2022 5.0 Cloudflare has helped us to optimize and secure a lot of websites for both our clients and personal businesses. The experience so far has been great. Pros Cloudflare has a lot of features that can help optimize any website speed and performance, it also offers free security tools to protect website from popular cyber attacks.Some of the features I use frequently on cloudflare includes, the free SSL certificate to encrypt data from the host to cloudflare network and to the browser of the user.The content delivery network feature, web caching, Speed tools and protection services against hackers. Above all, most of these features on cloudflare are free to use, no charges at all, and they are very easy to setup. The extra features that are not free are also very affordable. Cons I have no complains since I have been using their service. It is really a great tool. Alternatives considered [Microsoft Azure](https://www.capterra.com/p/16365/Azure/)[Fastly](https://www.capterra.com/p/209928/Fastly/)[Imperva Sonar](https://www.capterra.com/p/204087/Incapsula/)[Alibaba Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/203474/Alibaba-Cloud/) Reason for choosing Cloudflare Cloudflare is easier to use and it comes with a lot of features for free. Review Source Imran H. Team Coordinator Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best way to secure and speed up your website worldwide" June 23, 2022 5.0 Cloudflare does its job very efficiently like no other tools out there. They offer a vast number of useful services. I have had a very delightful experience using Cloudflare. Cloudflare also offers some premium level features in their free plan. Pros Cloudflare has a lot of tools to help boost the site's security and reach worldwide, CDN, SSL, and DDoS features are the most useful feature I appreciate. Cons Cloudflare offers a vast number of features and tweaks, for beginners sometimes it could be a little difficult to understand and implement a feature. Alternatives considered [CDN77](https://www.capterra.com/p/162026/CDN77/) Review Source Tibor K. Media Producer Entertainment Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Cloudflare for security and speed up content delivery" October 7, 2022 5.0 Pros The two most important features for us from Cloudflare is site security and network speed increase. Using cloudflare in many cases your website actually loads several times faster at the end user, we actually tested this and verified this claim to be true. Cloudflare also has other functions such as analytics for those who don't use some other app for this, it is a very valuable information to see how you can change your site due to demand. Cons Has limitations on web servers, one of our web hosting company could not use it so we had to manually set it up. Their services also cost a monthly (or annual) fee. Review Source RDL Ruben Dario L. Supervisor Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Cloudflare pruebalo un mes y lo amaras para siempre y ademas es grati$" November 5, 2022 4.0 Muy grata eran mis primeros dias en este rubro y comprendi cosas que nunca habia implementado por mi mismo Pros Gratuito potente, funcional y facil de administrar Cons No hay soporte técnico por teléfono en español Alternatives considered [Sucuri Website Security](https://www.capterra.com/p/141158/Sucuri-Website-Security/) Reason for choosing Cloudflare Costo y beneficio Review Source Enaan F. Digital Marketing Specialist Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My Website Security Assistant " June 28, 2022 5.0 I've been using free version of cloudflare for a over three years now and I have to say that they are one of the best CDN providers out there. Not only do they offer free SSL, but their performance is top notch. I've never had any issues with their service and I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a reliable CDN provider. Pros Cloudflare provides all the things that I need to run my websites. Free SSL's, free CDN and DDOS attack prevent for a website at no cost. Not much option is available in the market for services they offer at no cost. Cons Sometimes DNS propogation process take a significant amount of time. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Founder Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Got website? you need cloudflare!" February 13, 2021 5.0 Simply amazing the protection helps every website we own or create safe from attackers the analytics helps us to organize our server origins to increase page load. rocket loader always on for our nodejs apps and the page rules are simply awesome. I feel like if i write about every feature there is i will end up writing an entire book about cloudflare. Just give it a try if you haven't that is, you will be blown away with the usablity and features. Pros every features from DDoS protection to latest introduced workers. I highly like the felxible SSL and don't forget the DNS with proxy featuring CDN locations in every location of the world increasing the page loading time by a big margin. I don't remember when i start using Cloudflare but i am sure it's around 2014 and god i just love this, i can manage DNS for every DNS i own from single dashboard. The analytics and threat prevention WAF are like the essentials for every website we create. Cons nothing apart from the cheapest plan being not so cheapest and the load balacer are somewhat costly if you consider the origin being the same. Apart from these things i said earlier i love cloudflare and will keep using it's free CDN unless i am forced to move out. Review Source Abel B. Founder Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great for website owners" February 7, 2021 5.0 Wouldn't switch to any other service for now, it works well for us. Pros Without Cloudflare's free services running on all our sites, we'd probably have to pay more for webhosting and spend tons protecting and preventing our sites from spam/bot traffic. Since we run many content sites and have added them to cloudflare, not only have we managed to halve our hosting bill but we've also managed to speed up our sites in the process as well all while using the free plan that has almost everything you need. The free CLOUDFLARE SSL too means we don't have to pay for that. Cloudflare also has one of the fastest DNS propagation on the internet, unlike other providers who'd instruct you to wait 24 hours for full propagation all over the internet, with Cloudflare it's finished in minutes, not more than 2 hours in the worst case scenario. I also like that you can setup unlimited sites on the free plan, we currently have 10 websites on Cloudflare and its great. The AlwaysOnline technology too is good as it makes your website appear online even when your hosting server is done, great when you have a static site. Caching and seriously many other features that makes it a fantastic idea to jump on. Cons While most of the basic features are available for free users, the real paid features are $20 a month per site, not much when you have one or two sites but when you're hitting the 10th mark, take a toll on the wallet. Review Source Hannah S. Principal CEO Graphic Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The best tool for web page security" January 9, 2020 5.0 Thanks to Cloudflare we have excellent security on the web pages, it works great and it is very easy to use it, the interface is excellent and easy to understand, totally happy with the results offered by this tool. and I would recommend to other people who use this service, since I use it there is excellent security and I can say that it is the best platform of this style and type that is why it is so successful and people use it. Pros It is a security tool for all the web pages that we manage, it offers excellent security and it offers free SSL certificate which is important so that each website visitor feels security and tranquility, also helps against DDOS attacks in an impressive way and is One of its strengths for which Cloudflare is known, its way of configuring is easy and the interface is simple and easy to handle. In addition to this it also has very good free options that all users can use. Cons I really have no complaints or I see significant problems, There are more solutions and utilities that Cloudflare gives than the problems that may arise in certain situations, if there is something to mention and that is when changing a configuration; these changes may take time to make, but basically it does not represent major problems since it is a safe and reliable tool that we can trust and ensure our safety. Review Source Lucas P. Creative Director Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Amazing services and only getting better" April 26, 2020 5.0 I run DNS for all my hosting business through Cloudflare. The base-level firewall and caching keeps so much traffic from reaching my servers out of the box that I don't know what I'd do without it. Once you add in manually-configured firewall rules and specific cache instructions, both malicious traffic and legit requests overloading my servers drops even further. The API integration also allows me to add firewall rules based on alerts about malicious activity that I receive from things like fail2ban on my servers. This pushes the IP blocking one step further away from a single server and also protects my entire network of servers and sites from a malicious IP that has triggered a report from one server/site in the newtork. Pros Really fast updates to zone records Amazing firewall and DDOS protection keep server load under control Edge cache speeds TTFB and keeps origin server bandwidth low JS Workers are AWESOME and come with a great free tier Great admin UI Cons I exclusively use the free tier for 40 domains and I really can't think of a single thing that CloudFlare could offer at this price that I could reasonably expect to get for free. I would be sunk without the free tier and am totally grateful for all they offer. Review Source MP Marc P. General Manager Consumer Goods Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great Domain Hoster, DNS manager and CDN" June 8, 2023 5.0 Good documentation to get everything setup as you need it. Pros I love the website speed improvement using a CDN. A lot of the features are free. That is pretty amazing. Cons Some of the features are pretty expensive. Reason for choosing Cloudflare The free option was a good start for me and than I stuck with it. Switched from [Network Solutions Website Builder](https://www.capterra.com/p/234398/Network-Solutions-Website-Builder/) Better control over your domain and web application. Also the security is much better Review Source CSM Clifton Snyder M. Senior Wealth Manager Real Estate Used the software for: 2+ years ### "An absolute reliable and capable tool!" June 27, 2023 5.0 Overall, Cloudflare has proven to be an exceptional ally in managing and securing our networks. Its robust features, user-friendly interface, and reliable performance make it a go-to tool for network administrators like me. I'm grateful for the peace of mind and enhanced control it brings to our digital infrastructure, allowing us to focus on what truly matters—driving our business forward. Pros Cloudflare apart is its robust security measures. With a wide range of security features, including DDoS protection, web application firewall, and SSL encryption, it acts as a formidable shield, warding off potential threats and keeping our systems safe from malicious attacks. The peace of mind that comes with knowing our network is fortified by such a reliable and capable tool is truly invaluable. Cons In all honesty, based on my experience, I haven't been able to find any drawbacks or cons when it comes to Cloudflare's services. It has consistently exceeded my expectations and delivered outstanding performance Review Source Onur P. Co-Founder Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Cloudflare Review" May 2, 2024 5.0 My overall experience with Cloudflare is very good. Cloudflare really helps us on exposing and securing our applications. Pros We are using Cloudflare as loadbalancer and CDN provider. The services that Cloudflare providing is very stable and secure. Cons The live customer support process can be enhanced. When the production system is impaired, we need someone to talk to immediately. Review Source Zack G. Information Technology Security Officer Chemicals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great AIO solution to secure all your web resources" March 31, 2022 5.0 When I came to the company, no one was engaged in the organization of security for web resources. Almost immediately I chose Cloudflare, set up this service, and since then I follow the analytics and turn on new features. We are satisfied with everything and we plan to stay further with Cloudflare. Pros I like the fact that the service is constantly being improved and adds new features, which allows you to abandon other services and use everything to ensure security in one place. Most of all I want to allocate 2 features - it is a CDN and protection against DDOS. It works just great. Cons Some settings are not in the obvious places for them, you have to google and read the documentation to reach them. Alternatives considered [Google Cloud CDN](https://www.capterra.com/p/247888/Cloud-CDN/)[CDN77](https://www.capterra.com/p/162026/CDN77/)[Microsoft Azure](https://www.capterra.com/p/16365/Azure/)[AWS WAF](https://www.capterra.com/p/234444/AWS-WAF/)[Azure Firewall](https://www.capterra.com/p/230710/Azure-Firewall/) Reason for choosing Cloudflare It's all-in-one solution to organize comprehensive security for your company Review Source JK Jazmine K. Csr Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Cloudflare" June 17, 2024 5.0 Pros I love that cloud flare keeps everything safe and helps ensure you wont get cyber attacked/hacked Cons The loading up process was the most difficult Review Source OS Olaf S. Director Online Media Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Like private security, but for your websites!" December 5, 2022 5.0 Absolutely fantastic! Every website administrator should make use of this service! Pros The list is endless, but my top 2 features that are essential for our client websites are caching and custom firewall rules. Caching speeds up our websites & significantly decreases the load on the hosting servers. With specific firewall rules we can lock down all admin pages and geo-restrict access to allow access from specified countries or regions only. This is a lifesaver! Cons There are so many options and features, that it does require some time to familiarise yourself with everything. This, however, is totally worth it! Review Source VR Verified Reviewer CMO Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "An excellent CDN provider with a freemium model" May 1, 2021 5.0 All in alll a very solid experience. It has been ages that I have even considered searching for an alternative because I never had to. Pros I am an absolute fan of Cloudflare because of a few reasons. They offer so much in their freemium plan that it seems too good to be true and to me honestly that has been their best selling point. Love their service and their network. The setup for the CDN is pretty simple. The onboarding process and adding the website are pretty simple and intuitive. They have only improved their service over the past couple of years.They have direct integrations with third-party providers like cPanel so at times adding a website is just as simple as a single click which is awesome. Cons Their support has not been the fastest in terms of turnaround times but due to covid and all, I think we can definitely cut them some slack in that department. Alternatives considered [CDN77](https://www.capterra.com/p/162026/CDN77/)[AWS CloudFormation](https://www.capterra.com/p/205397/CloudFormation/)[Amazon CloudFront](https://www.capterra.com/p/228455/Amazon-CloudFront/)[Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/) Switched from [CDN77](https://www.capterra.com/p/162026/CDN77/)[AWS CloudFormation](https://www.capterra.com/p/205397/CloudFormation/)[Amazon CloudFront](https://www.capterra.com/p/228455/Amazon-CloudFront/)[Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/) Pricing and existing third-party integrations available with Cloudflare were a major reason for the switch. Review Source MNB Mohd Nubli B. Lecturer Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "What an awesome software" February 25, 2023 5.0 Overall Cloudflare is a content delivery network (CDN) and cybersecurity that provides online services to protect and accelerate websites, apps and other internet properties. It offers various services including web acceleration, DNS management and various security services including distributed denial of service attack mitigation, web application firewall, bot mitigation and identity verification services. Pros Cloudflare is a high-performance global network. It offers secure and reliable services at competitive prices. In addition it offers powerful WAF and DDoS protection as well as an easy-to-use and user-friendly dashboard. Customizable DNS and caching plus advanced analytics and real-time analytics. Cons Caching may cause some website features to not load correctly. Also, the preparation can be complicated in some cases. Customization options are also quite limited, and costs can add up quickly depending on service level and usage. Review Source Joseph M. Founder/Web Designer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The greatest thing on the internet" January 9, 2023 5.0 Pros I use Cloudflare on every single one of my sites. It is usually the first thing I set up as I also use it for my DNS records. Not only does it improve the security and speed of your site, but the mail routing feature is also a very welcome addition that I have just recently started using. Another great thing is their Zaraz feature, which can reduce the number of requests to your site. Cons I think the menu system could be a little simpler, but once you use it for a little bit, you get used to the amount of features. Review Source CM Chris M. Web Developer Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Cloudflare makes managing multiple sites a breeze" June 18, 2022 5.0 Cloudflare has been a pivotal tool in helping me rebuild a client's website on a dev server and then quickly moving the new site live. It has changed that switchover from what was once a pain point to a simple copy and past of the new IP address. Pros Cloudflare makes it a snap to update DNS settings without the wait associated with other solutions. I can move a site to. new server or set-up a new subdomain instantly Cons The basic and most important features are affordable but the costs seem to escalate quickly at a certain point Review Source WA Wagner A. Programador Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Cloudflare a revolução na segurança otimização de entrega de conteúdo na internet." November 30, 2022 5.0 Uso muito o Wordpress em meus projetos e as vezes o site ficava lento por conta do processamento dos dados quando o usuário acessa o web site. Quando uso o Cloudflare o acesso fica muito mais rápido e economiza recurso do meu servidor pois o CDN da Cloudflare entrega de forma muito mais eficaz. Pros A possibilidade de uma implantação rápida de um CDN e gerenciamento de cookies do meus projetos me fazem usar cada dia mais o sistema da Cloudflare. Sem falar em toda segurança que traz, mitigando os ataques DDoS nos meus web sites. Cons Não tenho nada a reclamar da ferramenta. Reason for choosing Cloudflare Resultado nas buscas de internet sobre soluções. Comecei a usar e nunca mais parei. Review Source Geoffrey C. Infrastructure/Operations Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for Admins!" February 26, 2019 5.0 It is a huge time saver when you have to manage lots of one-off sub domains. For trivial sites it reduces system administration work. The caching service is also useful. Pros I like that I can use the reverse proxy to apply an ssl certificate. This saves me immense amounts of time. Before Cloudflare, I would be presented with a random cloud server with something hacked together by a developer on it, and told "We need this live before tomorrow." I would then go about trying to get credentials so I could install the certificate. Now, I can just point a domain at an ip and assign a subdomain and ssl cert without ever having to log into a server. Cons The Ip addresses it uses for the reverse proxy all have to be whitelisted. Since I don't have a private Ip address that is just mine, I cannot use the reverse proxy for certain production servers. If the traffic comes through cloudflare's porxy service, you lose the source unless you change your application to consume a header they attach. Review Source Alex T. Front End Developer Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "All in One Solution for Website Speed and Security" May 24, 2019 5.0 Pros The best feature about this software, in my opinion, is their trade marked Javascript delivery optimization mode: Rocket Loader. This feature enables asynchronous loading of all third party scripts loaded on your web page, drastically increase page load times. Our team enables this feature on each of our client's websites and always results in at least a 10% difference in page speed scores. Another feature that our company could certainly not live without is their dead simple firewall rule integration. A large majority of our clients only accept work locally or nationally, so any traffic coming from international sources is more than likely visiting with malicious intent. The country blocking feature in the firewall integration allows us to block this likely malicious traffic and decrease the odds of any security breaches into our client's sites. Cons The only annoyance I had while using this software was the 30 second delay when clearing the server cache. This is a very small issue since 30 seconds is certainly not a long time, but my patience is not great when attempting to debug or optimize page speeds. This problem can be solved by turning development mode on, but when this feature is on all optimization features are disabled, so optimizing page speeds is not possible. Review Source Similar Products Featured