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CloudFlare

Cloudflare

Composite Score
8.9 /10
CX Score
9.3 /10
Category
Cloudflare
8.9 /10

What is Cloudflare?

Cloudflare is a global network designed to make everything you connect to the Internet secure, private, fast, and reliable. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare have all traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with each new site added. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks.

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Awards & Recognition

Cloudflare won the following awards in the Secure Access Service Edge category

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Cloudflare Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

91 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+95 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Cloudflare?

2% Negative
3% Neutral
95% Positive

Pros

  • Trustworthy
  • Helps Innovate
  • Security Protects
  • Continually Improving Product

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Enablement for Security Teams

86

Network Sandboxes

84

Firewall as a Service (FWaaS)

83

Web Application and API Protection (WAAP)

83

Secure Web Gateway (SWG)

83

Zero Trust

81

SD-WAN

80

Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)

80

Viable Alternative VS Traditional MPLS

80

Remote Browser Isolation (RBI)

79

Data Analytics / BI / AI

79

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Business Value Created

86

Breadth of Features

82

Usability and Intuitiveness

81

Ease of Data Integration

81

Ease of IT Administration

81

Ease of Implementation

81

Quality of Features

80

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

79

Vendor Support

79

Availability and Quality of Training

79

Ease of Customization

79

Cloudflare Reviews

Amber M.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2025

Guardian of your network security

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Cloudflare from other similar products?

It delivers network reliability and security at a non-negotiable level, so no questions on that. It automatically filters out harmful sites, thus keeping us safe from any incoming virus. It provides me with a singular view of our apps, traffic, and users, for sure, with the help of its zero-trust dashboard.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The enforcement of user-level policies and authentication is quite easy with this platform. I love that it keeps static versions live for our users when we face problems with our origin server. Sometimes when I have to check the traffic, I do it by using the insights dashboard and, surprisingly, get a real-time view into our whole security posture.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I would love to see enhanced customizations in this tool. Moreover, there is nothing major to dislike in this tool.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It offers an incredible unified platform where you can smoothly manage DNS and caching. Along with this, you get a powerful guardian that simplifies complex network security setups for you.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Effective Service

Akumu S.

  • Role: Student Academic
  • Industry: Education
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2025

Cloudflare is easy to implement

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Cloudflare from other similar products?

Cloudflare offer the free version where one can use the tool for securing websites and applications unlike others

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like the cloudflare interface and security measures they do provide which require no technical knowledge

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing to dislike about Cloudflare at the moment

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend the solution for website securities

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

Peter A.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Communications
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2025

interface is intuitive

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Cloudflare from other similar products?

Free Protection plan across all categories makes it different

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The user interface is intuitive and easy to navigate No need to technical knowledge before use

What do you dislike most about this product?

Limited configuration option and low customer support

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend it

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

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