CloudFlare Inc

Cloudflare

8.8 /10

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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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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Service Experience
Contract Negotiation

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2023

Cloudflare Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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93 Likeliness to Recommend

3
Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+97 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?

5% Negative

2% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Enablement for Security Teams

Web Application and API Protection (WAAP)

Network Sandboxes

Zero Trust

Firewall as a Service (FWaaS)

Secure Web Gateway (SWG)

Remote Browser Isolation (RBI)

SD-WAN

Data Analytics / BI / AI

Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)

Viable Alternative VS Traditional MPLS

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

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Cloudflare Reviews

Arajalla R.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2024

Cloudflare: The Ultimate Tool for Securing

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Cloudflare is known for its user-friendly interface and simple setup process. Their dashboard makes it easy to manage website security and performance even for non-technical users.

What do you dislike most about this product?

While Cloudflare is easy to use, it might not be ideal for users who need very specific security configurations.The free tier is a great way to get started, but it has limitations on features and bandwidth.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

User-friendly interface and simple setup make it easy to manage.Built-in DDoS protection, WAF, and bot management offer robust security features.

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Inspires Innovation
Respectful
Includes Product Enhancements

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Cloudflare Review

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Amir H.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Cloudflare is free to use

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Cloudflare from other similar products?

Cloudflare is free to integrate into any website by just updating the nameservers of the host and it will start to work automatically, also the tool supports multiple programming languages to build custom apps

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like the user interface of Cloudflare which is very user-friendly and provides quicker navigations. Als there is an easy read module for analytics of the website since the report is quite simple for anyone to understand

What do you dislike most about this product?

It will make the website to load slower since they do place more websites on the same nameservers if you are not a subscribed member

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Yes, I would recommend this tool because it is easy to use

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Cloudflare Ratings

93 Likeliness to Recommend

3 Since last award

95 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

3 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+97 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Cloudflare?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Enablement for Security Teams Enablement for Security to know the layers of protection deployed and not just rely on the carrier to only provide the connection.

Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) Provides protective capabilities that leverage effective web request inspection prior to reaching the API such as Next-Gen WAF, RASP, DDoS etc.

Network Sandboxes Sandboxes are used to safely execute suspicious code without risking harm to the host device or network.

Zero Trust Provides features that enable a zero trust architecture, including device authentication and user contextual risk based authentication.

Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) Next-generation firewall capabilities that include web filtering, advanced threat protection, intrusion prevention system, and Domain Name System security.

Secure Web Gateway (SWG) Protects corporate users and networks from web-based malware, controls employee behavior on the Internet, and helps prevent data loss.

Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) Separate your users' web browsing activity from the local network and its infrastructure, preventing browser-based attacks on the network.

SD-WAN Separates the data and control plane from its hardware, virtualizing the network.

Data Analytics / BI / AI Integration of capability to mine data from incoming sources (SIEM, logs, vulnerability tools, threat databases, etc) in real-time and apply rules.

Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) Intermediary between an organization's users and one or more cloud services, allowing the enforcement of certain types of security policies in the cloud.

Viable Alternative VS Traditional MPLS Organizations may want to migrate away from traditional MPLS and leverage a platform to provision convergence and flexibility regarding deployment of security.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

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Cloudflare Reviews

Arajalla R.

Cloudflare: The Ultimate Tool for Securing

Likeliness to Recommend

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Cloudflare Review

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Amir H.

Cloudflare is free to use

Likeliness to Recommend

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