You might be on the free edition, depending on your chosen edition. With the free edition, you receive the top ten protection services. If Microsoft offered something similar to Cloudflare at the same price, it would be much better because you're already on Azure utilizing resources for CI/CD and transitioning to Cloudflare. From the most basic functionalities to the highest level, they are all awesome if you prevent unauthorized access to your website data through penetration testing. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
For Cloudflare, I recommend it heavily for small businesses with revenue under a couple of million dollars. Onboarding is easy, and they even have a free plan. This makes it simple for businesses in the $100,000-$500,000 range to try it out and see its value, allowing them to scale up their infrastructure as needed. Many small businesses lack the budget for solutions like AWS and rely on GoDaddy, hosting, or even Versal plans for their initial setup. At that level, Cloudflare is the best option, even though it's not as powerful as Amazon CloudFront or Akamai. Those are built for different services, while Cloudflare caters specifically to smaller teams that eventually scale up. For smaller businesses, they're the absolute best, so I'd give Cloudflare a nine out of ten. For larger businesses, it depends on the budget. Even for them, I'd rate it a seven out of ten.
Monitor the progress against the audit program to ensure the audit is completed, in a timely and quality manner and prepare an audit report for governance.
Manager- Secure Web Defense- Perimeter Security at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5
2023-07-21T09:49:59Z
Jul 21, 2023
I have experience with the cloud version of Cloudflare. I would advise users to explore Cloudflare and Imperva parallelly because they both stand on the same ground regarding security. In Imperva, there is no version control on their console, which was concerning for me. Overall, I rate Cloudflare a seven out of ten.
DevOps Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 5
2023-05-30T17:58:00Z
May 30, 2023
I was using the free plan, and mainly, I was using it for DNS management as it was simple. When I buy a new domain, I don't use the main DNS management system. Also, I use it for IP protection. I didn't have the time to really use much of the solution. As far as I know, it's all good. I did see a new feature, but I didn't really manage to get it. I didn't use it. I would definitely recommend it to those planning to use it. I rate the overall solution a ten out of ten.
I will rate the product an eight out of ten. Cloudflare is better than Cloud DNS. You need to start using Terraform along with Cloudflare. It will make your life easier without the need for manual creation. People usually thing they are going to use Cloudflare less but will end up using it more.
SecOps Lead at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 10
2023-03-14T10:26:22Z
Mar 14, 2023
I give the solution an eight out of ten. Maintenance is easy; we receive a notification whenever maintenance is needed, as well as if a major restoration is required and what the likelihood of the system going offline will be. I recommend Cloudflare.
I rate CloudFlare 10 out of 10. I couldn't recommend it more strongly. If you have a website, you need to use Cloudflare or something like it. Don't leave your website unprotected. That's my advice. I set up Cloudflare for every client that wants to host a website because it protects their site and makes it easier for me to manage the DNS. I get them to pay the $20 for it. That's the bare minimum. If you want something that can enhance the security of your website, just do Cloudflare. I always do it. I mean, I'm always going to add to my Cloudflare base. I'm never going to shrink unless I find something better. But I don't know of any other solutions that. You can do a self-sign. That's a couple hundred dollars a year that you don't have to spend, and you don't have to manage that. You can lock down your security on your website so that only the Cloudflare data centers can access your web server. You're limiting a lot of risks. Let's say you're hosting your site on GoDaddy. GoDaddy's server is unprotected. It's just a server out there. They have enterprise IDS and all that other stuff, but for the most part, they're vulnerable. People attack them all the time. You can limit that by only allowing access to your website from Cloudflare servers. Cloudflare stands in front of your servers as a firewall. That increases performance and security. It limits a lot of access to your servers. There are so many benefits here. You don't need SSL on your site, which is excellent, because you don't have to pay for that certificate. That makes it a lot easier. Troubleshooting your site for problems and not having SSL enabled between you and Cloudflare is huge.
I recommend the solution for customers who don't yet have an idea how much bandwidth they need or who anticipate upscaling in a few months. I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Technical Support Engineer at Professional Technologies Kenya
Reseller
2022-04-11T18:22:00Z
Apr 11, 2022
The overall performance of this solution is what make it one of the best solutions on the market. It is important to be able to convince customers that this solution woks well and customers will still have control, even though it is a cloud solution. I would rate this solution a x out of ten.
It all depends on what the customer is looking for. These are two different areas. Basically, CloudFare is completely Cloud-based, whereas Imperva I can have a physical appliance or a virtual appliance, or a cloud-based. My solution is based on what customers are looking for, but Cloudflare is pretty good and getting really popular in terms of DDoS, the paid version of it. We looked at the service. What are acceptable latencies? Is it okay to route through a different vendor, and before it reaches the backup? They have to go through multiple vendors. You also have to consider what the latencies cost and is that acceptable for the service. These are key things you need to consider when selecting a cloud-based vendor for DDoS. I would rate Cloudflare a nine out of ten.
There is a lot of documentation and I would recommend reading it. I think that's how they want their tech support to work, through community. The community doesn't talk so well with each other like the Microsoft community because Microsoft's been around a lot longer. It isn't quite working perfectly yet and they don't have experts to answer the questions. They want the users to come to the realization for themselves, based on what I see in the conversations in the communities. It's a millennial mentality. We don't have to be involved, we'll just make the product and let them solve their own problems. That's an issue for me. I would rate this solution a seven out of 10.
Network Security Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Real User
2020-06-25T10:49:16Z
Jun 25, 2020
We're partners with Cloudflare. This solution is the best product. It does not charge you for any kind of attack on your traffic. It charges you only for any good traffic. It can mitigate up to 30 TBPS of DDoS attacks. If the attack happens and if there is a surge in the traffic, it will only charge you for the good traffic. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. I'd rate it higher, however, I believe they are still building out their product. There are still items that could be added that will make it even better in the future.
Information Technology Engineer at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Real User
2020-04-26T06:32:00Z
Apr 26, 2020
Try to deploy it on your website and test it on your site to see how it works. I would rate it an eight out of ten. It already has a good feature set, I don't think it needs anything else. To make it a ten, the documentation should be simplified.
Technical Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
2019-04-02T07:02:00Z
Apr 2, 2019
In my experience, Cloudflare is a great solution. If they improve on the placement of their data centers, it would be better. I'm living in a remote area. I would like to connect to them without any kind of lag. I believe that Cloudflare is okay as it is now because they are partnering with Google. Cloudflare improves performance on my websites. It is a great partner for cloud infrastructure for anyone who wants to use the security service and other features. I would rate Cloudflare with an eight out of ten. I know they are constantly improving.
Product Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Consultant
2019-01-15T16:23:00Z
Jan 15, 2019
I encourage anyone interested in holistic internet service delivery solutions to check out Cloudflare. They have nice simple solutions that work well together, are easy to set up, and their UI/UX is intuitive.
I'd rate it a 10 out of 10. There is no service as mature as Cloudflare that is also as easy to use, reliable, and hosted from excellent infrastructure.
Cloudflare offers DDoS protection, security, DNS management, and CDN services to enhance website performance and security. Users benefit from improved load balancing and comprehensive security features, making it a reliable choice for managing web traffic and protecting against cyber threats.Cloudflare is widely recognized for its comprehensive features that cater to web security and performance. Users frequently take advantage of its DDoS protection, flexible SSL options, and content...
I recommend the solution. Overall, I rate the solution a six out of ten.
You might be on the free edition, depending on your chosen edition. With the free edition, you receive the top ten protection services. If Microsoft offered something similar to Cloudflare at the same price, it would be much better because you're already on Azure utilizing resources for CI/CD and transitioning to Cloudflare. From the most basic functionalities to the highest level, they are all awesome if you prevent unauthorized access to your website data through penetration testing. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
For Cloudflare, I recommend it heavily for small businesses with revenue under a couple of million dollars. Onboarding is easy, and they even have a free plan. This makes it simple for businesses in the $100,000-$500,000 range to try it out and see its value, allowing them to scale up their infrastructure as needed. Many small businesses lack the budget for solutions like AWS and rely on GoDaddy, hosting, or even Versal plans for their initial setup. At that level, Cloudflare is the best option, even though it's not as powerful as Amazon CloudFront or Akamai. Those are built for different services, while Cloudflare caters specifically to smaller teams that eventually scale up. For smaller businesses, they're the absolute best, so I'd give Cloudflare a nine out of ten. For larger businesses, it depends on the budget. Even for them, I'd rate it a seven out of ten.
Overall, I would rate it 5 out of 10.
Monitor the progress against the audit program to ensure the audit is completed, in a timely and quality manner and prepare an audit report for governance.
I have experience with the cloud version of Cloudflare. I would advise users to explore Cloudflare and Imperva parallelly because they both stand on the same ground regarding security. In Imperva, there is no version control on their console, which was concerning for me. Overall, I rate Cloudflare a seven out of ten.
I was using the free plan, and mainly, I was using it for DNS management as it was simple. When I buy a new domain, I don't use the main DNS management system. Also, I use it for IP protection. I didn't have the time to really use much of the solution. As far as I know, it's all good. I did see a new feature, but I didn't really manage to get it. I didn't use it. I would definitely recommend it to those planning to use it. I rate the overall solution a ten out of ten.
I will rate the product an eight out of ten. Cloudflare is better than Cloud DNS. You need to start using Terraform along with Cloudflare. It will make your life easier without the need for manual creation. People usually thing they are going to use Cloudflare less but will end up using it more.
I give the solution an eight out of ten. Maintenance is easy; we receive a notification whenever maintenance is needed, as well as if a major restoration is required and what the likelihood of the system going offline will be. I recommend Cloudflare.
I rate CloudFlare 10 out of 10. I couldn't recommend it more strongly. If you have a website, you need to use Cloudflare or something like it. Don't leave your website unprotected. That's my advice. I set up Cloudflare for every client that wants to host a website because it protects their site and makes it easier for me to manage the DNS. I get them to pay the $20 for it. That's the bare minimum. If you want something that can enhance the security of your website, just do Cloudflare. I always do it. I mean, I'm always going to add to my Cloudflare base. I'm never going to shrink unless I find something better. But I don't know of any other solutions that. You can do a self-sign. That's a couple hundred dollars a year that you don't have to spend, and you don't have to manage that. You can lock down your security on your website so that only the Cloudflare data centers can access your web server. You're limiting a lot of risks. Let's say you're hosting your site on GoDaddy. GoDaddy's server is unprotected. It's just a server out there. They have enterprise IDS and all that other stuff, but for the most part, they're vulnerable. People attack them all the time. You can limit that by only allowing access to your website from Cloudflare servers. Cloudflare stands in front of your servers as a firewall. That increases performance and security. It limits a lot of access to your servers. There are so many benefits here. You don't need SSL on your site, which is excellent, because you don't have to pay for that certificate. That makes it a lot easier. Troubleshooting your site for problems and not having SSL enabled between you and Cloudflare is huge.
We are partners with Cloudflare. I would rate Cloudflare an eight out of ten.
I recommend the solution for customers who don't yet have an idea how much bandwidth they need or who anticipate upscaling in a few months. I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
The overall performance of this solution is what make it one of the best solutions on the market. It is important to be able to convince customers that this solution woks well and customers will still have control, even though it is a cloud solution. I would rate this solution a x out of ten.
It all depends on what the customer is looking for. These are two different areas. Basically, CloudFare is completely Cloud-based, whereas Imperva I can have a physical appliance or a virtual appliance, or a cloud-based. My solution is based on what customers are looking for, but Cloudflare is pretty good and getting really popular in terms of DDoS, the paid version of it. We looked at the service. What are acceptable latencies? Is it okay to route through a different vendor, and before it reaches the backup? They have to go through multiple vendors. You also have to consider what the latencies cost and is that acceptable for the service. These are key things you need to consider when selecting a cloud-based vendor for DDoS. I would rate Cloudflare a nine out of ten.
I would rate Cloudflare an eight out of ten.
There is a lot of documentation and I would recommend reading it. I think that's how they want their tech support to work, through community. The community doesn't talk so well with each other like the Microsoft community because Microsoft's been around a lot longer. It isn't quite working perfectly yet and they don't have experts to answer the questions. They want the users to come to the realization for themselves, based on what I see in the conversations in the communities. It's a millennial mentality. We don't have to be involved, we'll just make the product and let them solve their own problems. That's an issue for me. I would rate this solution a seven out of 10.
We're partners with Cloudflare. This solution is the best product. It does not charge you for any kind of attack on your traffic. It charges you only for any good traffic. It can mitigate up to 30 TBPS of DDoS attacks. If the attack happens and if there is a surge in the traffic, it will only charge you for the good traffic. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. I'd rate it higher, however, I believe they are still building out their product. There are still items that could be added that will make it even better in the future.
This product is well-developed and they are expanding into other spaces. I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
Try to deploy it on your website and test it on your site to see how it works. I would rate it an eight out of ten. It already has a good feature set, I don't think it needs anything else. To make it a ten, the documentation should be simplified.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
In my experience, Cloudflare is a great solution. If they improve on the placement of their data centers, it would be better. I'm living in a remote area. I would like to connect to them without any kind of lag. I believe that Cloudflare is okay as it is now because they are partnering with Google. Cloudflare improves performance on my websites. It is a great partner for cloud infrastructure for anyone who wants to use the security service and other features. I would rate Cloudflare with an eight out of ten. I know they are constantly improving.
I encourage anyone interested in holistic internet service delivery solutions to check out Cloudflare. They have nice simple solutions that work well together, are easy to set up, and their UI/UX is intuitive.
I'd rate it a 10 out of 10. There is no service as mature as Cloudflare that is also as easy to use, reliable, and hosted from excellent infrastructure.