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> All 108 Cloudflare products: what each does, what it costs, and where we would go if we had to move.

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## Developer platform

| Product | What it does | Alternatives, if we move | Cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Agent Lee](https://developers.cloudflare.com/agent-lee/) | An AI co-pilot built into the Cloudflare dashboard that helps you navigate, configure, and take actions on Cloudflare services · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/agent-lee/) | [GitHub Copilot](https://github.com/features/copilot) (closest equivalent); [Amazon Q](https://aws.amazon.com/q/) (AWS console assistant); [Gemini Cloud Assist](https://cloud.google.com/products/gemini/cloud-assist) (Google Cloud) | Beta · Available on Free plan and select Enterprise · No separate price published |
| [Agent Memory](https://developers.cloudflare.com/agent-memory/) | Persistent AI-powered memory for agents and applications — automatically extract, classify, and recall knowledge from conversations · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/agent-memory/) | [Mem0](https://mem0.ai/) (open source + managed); [Zep](https://www.getzep.com/) (managed); [Letta](https://www.letta.com/) (open source) | Free during private beta · Not billed · 30 days notice before charging starts · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/agent-memory/platform/pricing/) |
| [Agents](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/agents/) | Build AI-powered agents to perform tasks, persist state, browse the web, and communicate in real-time · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/agents/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/agents/) | [LangGraph](https://www.langchain.com/langgraph) (open source); [Temporal](https://temporal.io/) (open source / managed); [AWS Bedrock AgentCore](https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/agentcore/) (AWS); [Vercel AI SDK](https://ai-sdk.dev/) (open source) | No separate price published · Runs on Workers and Durable Objects, billed at their rates · Workers Paid ($5/mo) for production |
| [AI Gateway](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/ai-gateway/) | Observe and control your AI applications · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/ai-gateway/) | [LiteLLM](https://www.litellm.ai/) (open source); [Portkey](https://portkey.ai/) (managed / open source); [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai/) (managed); [Helicone](https://www.helicone.ai/) (open source) | Free on all plans (analytics, caching, rate limiting) · Logpush needs Workers Paid: 10M req/mo, +$0.05/M · Unified Billing credits +5% fee · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/reference/pricing/) |
| [AI Search](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/ai-search/) | Create fully managed RAG pipelines for your AI applications · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/ai-search/) | [Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases](https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/knowledge-bases/) (AWS); [Vectara](https://www.vectara.com/) (managed RAG); [Ragflow](https://ragflow.io/) (open source); [LlamaCloud](https://www.llamaindex.ai/) (managed) | Free monthly: 5M ingestion tokens, 10 GB-mo, 1K semantic + 1K full-text queries · Then $0.75/M tokens, $2/GB-mo, $0.75/1K queries · Billing from Nov 1, 2026 · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-search/platform/limits-pricing/) |
| [Artifacts](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/artifacts/) | Store, version, and share filesystem artifacts across Workers, APIs, and git-compatible tools · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/artifacts/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/artifacts/) | [GitHub](https://github.com/) (managed); [GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/) (managed / self-hosted); [Gitea](https://about.gitea.com/) (self-hosted); [Forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) (self-hosted) | Workers Paid ($5/mo) only · 10K ops + 1 GB included · Then $0.15/1K ops, $0.50/GB-mo · Billing starts Oct 14, 2026 · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/artifacts/platform/pricing/) |
| [Basin](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/data-platform/) | Ingest, manage, and query analytics data stored in R2 · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/basin/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/data-platform/) | [Snowflake](https://www.snowflake.com/) (managed); [Databricks](https://www.databricks.com/) (managed); [ClickHouse](https://clickhouse.com/) (open source / managed); [Apache Iceberg + Trino](https://iceberg.apache.org/) (self-hosted) | Pipelines: 50 GB transforms + 50 GB sinks free, then $0.04/GB, $0.03-0.06/GB · Catalog: 1M ops, then $9/M · SQL: 10 GB, then $2.50/TB · R2 extra · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/basin/platform/pricing/) |
| [Basin Catalog](https://developers.cloudflare.com/basin-catalog/) | Create, manage, and query Iceberg tables stored in R2 · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/basin-catalog/) | [Apache Polaris](https://polaris.apache.org/) (open source); [Project Nessie](https://projectnessie.org/) (open source); [AWS Glue Data Catalog](https://aws.amazon.com/glue/) (AWS); [Databricks Unity Catalog](https://www.databricks.com/product/unity-catalog) (managed) | Free monthly: 1M catalog ops, 10 GB + 1M objects compaction · Then $9/M ops, $0.005/GB, $2/M objects · Requires R2 and a payment card · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/basin-catalog/platform/pricing/) |
| [Basin Pipelines](https://developers.cloudflare.com/basin-pipelines/) | Ingest real time data streams and load into R2 · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/basin-pipelines/) | [Amazon Data Firehose](https://aws.amazon.com/firehose/) (AWS); [Redpanda Connect](https://www.redpanda.com/connect) (open source); [Vector](https://vector.dev/) (open source); [Confluent](https://www.confluent.io/) (managed) | Workers Paid · Free monthly: unlimited ingress, 50 GB transforms, 50 GB sinks · Then $0.04/GB transforms, $0.03/GB JSON, $0.06/GB Parquet/Iceberg · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/basin-pipelines/platform/pricing/) |
| [Basin SQL](https://developers.cloudflare.com/basin-sql/) | Cloudflare’s serverless, distributed query engine for data stored in Basin Catalog · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/basin-sql/) | [Amazon Athena](https://aws.amazon.com/athena/) (AWS); [Trino](https://trino.io/) (open source); [DuckDB](https://duckdb.org/) (open source); [Google BigQuery](https://cloud.google.com/bigquery) (Google Cloud) | Free: 10 GB scanned/mo · Then $2.50/TB scanned (10 MB min per query) · Requires R2 and a payment card · R2 and Catalog charges extra · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/basin-sql/platform/pricing/) |
| [Browser Run](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/browser-rendering/) | Control and interact with headless browser instances programmatically · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/browser-run/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/browser-rendering/) | [Browserbase](https://www.browserbase.com/) (managed); [Browserless](https://www.browserless.io/) (managed / self-hosted); [Playwright](https://playwright.dev/) (open source); [Puppeteer](https://pptr.dev/) (open source) | Free: 10 min/day, 3 concurrent browsers · Paid: 10 hrs/mo then $0.09/hr, 10 browsers then $2/browser · Quick Actions bill browser hours only · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/browser-run/pricing/) |
| [Cloudflare CLI](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cf/) | Manage Cloudflare resources from one command-line interface · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cf/) | [AWS CLI](https://aws.amazon.com/cli/) (AWS); [Google Cloud CLI](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud) (Google Cloud); [Vercel CLI](https://vercel.com/docs/cli) (Vercel); [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/) (infrastructure as code) | Beta · No CLI charge published · Resources it manages are billed at their own product rates |
| [Cloudflare for Platforms](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/workers-for-platforms/) | Build your own multi-tenant platform using Cloudflare as infrastructure · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-for-platforms/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/workers-for-platforms/) | [Deno Subhosting](https://deno.com/subhosting) (managed); [Fly.io Machines](https://fly.io/) (managed); [AWS Lambda](https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/) (AWS); [Knative](https://knative.dev/) (self-hosted) | $25/mo (Workers for Platforms) · 20M requests, 60M CPU-ms, 1,000 scripts included · Then $0.30/M req, $0.02/M CPU-ms, $0.02/script · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-for-platforms/workers-for-platforms/reference/pricing/) |
| [Cloudflare Images](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/images/) | Store, transform, optimize, and deliver images at scale · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/images/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/images/) | [Cloudinary](https://cloudinary.com/) (managed); [imgix](https://imgix.com/) (managed); [imgproxy](https://imgproxy.net/) (self-hosted); [Thumbor](https://www.thumbor.org/) (self-hosted) | Free: 5,000 unique transformations/mo (no overage, new ones error) · Paid: +$0.50/1K transforms, $5/100K stored, $1/100K delivered · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/images/pricing/) |
| [Cloudflare Wallets](https://developers.cloudflare.com/wallets/) | Reserve a wallet handle and give your account and its agents a stable, human-readable identity for agentic payments · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/wallets/) | [Coinbase x402](https://www.x402.org/) (agent payments protocol); [Stripe](https://stripe.com/) (agentic payments); [Skyfire](https://skyfire.xyz/) (agent payments) | Free to reserve a wallet handle (one per account) · Wallet access not guaranteed on release |
| [Containers](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/containers/) | Enhance your Workers with serverless containers · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/containers/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/containers/) | [AWS Fargate](https://aws.amazon.com/fargate/) (AWS); [Google Cloud Run](https://cloud.google.com/run) (Google Cloud); [Fly.io Machines](https://fly.io/) (managed); [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/) (self-hosted) | Workers Paid ($5/mo) required · Included: 25 GiB-hr, 375 vCPU-min, 200 GB-hr · Then $0.000020/vCPU-s, $0.0000025/GiB-s · Egress from $0.025/GB, 1 TB incl. · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/containers/platform/pricing/) |
| [D1](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/d1/) | Create managed, serverless databases with SQL semantics · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/d1/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/d1/) | [Turso](https://turso.tech/) (SQLite); [Neon](https://neon.com/) (Postgres); [PlanetScale](https://planetscale.com/) (managed); [SQLite](https://sqlite.org/) (self-hosted) | Free: 5M rows read + 100K written/day, 5 GB · Paid: 25B reads + 50M writes/mo, then $0.001/M reads, $1/M writes, $0.75/GB-mo · No egress fees · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/d1/platform/pricing/) |
| [Durable Objects](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/durable-objects/) | A special kind of Cloudflare Worker combining compute with storage · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/durable-objects/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/durable-objects/) | [Akka](https://akka.io/) (actor model); [Orleans](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/orleans/) (open source); [Redis](https://redis.io/) (self-hosted); [Temporal](https://temporal.io/) (open source / managed) | Free: 100K req/day, 13K GB-s/day, 5 GB SQLite · Paid: 1M req + 400K GB-s/mo, then $0.15/M req, $12.50/M GB-s, $0.20/GB-mo · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/durable-objects/platform/pricing/) |
| [Dynamic Workers](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dynamic-workers/) | Spin up isolated Workers on demand to execute code · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dynamic-workers/) | [E2B](https://e2b.dev/) (sandboxes); [Deno Subhosting](https://deno.com/subhosting) (managed); [Modal](https://modal.com/) (sandboxes); [AWS Lambda](https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/) (AWS) | Workers Paid ($5/mo) only · 1,000 unique Dynamic Workers/mo included, then $0.002 each per day · Requests and CPU at Workers rates · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dynamic-workers/pricing/) |
| [Email Routing](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/email-routing/) | Create custom email addresses, route messages to your inbox with Cloudflare Email Routing, a free, private service for individuals, families, and businesses. · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-service/configuration/email-routing-addresses/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/email-routing/) | [ImprovMX](https://improvmx.com/); [ForwardEmail](https://forwardemail.net/) (open source); [Mailgun Routes](https://www.mailgun.com/); [Postfix](https://www.postfix.org/) (self-hosted) | Free: unlimited inbound routing on Workers Free and Paid · Email Routing Workers billed at Workers rates · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-service/platform/pricing/) |
| [Email Service](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/email-service/) | Send transactional emails at scale with Cloudflare Email Service · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-service/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/email-service/) | [Amazon SES](https://aws.amazon.com/ses/) (AWS); [Resend](https://resend.com/) (managed); [Postmark](https://postmarkapp.com/) (managed); [Postal](https://postalserver.io/) (self-hosted) | Workers Paid ($5/mo) for sending: 3,000 emails/mo incl., then $0.35/1K · Inbound routing free and unlimited · Free plan: verified addresses only · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/email-service/platform/pricing/) |
| [Flagship](https://developers.cloudflare.com/flagship/) | Feature flags evaluated at the edge for Cloudflare Workers · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/flagship/) | [LaunchDarkly](https://launchdarkly.com/) (managed); [Unleash](https://www.getunleash.io/) (open source); [GrowthBook](https://www.growthbook.io/) (open source); [Flagsmith](https://www.flagsmith.com/) (open source) | Not published |
| [Hyperdrive](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/hyperdrive/) | Accelerate database queries to make databases fast globally · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/hyperdrive/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/hyperdrive/) | [PgBouncer](https://www.pgbouncer.org/) (self-hosted); [Amazon RDS Proxy](https://aws.amazon.com/rds/proxy/) (AWS); [Prisma Accelerate](https://www.prisma.io/accelerate) (managed); [Supabase Supavisor](https://supabase.com/) (open source) | Free plan: 100K queries/day · Paid plan: unlimited queries · Pooling and caching included · No egress fees · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/hyperdrive/platform/pricing/) |
| [K2](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/k2/) | A durable event stream · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/k2/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/k2/) | [Apache Kafka](https://kafka.apache.org/) (open source); [Redpanda](https://www.redpanda.com/) (self-hosted / managed); [Amazon Kinesis](https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/) (AWS); [Apache Pulsar](https://pulsar.apache.org/) (open source) | Public beta · Workers Paid ($5/mo) required · 10 GB storage cap per account · No usage rates published |
| [KV](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/kv/) | Global, low-latency, key-value data storage · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/kv/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/kv/) | [Upstash Redis](https://upstash.com/) (managed); [Amazon DynamoDB](https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/) (AWS); [Redis](https://redis.io/) (self-hosted); [Vercel Edge Config](https://vercel.com/docs/edge-config) (Vercel) | Free: 100K reads, 1K writes/day, 1 GB · Paid: 10M reads, 1M writes/mo, then $0.50/M reads, $5/M writes, $0.50/GB-mo · No egress fees · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/kv/platform/pricing/) |
| [MoQ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/moq/) | Protocol for live media · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/moq/) | [LiveKit](https://livekit.io/) (WebRTC, open source); [moq-rs](https://github.com/kixelated/moq-rs) (open source MoQ); [Ant Media Server](https://antmedia.io/) (self-hosted); [Amazon IVS](https://aws.amazon.com/ivs/) (AWS) | Free during beta |
| [Pages](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/pages/) | Build full-stack, serverless applications globally with minimal configuration · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/pages/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/pages/) | [Vercel](https://vercel.com/); [Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/); [AWS Amplify Hosting](https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/hosting/) (AWS); [Coolify](https://coolify.io/) (self-hosted) | Free: static assets unlimited, Functions share 100K Workers requests/day · Paid: Workers Paid ($5/mo), Functions billed as Workers requests · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/pages/functions/pricing/) |
| [Privacy Gateway](https://developers.cloudflare.com/privacy-gateway/) | Implement the Oblivious HTTP IETF standard to improve client privacy · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/privacy-gateway/) | [Fastly OHTTP Relay](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/integrations/other-integrations/oblivious-http-relay/) (managed relay); [Oblivious HTTP (ohttp-rs)](https://github.com/martinthomson/ohttp) (open source); [Apple iCloud Private Relay](https://support.apple.com/en-us/102602) (closest equivalent) | Enterprise only · Closed beta for select privacy-focused partners · Contact sales |
| [Privacy Pass](https://developers.cloudflare.com/privacy-pass/) | Privacy Pass tokens let users prove a claim without revealing their identity or being tracked across requests. · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/privacy-pass/) | [Apple Private Access Tokens](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=huqjyh7k) (closest equivalent); [Google reCAPTCHA](https://www.google.com/recaptcha/about/) (CAPTCHA alternative); [hCaptcha](https://www.hcaptcha.com/) (CAPTCHA alternative); [privacypass (Go library)](https://github.com/cloudflare/pat-go) (open source) | Not published |
| [Privacy Proxy](https://developers.cloudflare.com/privacy-proxy/) | A MASQUE-based forward proxy that protects user privacy while preserving geolocation accuracy · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/privacy-proxy/) | [Apple iCloud Private Relay](https://support.apple.com/en-us/102602) (closest equivalent); [Fastly Privacy Proxy](https://www.fastly.com/) (MASQUE-based, contact vendor); [Mullvad VPN](https://mullvad.net/) (consumer VPN); [MASQUE (RFC 9298) proxies](https://github.com/masque-wg) (open source) | Enterprise only · Managed service · Contact sales |
| [Queues](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/queues/) | Reliably send and receive messages without the egress fees · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/queues/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/queues/) | [Amazon SQS](https://aws.amazon.com/sqs/) (AWS); [Google Cloud Pub/Sub](https://cloud.google.com/pubsub); [RabbitMQ](https://www.rabbitmq.com/) (open source); [Apache Kafka](https://kafka.apache.org/) (open source) | Free: 10K ops/day, 24h retention · Workers Paid ($5/mo): 1M ops/mo, then $0.40/M ops · No egress fees · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/queues/platform/pricing/) |
| [R2](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/r2/) | Store large amounts of unstructured data without egress fees · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/r2/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/r2/) | [Amazon S3](https://aws.amazon.com/s3/) (AWS); [Backblaze B2](https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage); [MinIO](https://min.io/) (self-hosted); [Garage](https://garagehq.deuxfleurs.fr/) (self-hosted) | Free: 10 GB-month, 1M Class A, 10M Class B ops · Then $0.015/GB-month, $4.50/M Class A, $0.36/M Class B · No egress fees · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/r2/pricing/) |
| [Realtime](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/realtime/) | RealtimeKit, SFU and TURN · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/realtime/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/realtime/) | [LiveKit](https://livekit.io/) (open source / cloud); [Twilio Video](https://www.twilio.com/en-us/video); [Daily](https://www.daily.co/); [mediasoup](https://mediasoup.org/) (self-hosted) | A/V participant $0.002/min · Audio-only $0.0005/min · Recording/RTMP/HLS export $0.010/min · Transcription at Workers AI rates · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/realtime/realtimekit/pricing/) |
| [Sandboxes](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/sandboxes/) | Isolated execution on Cloudflare using Containers and Dynamic Workers · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/sandbox/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/sandboxes/) | [E2B](https://e2b.dev/) (managed); [Modal Sandboxes](https://modal.com/); [Daytona](https://www.daytona.io/) (open source); [Firecracker](https://firecracker-microvm.github.io/) (self-hosted) | Workers Paid ($5/mo) required · Billed at Containers rates: $0.000020/vCPU-s, $0.0000025/GiB-s memory, plus Workers and Durable Objects · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/sandbox/sdk/platform/pricing/) |
| [Stream](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/stream/) | Store, encode, deliver, and play videos on sites and applications · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/stream/) | [Mux](https://www.mux.com/); [AWS Elemental MediaConvert + CloudFront](https://aws.amazon.com/mediaconvert/) (AWS); [Bunny Stream](https://bunny.net/stream/); [Jellyfin](https://jellyfin.org/) (self-hosted, closest equivalent) | No free tier · Storage $5/mo per 1,000 min stored (prepaid) · Delivery $1 per 1,000 min · Free ingress and encoding, no egress fees · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/stream/pricing/) |
| [Vectorize](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/vectorize/) | Store, query, and manage high-dimensional vector databases · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/vectorize/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/vectorize/) | [Pinecone](https://www.pinecone.io/); [Qdrant](https://qdrant.tech/) (open source); [pgvector](https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector) (open source); [Weaviate](https://weaviate.io/) (open source) | Free: 30M queried, 5M stored dimensions/mo · Workers Paid: 50M queried + 10M stored incl., then $0.01/M queried, $0.05/100M stored · No egress fees · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/vectorize/platform/pricing/) |
| [Workers](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/workers/) | Build, deploy, and scale serverless applications globally with low latency and minimal configuration · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/workers/) | [AWS Lambda](https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/) (AWS); [Vercel Functions](https://vercel.com/functions); [Deno Deploy](https://deno.com/deploy); [workerd](https://github.com/cloudflare/workerd) (open source) | Free: 100K requests/day, 10 ms CPU/invocation · Workers Paid ($5/mo): 10M req + 30M CPU-ms incl., then $0.30/M req, $0.02/M CPU-ms · No egress fees · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/platform/pricing/) |
| [Workers AI](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/workers-ai/) | Run AI models in Workers, Pages, or via API · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers-ai/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/workers-ai/) | [Amazon Bedrock](https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/) (AWS); [Together AI](https://www.together.ai/); [Replicate](https://replicate.com/); [Ollama](https://ollama.com/) (self-hosted) | Free: 10,000 Neurons/day · Workers Paid ($5/mo): then $0.011/1,000 Neurons · Some frontier models require Workers Paid or credits · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers-ai/platform/pricing/) |
| [Workers Observability](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/workers-observability/) | Gain insights into your Workers projects with Cloudflare Workers Observability, providing instant access to search, query, and filter logs for fast problem resolution. · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/observability/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/workers-observability/) | [Datadog](https://www.datadoghq.com/); [Grafana Cloud](https://grafana.com/products/cloud/); [Sentry](https://sentry.io/); [SigNoz](https://signoz.io/) (open source) | Free: 200K log events/day, 3-day retention · Workers Paid: 20M events/mo incl., then $0.60/M events, 7-day retention · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/observability/logs/workers-logs/#pricing) |
| [Workers VPC](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers-vpc/) | Connect Cloudflare Worker’s Virtual Private Cloud to your private clouds to build cross-cloud apps. · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers-vpc/) | [AWS PrivateLink](https://aws.amazon.com/privatelink/) (AWS); [Tailscale](https://tailscale.com/); [WireGuard](https://www.wireguard.com/) (open source); [ngrok](https://ngrok.com/) (closest equivalent) | Free during open beta · Workers plan required, standard Workers pricing applies for requests and compute · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers-vpc/platform/pricing/) |
| [Workflows](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/workflows/) | Build durable, multi-step applications using the Workers platform · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workflows/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/workflows/) | [Temporal](https://temporal.io/) (open source / cloud); [AWS Step Functions](https://aws.amazon.com/step-functions/) (AWS); [Inngest](https://www.inngest.com/); [Trigger.dev](https://trigger.dev/) (open source) | Free: 100K req/day, 3,000 steps/day, 1 GB · Workers Paid: 500K steps/mo then $0.80/100K, $0.20/GB-mo, plus Workers CPU/requests · Step and storage billing began Aug 10, 2026 · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workflows/reference/pricing/) |
| [Zaraz](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/zaraz/) | Run third-party tools and services on the cloud for improved speed and security · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/zaraz/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/zaraz/) | [Google Tag Manager server-side](https://tagmanager.google.com/) (managed); [Segment](https://segment.com/); [RudderStack](https://www.rudderstack.com/) (open source); [Stape](https://stape.io/) (managed sGTM) | Free: 1M Zaraz Events/mo (disabled above this unless Paid enabled) · Then $5/mo per additional 1M events · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/zaraz/pricing-info/) |

## Application performance

| Product | What it does | Alternatives, if we move | Cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Advanced Certificate Manager](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/advanced-certificate-manager/) | Automate TLS certificate issuance, management, and renewal with Cloudflare Advanced Certificate Manager, reducing your team’s workload and improving website security. · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ssl/edge-certificates/advanced-certificate-manager/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/advanced-certificate-manager/) | [AWS Certificate Manager](https://aws.amazon.com/certificate-manager/) (AWS); [Let’s Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/) (free CA); [Caddy](https://caddyserver.com/) (open source) | Paid add-on: $10/mo · Unlocks advanced certs (up to 50 hosts), Total TLS, cipher suite control · Enterprise subscription: up to 100 certs per zone · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Argo Smart Routing](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/argo-smart-routing/) | Route web traffic across the fastest, most reliable network paths · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/argo-smart-routing/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/argo-smart-routing/) | [AWS Global Accelerator](https://aws.amazon.com/global-accelerator/) (AWS); [Akamai SureRoute](https://www.akamai.com/products/sureroute) (Akamai); [Fastly](https://www.fastly.com/) (CDN) | Paid add-on: Smart Shield + Argo from $5/mo, plus usage-based billing · Needs a billing profile · Attack traffic mitigated by Cloudflare is not billed · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Automatic Platform Optimization](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/automatic-platform-optimization/) | Improve WordPress site performance by serving it from Cloudflare’s global network · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/automatic-platform-optimization/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/automatic-platform-optimization/) | [WP Rocket](https://wp-rocket.me/) (WordPress plugin); [Fastly](https://www.fastly.com/) (CDN); [Varnish Cache](https://varnish-cache.org/) (open source) | Free plan: $5/mo · Included with Pro ($20/mo), Business and Enterprise · WordPress only, needs the Cloudflare plugin · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Cache / CDN](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/cdn/) | Make websites faster by caching content across our global server network · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cache/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/cdn/) | [Amazon CloudFront](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/) (AWS); [Fastly](https://www.fastly.com/) (CDN); [Varnish Cache](https://varnish-cache.org/) (open source); [Bunny CDN](https://bunny.net/cdn/) | Free on all plans · Enterprise only: custom cache keys, cache by device type, prefetch URLs · Cache Reserve is a separate paid add-on · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Cache Reserve](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/cache-reserve/) | Improve cache hit ratios and reduce egress costs with Cloudflare Cache Reserve, a large, persistent data store for long-tail content. · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cache/advanced-configuration/cache-reserve/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/cache-reserve/) | [Amazon CloudFront Origin Shield](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/) (AWS); [Fastly Origin Shielding](https://www.fastly.com/) (CDN); [Varnish Cache](https://varnish-cache.org/) (open source) | Usage-based: $0.015/GB-month storage + $4.50/M writes + $0.36/M reads · Needs a paid plan · CDN itself stays free · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [China Network](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/china-network/) | Fast, global network serving visitors inside and outside of China · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/china-network/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/china-network/) | [Alibaba Cloud CDN](https://www.alibabacloud.com/product/cdn); [Tencent Cloud CDN](https://www.tencentcloud.com/products/cdn); [Akamai](https://www.akamai.com/) (CDN) | Enterprise only · Separate subscription · Contact sales · Needs an ICP number · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Cloudflare Web Analytics](https://developers.cloudflare.com/web-analytics/) | Get vital web analytics for your website · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/web-analytics/) | [Plausible](https://plausible.io/) (open source); [Umami](https://umami.is/) (self-hosted); [Matomo](https://matomo.org/) (self-hosted); [Google Analytics](https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/) | Free on all plans · Rules to limit where the snippet runs: Free 0, Pro 5, Business 20, Enterprise 100 · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [DNS](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/dns/) | Deliver excellent performance and reliability to your domain · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/dns/) | [Amazon Route 53](https://aws.amazon.com/route53/) (AWS); [NS1 (IBM)](https://ns1.com/); [PowerDNS](https://www.powerdns.com/) (open source); [deSEC](https://desec.io/) (free, non-profit) | Free on all plans · Enterprise only: Foundation DNS · DNS Firewall is an Enterprise-only paid add-on · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Google tag gateway for advertisers](https://developers.cloudflare.com/google-tag-gateway/) | Add a layer of data security and privacy controls when using Google Tag Manager · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/google-tag-gateway/) | [Google Tag Manager server-side](https://developers.google.com/tag-platform/tag-manager/server-side) (Google); [Stape](https://stape.io/) (managed); [Fastly](https://www.fastly.com/) (CDN) | Free to use · Requests through the gateway do not count toward billing for CDN, WAF or Bot Management · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Health Checks](https://developers.cloudflare.com/health-checks/) | Monitor IPs or hostnames and get notified of issues · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/health-checks/) | [Amazon Route 53 Health Checks](https://aws.amazon.com/route53/) (AWS); [UptimeRobot](https://uptimerobot.com/); [Uptime Kuma](https://uptime.kuma.pet/) (self-hosted); [Better Stack](https://betterstack.com/) | Not on Free · Pro ($20/mo): 10 checks · Business ($200/mo): 50 · Enterprise: 1,000 · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Keyless SSL](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/keyless-ssl/) | Retain control over your SSL private keys with Keyless SSL, benefiting from cloud security features like DDoS mitigation and load balancing. · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ssl/keyless-ssl/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/keyless-ssl/) | [AWS CloudHSM](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudhsm/) (AWS); [HashiCorp Vault](https://www.vaultproject.io/) (self-hosted); [Akamai Edge Certificates](https://www.akamai.com/products/ssl-tls-certificate-management) | Enterprise add-on · Contact sales · You supply your own CA certificate; TLS 1.3 not supported · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Load Balancing](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/load-balancing/) | Maximize application performance and availability · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/load-balancing/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/load-balancing/) | [AWS Elastic Load Balancing](https://aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/) (AWS); [HAProxy](https://www.haproxy.org/) (open source); [NGINX](https://nginx.org/) (open source); [NS1 Traffic Steering](https://ns1.com/) (DNS-based) | Paid add-on: from $5/mo · Non-Enterprise limit: 20 load balancers, 20 pools, 20 endpoints · Enterprise: custom limits · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Smart Shield](https://developers.cloudflare.com/smart-shield/) | Safeguard your origin with just a few clicks. · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/smart-shield/) | [Amazon CloudFront Origin Shield](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/) (AWS); [Fastly Origin Shielding](https://www.fastly.com/) (CDN); [Varnish Cache](https://varnish-cache.org/) (open source) | Free: base Smart Shield (Smart Tiered Cache, connection reuse) · Smart Shield + Argo from $5/mo · Smart Shield Advanced: Enterprise · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Spectrum](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/spectrum/) | Secure and accelerate any TCP or UDP-based application · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/spectrum/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/spectrum/) | [AWS Global Accelerator](https://aws.amazon.com/global-accelerator/) (AWS); [Akamai Prolexic](https://www.akamai.com/products/prolexic-solutions); [HAProxy](https://www.haproxy.org/) (open source) | Not on Free · Pro/Business: paid add-on, one app (Minecraft, SSH; RDP on Business) · Custom TCP/UDP: Enterprise paid add-on · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Speed](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/website-optimization/) | Improve the performance of your website or web application · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/speed/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/website-optimization/) | [Google PageSpeed Insights](https://pagespeed.web.dev/); [Fastly](https://www.fastly.com/) (CDN); [Amazon CloudFront](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/) (AWS) | Free on all plans · Observatory has monthly test quotas · Other optimizations depend on plan · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [SSL/TLS](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/ssl/) | Encrypt your web traffic to prevent data theft and other tampering · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ssl/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/ssl/) | [Let’s Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/) (free CA); [Caddy](https://caddyserver.com/) (open source); [AWS Certificate Manager](https://aws.amazon.com/certificate-manager/) (AWS); [certbot](https://certbot.eff.org/) (open source) | Free: Universal SSL on all plans · Custom certificates: Business ($200/mo) and up · Advanced Certificate Manager: $10/mo add-on · Keyless SSL: Enterprise add-on · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Waiting Room](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/waiting-room/) | Create a virtual waiting room to manage peak traffic · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/waiting-room/) | [Queue-it](https://queue-it.com/); [Akamai Visitor Prioritization](https://www.akamai.com/products/visitor-prioritization-cloud); [Amazon CloudFront + custom queue](https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/implementations/virtual-waiting-room-on-aws/) (AWS) | Not on Free or Pro · Business ($200/mo): 1 basic room · Enterprise: 1 basic room, advanced rooms are a paid add-on · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Web3](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/web3/) | Gateways to networks to help you develop applications without worrying about running infrastructure · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/web3/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/web3/) | [Infura](https://www.infura.io/) (Ethereum); [Pinata](https://pinata.cloud/) (IPFS); [Kubo](https://github.com/ipfs/kubo) (self-hosted IPFS) | Paid add-on (IPFS and Ethereum gateways) · Price shown only in the dashboard · Enterprise can preview without metered fees · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |

## Application security

| Product | What it does | Alternatives, if we move | Cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [AI Security for Apps](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/ai-security-for-apps/) | Detect and prevent threats to your AI-powered applications with AI Security for Apps, a comprehensive security solution that identifies and mitigates attacks in real-time. · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waf/detections/ai-security-for-apps/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/ai-security-for-apps/) | [Lakera Guard](https://www.lakera.ai/); [Protect AI LLM Guard](https://protectai.com/llm-guard) (open source); [AWS Bedrock Guardrails](https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/guardrails/) (AWS); [NVIDIA NeMo Guardrails](https://github.com/NVIDIA/NeMo-Guardrails) (open source) | Enterprise paid add-on · Contact sales · LLM endpoint discovery is free on all plans · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [API Shield](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/api-shield/) | Identify and address your API vulnerabilities · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api-shield/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/api-shield/) | [AWS WAF](https://aws.amazon.com/waf/) (AWS); [Akamai API Security](https://www.akamai.com/products/api-security); [Traceable](https://www.traceable.ai/); [Kong Gateway](https://konghq.com/products/kong-gateway) (open source) | Free: schema validation (100 saved endpoints, 5 schemas) · Pro 250 and Business 500 endpoints · Full API Shield: Enterprise · Contact sales · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Bots](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/bot-mitigation/) | Protect your domain from bad bot traffic · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/bots/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/bot-mitigation/) | [DataDome](https://datadome.co/); [HUMAN Security](https://www.humansecurity.com/); [AWS WAF Bot Control](https://aws.amazon.com/waf/features/bot-control/) (AWS); [CrowdSec](https://www.crowdsec.net/) (open source) | Free: Bot Fight Mode · Pro ($20/mo): Super Bot Fight Mode · Business ($200/mo): more bots, analytics · Bot Management: Enterprise add-on · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Challenges](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-challenges/) | Verify visitors are not bots with lightweight challenges · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-challenges/) | [hCaptcha](https://www.hcaptcha.com/); [Google reCAPTCHA](https://www.google.com/recaptcha/about/); [Altcha](https://altcha.org/) (open source) | Not published · Docs state no plan or price · Challenge action is available in WAF custom rules on all plans · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Client-side security](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/page-shield/) | Provide client-side protection for your website visitors · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/client-side-security/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/page-shield/) | [Jscrambler](https://jscrambler.com/); [Feroot](https://www.feroot.com/); [Akamai Client-Side Protection & Compliance](https://www.akamai.com/products/client-side-protection-and-compliance); [Content-Security-Policy via report-uri](https://report-uri.com/) | Free: script monitoring · Business ($200/mo): connection and cookie monitoring, alerts · Advanced add-on: $0.099/1k requests (malicious script and code change detection) · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [DDoS Protection](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/ddos/) | Protect against DDoS attacks automatically with uncompromised performance · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ddos-protection/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/ddos/) | [AWS Shield](https://aws.amazon.com/shield/) (AWS); [Akamai Prolexic](https://www.akamai.com/products/prolexic-solutions); [Fastly DDoS Protection](https://www.fastly.com/products/ddos-protection); [CrowdSec](https://www.crowdsec.net/) (open source) | Free on all plans · Unmetered L3-L7 protection · Advanced DDoS Protection is an Enterprise add-on · Network-level needs Magic Transit · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [DMARC Management](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dmarc-management/) | Protect your email domain and stop brand impersonation · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dmarc-management/) | [dmarcian](https://dmarcian.com/); [Postmark DMARC Digests](https://dmarcdigests.com/); [parsedmarc](https://domainaware.github.io/parsedmarc/) (open source) | Free on all plans with Cloudflare DNS · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Key Transparency Auditor](https://developers.cloudflare.com/key-transparency/) | Secure the distribution of public keys in E2EE messaging systems · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/key-transparency/) | [WhatsApp Key Transparency](https://engineering.fb.com/2023/04/13/security/whatsapp-key-transparency/) (Meta); [Google Key Transparency](https://github.com/google/keytransparency) (open source) | Not published · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Rate Limiting](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/rate-limiting/) | Protect your APIs from abuse and your origin from being overwhelmed. Edge-based rate limiting with flexible rules and cost-effective pricing. · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waf/rate-limiting-rules/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/rate-limiting/) | [AWS WAF rate-based rules](https://aws.amazon.com/waf/) (AWS); [Fastly Rate Limiting](https://www.fastly.com/products/web-application-api-protection); [NGINX limit_req](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_limit_req_module.html) (open source); [Envoy](https://www.envoyproxy.io/) (open source) | Free: 1 rule, 10 s period · Pro ($20/mo): 2 rules · Business ($200/mo): 5 rules · Enterprise: 100 rules, Advanced Rate Limiting is a paid add-on · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Secrets Store](https://developers.cloudflare.com/secrets-store/) | Encrypt and store sensitive information as secrets that are securely reusable across an account · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/secrets-store/) | [HashiCorp Vault](https://www.vaultproject.io/) (self-hosted); [AWS Secrets Manager](https://aws.amazon.com/secrets-manager/) (AWS); [Doppler](https://www.doppler.com/); [OpenBao](https://openbao.org/) (open source) | Not published · Open beta · Limit of 100 secrets per account, one store · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Security Center](https://developers.cloudflare.com/security-center/) | Enhance your security posture with a range of security products and one-click solutions · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/security-center/) | [Qualys](https://www.qualys.com/); [OWASP ZAP](https://www.zaproxy.org/) (open source); [Tenable](https://www.tenable.com/) | Free on all plans · Scans every 7 days (Free, Pro, Business) or 3 days (Enterprise) · Manual scans need a Business or Enterprise zone · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Turnstile](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/turnstile/) | Turnstile is Cloudflare’s smart CAPTCHA alternative · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/turnstile/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/turnstile/) | [hCaptcha](https://www.hcaptcha.com/); [Google reCAPTCHA](https://www.google.com/recaptcha/about/); [Friendly Captcha](https://friendlycaptcha.com/); [Altcha](https://altcha.org/) (open source) | Free: unlimited challenges, up to 20 widgets · Enterprise: unlimited widgets, ephemeral IDs, remove branding · Contact sales · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [WAF](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/waf/) | Filter incoming traffic and protect against web app vulnerabilities · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waf/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/waf/) | [AWS WAF](https://aws.amazon.com/waf/) (AWS); [Fastly Next-Gen WAF](https://www.fastly.com/products/web-application-api-protection); [Coraza](https://coraza.io/) (open source); [ModSecurity](https://modsecurity.org/) (open source) | Free: custom rules, Free Managed Ruleset · Pro ($20/mo): full Managed Rules · Business ($200/mo): attack score · Enterprise: AI Security and malicious uploads add-ons · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |

## Core platform

| Product | What it does | Alternatives, if we move | Cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [AI Crawl Control](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-crawl-control/) | Analyze and control third-party AI crawlers in your website · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-crawl-control/) | [DataDome](https://datadome.co/); [HUMAN Security](https://www.humansecurity.com/); [Fastly Bot Management](https://www.fastly.com/products/bot-management); [Dark Visitors](https://darkvisitors.com/) | Free · Available on all plans · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Analytics](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/analytics/) | Visualize the performance, security, and reliability data collected by Cloudflare products · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/analytics/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/analytics/) | [Plausible](https://plausible.io/) (open source); [PostHog](https://posthog.com/) (open source); [Umami](https://umami.is/) (self-hosted); [Google Analytics](https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/) | Free on all plans · Analytics Engine: $0.25 per extra million writes on Workers Paid (not billed yet) · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/analytics/analytics-engine/pricing/) |
| [Cloudflare Tunnel](https://developers.cloudflare.com/tunnel/) | Connect your origin servers, APIs, and services to Cloudflare without a publicly routable IP address · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/tunnel/) | [ngrok](https://ngrok.com/); [Tailscale Funnel](https://tailscale.com/kb/1223/funnel); [frp](https://github.com/fatedier/frp) (open source); [Pangolin](https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin) (self-hosted) | Free on all plans · No bandwidth fee for the tunnel · Zero Trust private access free up to 50 users, then $7/user/mo · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Custom Domain Protection](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/custom-domain-protection/) | Protect your organization from domain hijacking with Custom Domain Protection, requiring multiple offline verification sources for added security. · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/registrar/custom-domain-protection/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/custom-domain-protection/) | [MarkMonitor](https://www.markmonitor.com/); [CSC Digital Brand Services](https://www.cscdbs.com/); [Gandi](https://www.gandi.net/) | Enterprise only · Contact account team · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Log Explorer](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/log-explorer/) | Store and explore your logs in the Cloudflare dashboard or API · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/log-explorer/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/log-explorer/) | [Datadog](https://www.datadoghq.com/); [Grafana Loki](https://grafana.com/oss/loki/) (open source); [Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/); [ClickHouse](https://clickhouse.com/) (open source) | Paid add-on to Application Services or Zero Trust · Billed per GB ingested and stored · No free tier or trial · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/log-explorer/pricing/) |
| [Logs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/logs/) | Access detailed logs with metadata from Cloudflare products · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/logs/) | [Fastly Log Streaming](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/integrations/logging/); [Vector](https://vector.dev/) (open source); [Fluent Bit](https://fluentbit.io/) (open source); [Datadog](https://www.datadoghq.com/) | Logpush: 25 GB/mo free export, then $0.03/GB (R2) or $0.10/GB (external) · $0.04/GB transformed · Enterprise contract · [Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/logs/logpush/pricing/) |
| [Monetization Gateway](https://developers.cloudflare.com/monetization-gateway/) | Define monetization policies to charge any visitor accessing APIs, MCP tools, web pages, or datasets. · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/monetization-gateway/) | [Stripe](https://stripe.com/); [Coinbase x402](https://www.x402.org/) (open protocol); [Zuplo](https://zuplo.com/); [Kong Konnect](https://konghq.com/products/kong-konnect) | Closed beta · Request access · Pricing not published · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Notifications](https://developers.cloudflare.com/notifications/) | Define what you want to be notified about and how · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/notifications/) | [PagerDuty](https://www.pagerduty.com/) (closest equivalent); [Opsgenie](https://www.atlassian.com/software/opsgenie) (closest equivalent); [Alertmanager](https://prometheus.io/docs/alerting/latest/alertmanager/) (open source) | Free on all plans · Email on Free · PagerDuty needs Business · Webhooks need Pro or higher · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Randomness Beacon](https://developers.cloudflare.com/randomness-beacon/) | Explore drand, a distributed service providing randomness to applications · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/randomness-beacon/) | [drand](https://drand.love/) (open source); [NIST Randomness Beacon](https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/interoperable-randomness-beacons); [random.org](https://www.random.org/) | Free · Public drand randomness beacon · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Registrar](https://developers.cloudflare.com/registrar/) | Buy and renew your domain at cost, add another layer of security to your DNS records for free · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/registrar/) | [Porkbun](https://porkbun.com/); [Namecheap](https://www.namecheap.com/); [Gandi](https://www.gandi.net/); [Dynadot](https://www.dynadot.com/) | At cost: registry fee + ICANN fee, no markup · Free WHOIS redaction and DNSSEC · Fees non-refundable · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Resource Tagging](https://developers.cloudflare.com/resource-tagging/) | Attach key-value metadata to Cloudflare resources for organization, access control, and billing attribution · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/resource-tagging/) | [AWS Resource Tagging](https://aws.amazon.com/answers/account-management/aws-tagging-strategies/) (closest equivalent); [Google Cloud Labels](https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/docs/labels-overview) (closest equivalent); [Azure Tags](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/tag-resources) (closest equivalent) | Free · Available on all plans · Public beta · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Rules](https://developers.cloudflare.com/rules/) | Modify incoming requests, change Cloudflare settings, or trigger actions · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/rules/) | [Fastly VCL](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/vcl/); [Nginx](https://nginx.org/) (open source); [Caddy](https://caddyserver.com/) (open source); [AWS CloudFront Functions](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/) | Free · Available on all plans · Domain must be proxied through Cloudflare · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Tenant](https://developers.cloudflare.com/tenant/) | Provision and manage Cloudflare accounts and services for your team or customers · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/tenant/) | [AWS Organizations](https://aws.amazon.com/organizations/) (closest equivalent); [Google Cloud Resource Manager](https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager) (closest equivalent); [Azure Lighthouse](https://azure.microsoft.com/products/azure-lighthouse) (closest equivalent) | Partners only · Tenant API for Channel and Alliance partners · Pricing not published · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Time Services](https://developers.cloudflare.com/time-services/) | Cloudflare’s suite of time services: NTP, NTS, and Roughtime · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/time-services/) | [NTP Pool Project](https://www.ntppool.org/); [Google Public NTP](https://developers.google.com/time); [Chrony](https://chrony-project.org/) (open source) | Free · NTP, NTS and Roughtime over the Cloudflare network · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Version Management](https://developers.cloudflare.com/version-management/) | Safely manage configurations on Cloudflare’s global network with versioning, staging, and rollbacks · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/version-management/) | [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/) (closest equivalent); [OpenTofu](https://opentofu.org/) (open source); [Pulumi](https://www.pulumi.com/) (closest equivalent) | Enterprise only · Contact sales · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |

## Cloudflare One

| Product | What it does | Alternatives, if we move | Cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Access](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/access/) | Replace legacy VPNs with Cloudflare Access, providing identity-first, quantum-safe access to private applications and infrastructure. · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/access-controls/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/access/) | [Tailscale](https://tailscale.com/); [Pomerium](https://www.pomerium.com/) (open source); [Zscaler Private Access](https://www.zscaler.com/products-and-solutions/zscaler-private-access); [Authentik](https://goauthentik.io/) (self-hosted) | Free for up to 50 users · Pay-as-you-go $7/user/mo (paid annually) · Contract plans custom price · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/products/access/) |
| [Browser Isolation](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/browser-isolation/) | Cloudflare Browser Isolation runs web code at the edge of our global network, shielding users and networks from ransomware, phishing, and zero-day browser threats. · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/remote-browser-isolation/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/browser-isolation/) | [Menlo Security](https://www.menlosecurity.com/); [Zscaler Browser Isolation](https://www.zscaler.com/products-and-solutions/browser-isolation); [Island](https://www.island.io/); [Kasm Workspaces](https://www.kasmweb.com/) (open source) | Add-on to Zero Trust Pay-as-you-go ($7/user/mo base) and Enterprise · Not on Free plan · Add-on price not published · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/products/access/) |
| [Browser-based RDP](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/rdp/) | Protect and accelerate remote desktop connections with Cloudflare RDP, reducing latency and preventing DDoS attacks for secure remote work · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/setup/secure-private-apps/in-browser-rdp/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/rdp/) | [Apache Guacamole](https://guacamole.apache.org/) (open source); [Teleport](https://goteleport.com/); [Tailscale](https://tailscale.com/); [Azure Bastion](https://azure.microsoft.com/products/azure-bastion) | Runs on Access: free for up to 50 users · Pay-as-you-go $7/user/mo (paid annually) · No separate RDP fee found · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/products/access/) |
| [Cloudflare Mesh](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/mesh/) | Connect services and devices with post-quantum encrypted mesh networking · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/mesh/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/mesh/) | [Tailscale](https://tailscale.com/); [NetBird](https://netbird.io/) (open source); [Headscale](https://headscale.net/) (self-hosted); [ZeroTier](https://www.zerotier.com/) | Beta · Available on all Cloudflare One accounts incl. Free plan · No separate price published · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/products/access/) |
| [Cloudflare Network Firewall](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/network-firewall/) | Protect your enterprise network with advanced firewall-as-a-service protection · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-network-firewall/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/network-firewall/) | [Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/sase/access); [Zscaler Cloud Firewall](https://www.zscaler.com/); [pfSense](https://www.pfsense.org/) (self-hosted); [OPNsense](https://opnsense.org/) (open source) | Enterprise only · Standard features included with Magic Transit or Cloudflare WAN · Advanced features cost extra · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/products/access/) |
| [Cloudflare One](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/) | Replace legacy security perimeters with Cloudflare’s network to protect your organization · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/) | [Zscaler](https://www.zscaler.com/); [Tailscale](https://tailscale.com/); [Netskope](https://www.netskope.com/); [Pomerium](https://www.pomerium.com/) (open source) | Free for up to 50 users · Pay-as-you-go $7/user/mo (paid annually) · Contract plans custom price · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/products/access/) |
| [Cloudflare WAN](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/wan/) | Replace legacy WAN and securely connect any traffic source to Cloudflare’s network · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-wan/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/wan/) | [Zscaler](https://www.zscaler.com/); [Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/sase/sd-wan); [Fortinet Secure SD-WAN](https://www.fortinet.com/products/sd-wan); [Tailscale](https://tailscale.com/) (mesh VPN) | Enterprise only · Contact sales · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/products/access/) |
| [Data Localization Suite](https://developers.cloudflare.com/data-localization/) | Control where Cloudflare stores and inspects data · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/data-localization/) | [AWS European Sovereign Cloud](https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/europe-digital-sovereignty/); [Akamai](https://www.akamai.com/); [Fastly](https://www.fastly.com/) | Enterprise only · Paid add-on · Contact sales · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/products/access/) |
| [Data Loss Prevention](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/dlp/) | Cloudflare DLP safeguards sensitive data by inspecting traffic, files, and email content to identify and block sensitive data, reducing data exposure and compliance risks. · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/data-loss-prevention/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/dlp/) | [Netskope](https://www.netskope.com/); [Microsoft Purview](https://www.microsoft.com/security/business/microsoft-purview); [Nightfall](https://nightfall.ai/) | Free: limited predefined profiles on Free and Pay-as-you-go · Full DLP is an Enterprise add-on · Price not published · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/products/access/) |
| [Email Security](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/email-security/) | Prevent phishing, malware, and business email compromise with Cloudflare Email Security, providing advanced AI-driven protection for your organization. · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/email-security/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/email-security/) | [Proofpoint](https://www.proofpoint.com/); [Mimecast](https://www.mimecast.com/); [Abnormal Security](https://abnormal.ai/); [Rspamd](https://rspamd.com/) (open source) | Paid add-on · Contact sales · Free Retro Scan for Microsoft 365 · Not in Free plan · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/products/access/) |
| [Gateway](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/gateway/) |  · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/traffic-policies/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/gateway/) | [Zscaler Internet Access](https://www.zscaler.com/products-and-solutions/zscaler-internet-access); [NextDNS](https://nextdns.io/); [Cisco Umbrella](https://umbrella.cisco.com/); [Pi-hole](https://pi-hole.net/) (self-hosted) | Free for up to 50 users · Pay-as-you-go $7/user/mo (paid annually) · Contract plans custom price · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/products/access/) |
| [Multi-Cloud Networking](https://developers.cloudflare.com/multi-cloud-networking/) | Automate resource discovery and simplify managing your public cloud infrastructure · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/multi-cloud-networking/) | [Aviatrix](https://aviatrix.com/); [Megaport](https://www.megaport.com/); [Tailscale](https://tailscale.com/) (open core) | Enterprise only · Beta · Contact sales · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/products/access/) |

## Network security

| Product | What it does | Alternatives, if we move | Cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [BYOIP](https://developers.cloudflare.com/byoip/) | Get Cloudflare’s security and performance while using your own IPs · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/byoip/) | [Akamai](https://www.akamai.com/); [Fastly](https://www.fastly.com/); [AWS BYOIP](https://aws.amazon.com/vpc/) (closest equivalent) | Enterprise only · Contact sales · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Magic Transit](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/magic-transit/) | Network functions at Cloudflare scale for on-premise, cloud-hosted, and hybrid networks · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/magic-transit/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/magic-transit/) | [Akamai Prolexic](https://www.akamai.com/products/prolexic-solutions); [Radware](https://www.radware.com/); [Imperva Network DDoS](https://www.imperva.com/products/ddos-protection-services/); [Gcore DDoS Protection](https://gcore.com/) | Enterprise only · Contact sales · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Network Error Logging](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-error-logging/) | Review connectivity issues to learn when and where an incident is happening and its impact · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-error-logging/) | [Datadog Synthetic Monitoring](https://www.datadoghq.com/product/synthetic-monitoring/); [ThousandEyes](https://www.thousandeyes.com/); [NEL collector (Report URI)](https://report-uri.com/) | Free · Available on all plans · Free/Pro self-serve, Business/Enterprise via support · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Network Flow](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/network-flow/) | Visibility into your network and cloud traffic by analyzing network flow data · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-flow/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/network-flow/) | [ntopng](https://www.ntop.org/products/traffic-analysis/ntop/) (open source); [Elastiflow](https://www.elastiflow.com/); [Kentik](https://www.kentik.com/); [pmacct](https://www.pmacct.net/) (open source) | Free version for all accounts, with flow volume and config limits · Enterprise version for DDoS detection · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Network Interconnect](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/network-interconnect/) | Faster, more reliable, and more secure than connecting over the Internet · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network-interconnect/) · [Product page](https://www.cloudflare.com/products/network-interconnect/) | [Megaport](https://www.megaport.com/); [Equinix Fabric](https://www.equinix.com/interconnection-services/equinix-fabric); [PacketFabric](https://packetfabric.com/) | Enterprise only · Contact sales · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |

## Consumer services

| Product | What it does | Alternatives, if we move | Cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [1.1.1.1 (DNS Resolver)](https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/) | A blazing fast DNS resolver built for private browsing · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/) | [Quad9](https://quad9.net/); [Google Public DNS](https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns); [NextDNS](https://nextdns.io/); [Unbound](https://nlnetlabs.nl/projects/unbound/about/) (self-hosted) | Free · Available on all plans · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [Radar](https://developers.cloudflare.com/radar/) | Investigate Internet usage around the world using Cloudflare’s data · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/radar/) | [Internet Society Pulse](https://pulse.internetsociety.org/); [RIPE Atlas](https://atlas.ripe.net/); [IODA](https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/) (open data) | Free · Radar API free for non-commercial use (CC BY-NC 4.0) · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |
| [WARP Client](https://developers.cloudflare.com/warp-client/) | Allows individuals or organizations to have a faster, more secure connection to the Internet · [Docs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/warp-client/) | [Tailscale](https://tailscale.com/); [WireGuard](https://www.wireguard.com/) (open source); [Proton VPN](https://protonvpn.com/) | Free · Consumer WARP on all plans · Org device policies need Cloudflare One (free up to 50 users, then $7/user/mo) · [Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) |

## Left out

Not products on their own:

- [Firewall Rules (deprecated)](https://developers.cloudflare.com/firewall/) — Deprecated; replaced by WAF custom rules
- [Billing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/billing/) — Account billing, not a product
- [Cloudflare Fundamentals](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/) — Account basics, not a product
- [Network](https://developers.cloudflare.com/network/) — Zone network settings (IPv6, WebSockets, gRPC), included with every plan
- [Pulumi](https://developers.cloudflare.com/pulumi/) — Infrastructure-as-code provider for the other products
- [Reference Architecture](https://developers.cloudflare.com/reference-architecture/) — Documentation, not a product
- [Ruleset Engine](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ruleset-engine/) — The engine under Rules and WAF, not sold on its own
- [Support](https://developers.cloudflare.com/support/) — Support documentation
- [Terraform](https://developers.cloudflare.com/terraform/) — Infrastructure-as-code provider for the other products
- [AI](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai/) — A hub page over Workers AI, AI Gateway, Vectorize and AI Search, which are listed on their own
- [Learning Paths](https://developers.cloudflare.com/learning-paths/) — Documentation, not a product
- [Agent setup](https://developers.cloudflare.com/agent-setup/) — Documentation, not a product
- [Docs for agents](https://developers.cloudflare.com/docs-for-agents/) — Documentation, not a product
- [Migration Guides](https://developers.cloudflare.com/migration-guides/) — Documentation, not a product
- [Security dashboard](https://developers.cloudflare.com/security/) — A dashboard view over other products
- [Style Guide](https://developers.cloudflare.com/style-guide/) — Documentation, not a product
- [Use cases](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/) — Documentation, not a product

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