Cloudflare's free tier alone (CDN, DNS, basic DDoS protection) is good enough that most small sites never need to pay, which is unusual for infrastructure tooling. Paid tiers unlock serious edge-compute (Workers) and enterprise security, putting it in a different league from typical hosting add-ons.
Cloudflare
4.73k reviewsFree, then from $20/mo
The dominant CDN/DNS/security layer sitting in front of a huge share of the web, with a generous free tier.
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Strengths
Ease of Use
76
Value
92
Features
90
Support
80
Pricing
Starter
Free
- Core features
- Community support
- Limited usage
Pro
Free, then from $20/mo
- Everything in Starter
- Priority support
- Higher usage limits
- Advanced features
Enterprise
Custom
- Everything in Pro
- Dedicated account manager
- SSO & advanced security
- Custom contracts
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