Cloudflare

Overview

Cloudflare is a global cloud platform that enhances the security, performance, and reliability of websites, applications, and networks. Its connectivity cloud integrates over 60 cloud services, powered by an intelligent global network, to help businesses connect users, protect against threats, and build modern applications—including AI initiatives.

Key Offerings

1. Security & Protection:

   • Web Application Firewall (WAF), DDoS, and bot protection for websites, APIs, and apps.
   • Zero Trust & SASE/SSE solutions to secure corporate networks and remote workforces.
   • Blocks 247 billion cyber threats daily and protects ~20% of all websites.

2. Performance & Scalability:

   • Ultra-fast CDN for accelerated website performance.
   • Serverless computing (Workers AI) for deploying AI and applications at the edge with auto-scaling.
   • Video optimization for live and on-demand streaming.

3. AI & Development:

   • Workers AI for building and scaling AI applications with low-latency inference.
   • Agents framework for developing and deploying AI agents.

4. Global Network:

   • Operates in 330+ cities across 125+ countries, including mainland China.

Develops

• Application Services - Free DNS for an unlimited number of domains, DDoS Protection, CDN along with free SSL, Firewall rules and page rules, WAF, Bot Mitigation, Free Unmetered Rate Limiting - 1 rule per domain, Analytics, Email forwarding

• Zero Trust & SASE - Up to 50 Users, 24 hours of activity logging, three network locations

• Cloudflare Tunnel - Cloudflare Tunnel enables secure connectivity between your infrastructure and Cloudflare without requiring a public IP address. Instead of exposing your origin to the internet, a lightweight cloudflared daemon establishes outbound-only connections to Cloudflare’s network. It supports HTTP servers, SSH, remote desktops, and other protocols, ensuring all traffic routes through Cloudflare for protection against direct attacks.

• Workers - Deploy serverless code for free on Cloudflare's global network—100k daily requests.

• Workers KV - 100k read requests per day, 1000 write requests per day, 1000 delete requests per day, 1000 list requests per day, 1 GB stored data

• R2 - 10 GB per month, 1 million Class A operations per month, 10 million Class B operations per month

• D1 - 5 million rows read per day, 100k rows written per day, 1 GB storage

• Pages - Develop and deploy your web apps on Cloudflare's fast, secure global network. Five hundred monthly builds, 100 custom domains, Integrated SSL, unlimited accessible seats, unlimited preview deployments, and full-stack capability via Cloudflare Workers integration.

• Registrar - Securely register, transfer, consolidate, and manage your domain portfolios — without add-on fees or inflated renewal costs.

• Queues - 1 million operations per month

Cloudflare enables businesses to connect, protect, and build efficiently on a scalable, secure cloud platform.