Cloudflare

Developer Tools Free · from $20/mo

About Cloudflare

Cloudflare sits between your website and its visitors, caching content and blocking malicious traffic before it reaches your server. Over 30 million websites use it.

What it does

It acts as a reverse proxy: your DNS records point to Cloudflare, which then serves cached pages, filters out bot traffic, and optimizes images and scripts. The free plan includes a shared SSL certificate and basic DDoS mitigation.

Best for

Site owners who want free SSL and faster page loads
E-commerce stores needing DDoS protection during sales events
Developers deploying serverless functions via Cloudflare Workers

Strengths

Free tier covers most small-to-medium sites
Global network with 330+ data centers
Built-in analytics for traffic and security events

Key features

CDN caching — Static assets served from edge servers in 330+ locations
DDoS mitigation — Absorbs attacks up to 2 Tbps automatically
SSL/TLS — Free shared certificates with automatic renewal
DNS management — Fast, anycast DNS with 100% uptime SLA
Workers — Serverless JavaScript execution at the edge
Bot management — Identifies and blocks malicious crawlers

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