Cloudflare Inc. review

Yes, a free tier is listed for its CDN and network service. Delivery and a web application firewall can run at no cost before any per-GB spend. It suits small sites testing an edge network without an invoice.

The network page lists 348 points of presence. That is below UCloud's 500 and UCloud CDN's 1,200, so buyers chasing the widest footprint may look elsewhere. It still covers a broad set of cities.

Support runs on email, chat and phone, covering email, chat, phone, a help centre and community. Chat and phone sit lower in the site data than email and the help centre, so plan on self-service for routine questions.

A web application firewall is listed as included. Across the sites compared, 50% include one, so this adds real value at entry. It pairs security filtering with delivery on the same account.

The legal entity is Cloudflare, Inc., headquartered in the United States, and it was founded in 2009. It is a long-established network operator rather than a new entrant, which matters for anyone weighing provider longevity.

It does, mainly because of the free tier and the self-service routes in email, chat and phone. A team can add a firewall and edge delivery on day one without a contract, then pay as traffic grows. The help centre covers routine tasks.

Google Cloud pairs its CDN with the rest of its cloud platform and runs 202 points of presence, fewer than Cloudflare's 348. Choose Cloudflare for network scale alone, or Google Cloud when you also want compute and storage.