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Cloudflare was recently named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) Get the report

Secure and Deliver Applications

Making websites, apps and APIs secure, fast and productive
  • Easily protect applications and APIs from abuse, stop bad bots, thwart DDoS attacks, and monitor for suspicious activity.
  • Increase web and application performance by bringing content closer to your users.
The Cloudflare difference

Superior security. Unparalleled speed.

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A single network and console for full integration

Cloudflare gives you a single, powerful application security posture. Our products are managed from a streamlined, single console for security integration, all running on a single rules engine for no gaps in protections.

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Precise, data-driven security

Cloudflare protects millions of web properties and serves tens of millions of HTTP requests per second on average. This reach provides unmatched visibility into threats, enables our machine learning models to keep getting better with time and ensures we never sidetrack business with false positives.

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Global Scale

Cloudflare’s global Anycast network spans 300 cities across 100 countries, reducing latency and time to first byte by delivering content closer to visitors.

A single, powerful network

Never compromise security for performance

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  • Built natively from the ground up with a consistent architecture. Every security service runs from every data center.
  • Content is always a blink away for incredible experiences on any device, regardless of traffic spikes, attacks, and outages.
  • Better, more precise security through faster security protections and data-driven insights from our global cloud network.
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Gartner® named Cloudflare a “Leader” in Web Application and API Protection

Cloudflare is a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for WAAP

Cloudflare has been recognized as a Leader in the 2022 "Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAAP" report. We believe this recognition validates that we protect against emerging threats faster, offer tighter integration of security capabilities, and deliver powerful ease of use and deployment.

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Cloudflare is a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for WAAP

IDC named Cloudflare a “Leader” in CDN services

Q1'22 IDC CDN chart

Cloudflare has been recognized as a Leader in the 2022 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Commercial Content Delivery Network Services. In particular, IDC described Cloudflare as “a highly innovative vendor, continuing to invest in advanced technologies such as virtualization, serverless, AI/ML, IoT, HTTP3, 5G and (mobile) edge computing.”

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Q1'22 IDC CDN chart

Top use cases

  • Easily securing APIs - Get the right security & management in place to power an API centric business.
  • Stop losing users to poor experiences - Slow loading websites cost retailers an estimated $2B per year.
  • Accelerate mobile experiences - Quickly detect mobile devices and optimize content for richer experiences.
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Website and application security services

Powerful application security from the Cloudflare edge

Gain a modern application security posture by making Cloudflare's network your enterprise security perimeter. All Cloudflare application security, managed from a single console, is delivered from our global edge network of 300 data centers in more than 100 countries for incredible performance, reliability and unlimited scalability.

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DDoS protection

Protect against DDoS attacks of any size and kind.

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Web application firewall

Protect your business-critical web applications from attacks.

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API Gateway

Make our massive global network your secure API gateway.

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Bot Management

Manage good / bad bots — stop bad bots with threat intelligence at scale.

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Page Shield

Protect against Magecart and JavaScript supply chain attacks.

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Rate Limiting

Protect against abusive behavior — DDoS, brute force login, etc.

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SSL / TLS encryption

Secure visitor data and boost SEO rankings.

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SSL / TLS for Saas

Secure customer data with strong data encryption.

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Security Center

Attack surface management and mitigate threats in a few clicks.

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Analytics

Granular lens into network traffic.

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Logs

Detailed logs of HTTP requests, Spectrum events, or Firewall events.

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Threat intelligence

Threat intelligence and operations that bolsters security postures and SOC effectiveness.

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Images

Build a highly scalable image pipeline to resize, optimize, store, and deliver images.

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Stream

Ingest, encode, record, and play live or on-demand videos.

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Website and application performance services

Supercharge your applications

Cloudflare makes your sites and applications perform like never before. With our global Anycast network, content is always a blink away for incredible experiences on any device. We keep you online and available, regardless of traffic spikes, attacks, and outages.

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CDN

Ultra-fast static and dynamic content delivery.

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DNS

Fastest, most resilient and secure authoritative DNS.

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Argo smart routing

Route web traffic across the most reliable network paths.

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Load balancing

DNS-based load balancing and active health checks against origin servers.

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Cache Reserve

Maximize savings by getting closer to the dream of 100% cache hit ratio

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Video stream delivery

Cache and deliver HTTP(S) video content on your website.

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Automatic Platform Optimization
Web optimization

Gauge how fast your website is and how you can make it even faster.

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Waiting room

Virtual waiting room to manage peak traffic.

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Network scale
China network

Extend Cloudflare performance and security into mainland China.

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Web3 gateways

Manage, maintain, and monitor Web3 infrastructure.

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A third-party tool manager — load tools in the cloud, without code.

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Analytics

Granular lens into network traffic.

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Logs

Detailed logs of HTTP requests, Spectrum events, or Firewall events.

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Stream

Ingest, encode, record, and play live or on-demand videos.

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Images

Build a highly scalable image pipeline to resize, optimize, store, and deliver images.

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