Zaraz
Cloudflare provides a unified platform for building, securing, and scaling applications, agents, and workforces without managing infrastructure. Its global network runs security, connectivity, and code in 335+ cities, with Smart Placement delivering 4.5x faster round trips for 95% of traffic. The platform serves 45% of the Fortune 500 and charges only for actual CPU time, not wall-clock time.
- Developer Tools
- Cybersecurity
- Software Only
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Developers and enterprises face the operational burden of managing separate infrastructure for compute, security, and connectivity, leading to increased latency, complex capacity planning, and fragmented security postures. Building and scaling applications requires coordinating multiple vendors and services, which slows development and increases risk.
Solution
Cloudflare provides a unified platform for building, securing, and scaling applications, agents, and workforces without managing infrastructure. Its global network runs security, connectivity, and code in 335+ cities, placing compute close to users and data to reduce latency. Smart Placement automatically moves Workers closer to backend data for optimized end-to-end latency, making round trips 4.5x faster for 95% of traffic. The platform includes a global CDN, DDoS mitigation, SSL, WAF, and bot protection at every tier, with paid plans adding depth. For workforce security, Cloudflare offers a Zero Trust SASE platform that connects and secures users, devices, and data. Compute pricing is usage-based, charging only for actual CPU time rather than wall-clock time, including during long agent workflows or hibernating WebSockets.
Target Audience
Primary customers are developers, startups, and enterprises that need to build and scale web applications, APIs, and AI agents with integrated security and performance. The platform serves both individual developers on free and Pro plans ($20/month) and large organizations requiring custom contracts, including 45% of the Fortune 500.
Features
- Global edge network spanning 335+ cities, reaching 95% of the world's Internet-connected population within 50ms
- Smart Placement technology that automatically runs Workers near backend data, delivering 4.5x faster round trips for 95% of traffic
- Integrated security stack including unmetered DDoS mitigation, Universal SSL, WAF, and bot protection at every service tier
- Zero Trust SASE platform with ZTNA, SWG, and DEX capabilities, with the first 50 users free and flat per-user pricing thereafter
- Usage-based compute billing that charges only for CPU time, not wall-clock time, including during LLM calls, API calls, and long-running agent workflows
- Developer platform with free tier including 100,000 daily requests, 1 million KV daily reads, 25 AI daily requests, 10GB R2 storage, and 5GB SQL stored data