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PROS

Cloudflare One takes the impact of attacks, protecting applications effectively.
Cloudflare makes it easy to implement and configure with minimal effort.
Rate limiting is a standout feature, managing unexpected surges in traffic efficiently.
Cloudflare offers comprehensive DDoS attack differentiation and mitigation.
The Zero Trust platform enhances security by not exposing applications to the public.

CONS

Initial onboarding causes confusion and pricing can be problematic.
The free plan has limitations, such as restricted rule setups and unavailable application firewall.
Lacks VPN feature for secure data center connections.
Support response time needs improvement and training materials are lacking.
Implementation takes time due to inadequate documentation and analytics handling.
 

Cloudflare One Pros review quotes

BW
Director of Platform and Information Security at Brace Software
Mar 17, 2021
It will take the blow rather than our applications should an attack occur.
reviewer1295343 - PeerSpot reviewer
Partenaire, CEO at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Mar 3, 2022
Cloudflare is simple to use.
Anders Johansson - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Specialist at Tieto Estonia
Apr 12, 2022
Cloudflare, in my opinion, was easy to implement.
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NB
Senior Security Consultant at Reliance Industries Ltd
May 26, 2022
This solution is easy to understand and easy to configure.
Madhurya Dutta - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Associate at GNRC Hospitals
May 23, 2023
The best feature is rate limiting. If I'm expecting 500 visits per hour, Cloudflare will limit the requests if I suddenly get 50,000.
Madhurya Dutta - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Associate at GNRC Hospitals
May 24, 2023
For Cloudflare Access, I am using the free plan...The most valuable feature is their protection.
Amr Kassem - PeerSpot reviewer
Security implmentation engineer at a security firm with 51-200 employees
Jun 20, 2023
The solution has different options that can be used to differentiate DDoS attacks.
reviewer2216466 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Associate at a transportation company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jun 27, 2023
The capabilities of the software are strong enough for me to do what it's supposed to do. For me, we don't need to do a lot of configuration on our site. We just enable it and monitor it.
BW
Director of Platform and Information Security at Brace Software
Jun 27, 2023
The simplicity of the solution is its valuable features as almost no effort was needed to learn the configurations. It is also one of the cheapest firewalls available in this category.
AndréAndrade - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cyber Security Consultant at ATOS
Jun 28, 2023
It is a stable solution.
 

Cloudflare One Cons review quotes

BW
Director of Platform and Information Security at Brace Software
Mar 17, 2021
The initial onboarding was causing us some confusion.
reviewer1295343 - PeerSpot reviewer
Partenaire, CEO at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Mar 3, 2022
Our customers no longer use Cloudflare because its service is subpar.
Anders Johansson - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Specialist at Tieto Estonia
Apr 12, 2022
The pricing is an area that can be improved. Pricing, as far as I recall, was the source of our problems.
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NB
Senior Security Consultant at Reliance Industries Ltd
May 26, 2022
Lacks a VPN feature to provide a secure connection to the data center.
Madhurya Dutta - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Associate at GNRC Hospitals
May 23, 2023
The free plan has limitations. For example, I can only set up three rules, and the application firewall is unavailable.
Madhurya Dutta - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Associate at GNRC Hospitals
May 24, 2023
They don't have a person to provide support for customers using the solution under their free plan.
Amr Kassem - PeerSpot reviewer
Security implmentation engineer at a security firm with 51-200 employees
Jun 20, 2023
The onboarding process can be improved a little bit.
reviewer2216466 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Associate at a transportation company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Jun 27, 2023
The software has automated alerts, but the automated alerts are not available in the mobile app.
BW
Director of Platform and Information Security at Brace Software
Jun 27, 2023
There are premium tier live service and lower tier live service, so we opted for the lower tier. But there is no medium tier where we pay a little extra and get a bit more service. So if that can be improved.
AndréAndrade - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cyber Security Consultant at ATOS
Jun 28, 2023
Our subscription plan for the solution has a limitation of bot signatures.