Amazon Web Services (AWS) vs Cloudflare
On the evidence we track, Cloudflare leads this comparison with a composite score of 80/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud infrastructure. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AWS is a global cloud infrastructure provider offering hundreds of services with flexible, consumption-based pricing across 39 geographic regions.
Cloudflare
LeaderCloudflare operates an edge network spanning 335+ cities worldwide, offering integrated services for application security, CDN performance, DDoS protection, and serverless computing. The platform enables businesses to build, secure, and scale applications without managing underlying infrastructure.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Pay-as-you-go with volume discounts and commitment-based savings plans. Free tier available.
Cloudflare
LeaderFrom $0 (free) to $250/month for standard plans; serverless compute metered per usage (Workers from $0.30/million requests, Containers from $0.0000025/GiB-second). Free tier available.
- FreeFree
- Fast, Easy-to-use DNS
- Unmetered DDoS Protection
- CDN
- Universal SSL Certificate
- Free Managed Ruleset
- +3 more
- Pro$20/month billed annually or $25/month billed monthly
- All Free features
- Lossless Image Optimization
- Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)
- PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance
- 100% Uptime SLA
- +2 more
- Business$200/month billed annually or $250/month billed monthly
- All Pro features
- 10x (Standard) or 25x (Premium) Uptime Service Credits
- Professional support available
- ContractContact sales
- All Business features
- Network Prioritization
- 24/7 Phone, chat, ticket support
- Professional services available
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Brave
- Upstage
- Asana
- Pokee AI
- Tailscale
- 1Password
- Trend Micro
- Orca Security
- Okta
- Suger
- Arctic Wolf
- Cast AI
- LucidLink
- Vanta
Cloudflare
Leader- App Marketplace (developer ecosystem)
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.