Comparison

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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Amazon Web Services (AWS)55
Cloudflare80
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon Web Services (AWS)55 / 100medium · 73%
Cloudflare80 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare
Model
Amazon Web Services (AWS)freemium
Cloudflarefreemium
Price level
Amazon Web Services (AWS)low
Cloudflaremid
Transparent
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare
Integrations
Count
Amazon Web Services (AWS)14
Cloudflare1
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare
Fedramp
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare
Gdpr
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare
Hipaa
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare
Iso27001
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare
Pci
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare
Soc2
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare
Reliability
Sla pct
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare100
Status page
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud infrastructure. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Provider tier
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Hyperscaler
CloudflareHyperscaler
Reach
Regions / global footprint
Amazon Web Services (AWS)39 regions, 123 availability zones
Cloudflare335+ cities across 125+ countries
Compute
Bare-metal servers
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
Cloudflare-
GPU / accelerated compute
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
Cloudflare-
Spot / preemptible pricing
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
Cloudflare-
Storage
Object storage
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare
Block storage
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
Cloudflare-
Managed
Managed Kubernetes
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare-
Managed databases
Amazon Web Services (AWS)-
Cloudflare
Serverless / FaaS
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare
Network
VPC / private networking
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare-
Pricing
Free / low egress
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare-
Compliance
Data-residency / sovereign options
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare-
Ecosystem
Partner marketplace
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare

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.

Independently observed

Cloudflare

Leader

Cloudflare 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.

Independently observed

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)

Usage-basedFree tier

Pay-as-you-go with volume discounts and commitment-based savings plans. Free tier available.

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Cloudflare

Leader
from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $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
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Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare
CLI
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare
On-premise
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare
Hybrid
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudflare

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

14 total
  • Brave
  • Upstage
  • Asana
  • Pokee AI
  • Tailscale
  • 1Password
  • Trend Micro
  • Orca Security
  • Okta
  • Suger
  • Arctic Wolf
  • Cast AI
  • LucidLink
  • Vanta
Independently observed

Cloudflare

Leader
1 total
  • App Marketplace (developer ecosystem)
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.