Comparison

Cloudflare DDoS Protection vs Google Cloud Armor

No leader: the top candidate Cloudflare DDoS Protection has only 0.34 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Cloudflare DDoS Protection60

Google Cloud Armor39

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Cloudflare DDoS Protection	Google Cloud Armor
Vioscale score	60 / 100low · 34%updating	39 / 100low · 26%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$20	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	3
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US, GB, EU, IN, KR · HQ US	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Cloudflare DDoS Protection60 / 100low · 34%updating

Google Cloud Armor39 / 100low · 26%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Cloudflare DDoS Protection✓

Google Cloud Armor✓

Model

Cloudflare DDoS Protectionfreemium

Google Cloud Armorfreemium

Price level

Cloudflare DDoS Protectionmid

Google Cloud Armorlow

Starting price

Cloudflare DDoS Protection$20

Google Cloud Armor–

Transparent

Cloudflare DDoS Protection✓

Google Cloud Armor✗

Integrations

Count

Cloudflare DDoS Protection–

Google Cloud Armor3

Security

Gdpr

Cloudflare DDoS Protection✓

Google Cloud Armor–

Pci

Cloudflare DDoS Protection✓

Google Cloud Armor–

Market

Availability

Cloudflare DDoS ProtectionAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, GB, EU, IN, KR · HQ US

Google Cloud ArmorAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for DDOS Protection
Capability	Cloudflare DDoS Protection	Google Cloud Armor
Capabilities
Deployment model	-	-
Always on mitigation	-	-
On demand bgp diversion	-	-
Layer 3 4 volumetric protection	-	-
Layer 7 application protection	-	-
DNS amplification protection	-	-
Unmetered attack bandwidth	-	-
Sub second mitigation SLA	-	-
Bundled WAF	-	-
SIEM log export API	-	-
SOC2 type ii	-	-
PCI DSS compliant	-	-
Pricing model	-	-

Capabilities

Deployment model

Cloudflare DDoS Protection-

Google Cloud Armor-

Always on mitigation

Cloudflare DDoS Protection-

Google Cloud Armor-

On demand bgp diversion

Cloudflare DDoS Protection-

Google Cloud Armor-

Layer 3 4 volumetric protection

Cloudflare DDoS Protection-

Google Cloud Armor-

Layer 7 application protection

Cloudflare DDoS Protection-

Google Cloud Armor-

DNS amplification protection

Cloudflare DDoS Protection-

Google Cloud Armor-

Unmetered attack bandwidth

Cloudflare DDoS Protection-

Google Cloud Armor-

Sub second mitigation SLA

Cloudflare DDoS Protection-

Google Cloud Armor-

Bundled WAF

Cloudflare DDoS Protection-

Google Cloud Armor-

SIEM log export API

Cloudflare DDoS Protection-

Google Cloud Armor-

SOC2 type ii

Cloudflare DDoS Protection-

Google Cloud Armor-

PCI DSS compliant

Cloudflare DDoS Protection-

Google Cloud Armor-

Pricing model

Cloudflare DDoS Protection-

Google Cloud Armor-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Cloudflare DDoS Protection

A DDoS mitigation service that defends against volumetric attacks by leveraging Cloudflare's global network with 500 Tbps of capacity. Protects web applications, networks, and infrastructure at layers 3-7 with 24/7 support.

Independently observed

Google Cloud Armor

A cloud-based web application firewall and DDoS mitigation service that protects applications from Layer 3-4 attacks and common web vulnerabilities. It detects and blocks malicious traffic and automated bot requests, with built-in fraud prevention through reCAPTCHA integration.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Cloudflare DDoS Protection

from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

From free to custom enterprise pricing. Unmetered DDoS protection included across all plans.

FreeFree
- Unmetered DDoS Protection
- Fast DNS
- CDN
- Universal SSL Certificate
Pro$20/month billed annually, $25/month billed monthly
- Unmetered DDoS Protection
- WAF
- Bot Management
- Uptime SLA
Business$200/month billed annually, $250/month billed monthly
- Unmetered DDoS Protection
- WAF
- Bot Management
- PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance
- Uptime SLA with service credits
EnterpriseContact sales
- Unmetered DDoS Protection
- 24/7 phone and chat support
- Uptime SLA

as of 2026-08-18verify ↗

Google Cloud Armor

SubscriptionFree tier

Two service tiers with monthly billing. Specific pricing not publicly listed; free credits available via Google Cloud.

Standard-
Enterprise-

as of 2026-08-18verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Cloudflare DDoS Protection	Google Cloud Armor
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Cloudflare DDoS Protection✓

Google Cloud Armor✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Cloudflare DDoS Protection✓

Google Cloud Armor✓

Hybrid

Cloudflare DDoS Protection✗

Google Cloud Armor✓

Integrations

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

Cloudflare DDoS Protection

Not documented yet.

Google Cloud Armor

3 total

reCAPTCHA Enterprise
Google Kubernetes Engine
Cloud Monitoring

Independently observed

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