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Cloudflare DDoS Protection vs Google Cloud Armor

No leader: the top candidate Google Cloud Armor has only 0.18 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 Protection42
Google Cloud Armor47
Score
vioscaleAI score
Cloudflare DDoS Protection42 / 100medium · 55%
Google Cloud Armor47 / 100low · 18%
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 Protection1
Google Cloud Armor1
Security
Gdpr
Cloudflare DDoS Protection✓
Google Cloud Armor–
Pci
Cloudflare DDoS Protection✓
Google Cloud Armor–
Trust center
Cloudflare DDoS Protectionhttps://www.cloudflare.com/solutions/security
Google Cloud Armor–
Market
Availability
Cloudflare DDoS ProtectionAvailable worldwide
Google Cloud ArmorAvailable worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faq
Cloudflare DDoS Protection6 items
Google Cloud Armor6 items

Capabilities

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

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 ProtectionFixed monthly tier
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 managed security service that protects applications from volumetric network attacks and application-layer threats using machine learning-based detection. It supports deployments on Google Cloud and hybrid or multicloud architectures, with integrated bot and fraud protection.

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

Free plan available. Paid plans from $20/mo (billed annually) or $25/mo (billed monthly) through $250/mo with custom enterprise pricing.

  • FreeFree
    • Fast, Easy-to-use DNS
    • Unmetered DDoS Protection
    • Universal SSL Certificate
    • Free Managed Ruleset
  • Pro$20/mo billed annually
    • Fast, Easy-to-use DNS
    • Unmetered DDoS Protection
    • Universal SSL Certificate
    • Free Managed Ruleset
    • Web Application Firewall (WAF)
  • Pro$25/mo billed monthly
    • Fast, Easy-to-use DNS
    • Unmetered DDoS Protection
    • Universal SSL Certificate
    • Free Managed Ruleset
    • Web Application Firewall (WAF)
  • Business$200/mo billed annually
    • Fast, Easy-to-use DNS
    • Unmetered DDoS Protection
    • Universal SSL Certificate
    • Free Managed Ruleset
    • Web Application Firewall (WAF)
    • +4 more
  • Business$250/mo billed monthly
    • Fast, Easy-to-use DNS
    • Unmetered DDoS Protection
    • Universal SSL Certificate
    • Free Managed Ruleset
    • Web Application Firewall (WAF)
    • +4 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

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 verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Cloudflare DDoS Protection✓
Google Cloud Armor✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cloudflare DDoS Protection✓
Google Cloud Armor✓
On-premise
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

1 total
  • Amazon S3
Independently observed

Google Cloud Armor

3 total
  • reCAPTCHA Enterprise
  • Google Kubernetes Engine
  • Cloud Monitoring
Independently observed
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