Cloudflare Bot Management

Automatically detect and block malicious bot traffic while preserving legitimate user access

Also known as
cloudflare-bot-management

Available worldwide

What is Cloudflare Bot Management?

A network-integrated security service that uses machine learning and behavioral analysis to identify and block bot attacks at the network edge before they reach applications, eliminating the need for custom bot-fighting logic.

Independently observed

Cloudflare Bot Management pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

Pricing as of verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed
from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

From free tier to $250/mo. Bot Management and Turnstile included across tiers.

Free

Free
Free

For personal or hobby projects that aren't business-critical

  • Unmetered DDoS Protection
  • CDN
  • Universal SSL Certificate
  • Free Managed Ruleset

Pro

$20/mo billed annually, or $25/mo billed monthly
annual

For professional websites that aren't business-critical

  • Web Application Firewall (WAF)
  • Lossless Image Optimization
  • 10x Uptime Service Credits

Business

$200/mo billed annually, or $250/mo billed monthly
annual

For small businesses operating online

  • PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance
  • 25x Uptime Service Credits
  • Up to 6 months log retention with Logpush

Contract

Contact sales
Contact sales
annual

For mission-critical applications that are core to your business

  • Custom SLA terms
  • Professional services available

Add-ons

  • Advanced Certificate Manager$10/mo
  • Smart Routing & Tiered Caching$5/mo
  • Video
  • Automatic Platform Optimization (APO)$5/mo + $1 per GB ingested
  • Client-Side Security$0.10 per 1000 requests
  • Cloudflare Registrar$7.85/yr

What Cloudflare Bot Management does

The capabilities that matter for bot management, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Capabilities
Deployment model
Edge integrated
Credential stuffing account takeover prevention
✓
Carding cashing fraud blocking
-
Scraping price mining prevention
✓
Invisible no captcha friction
✓
Behavioral biometrics analysis
-
Mobile app ios android SDK
-
Json API endpoint protection
✓
Machine learning anomaly detection
✓
SIEM log export API
-
SOC2 type ii
-
PCI DSS compliant
-
Pricing model
-
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • Web
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS

Cloudflare Bot Management FAQ

Common questions about Cloudflare Bot Management, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is Cloudflare Bot Management?

A network-integrated security service that uses machine learning and behavioral analysis to identify and block bot attacks at the network edge before they reach applications, eliminating the need for custom bot-fighting logic. It is indexed under Bot Management.

Source: https://www.cloudflare.com/plans

Is Cloudflare Bot Management free?

Cloudflare Bot Management offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $20 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.

Source: https://www.cloudflare.com/plans

What platforms does Cloudflare Bot Management support?

We have confirmed browser-based access to Cloudflare Bot Management. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.

Source: https://www.cloudflare.com/plans

Can Cloudflare Bot Management be self-hosted?

We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Cloudflare Bot Management, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.

Source: https://www.cloudflare.com/plans

What security certifications does Cloudflare Bot Management have?

We have independently confirmed GDPR for Cloudflare Bot Management. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Cloudflare Bot Management not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.

Source: https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/security/account-takeover

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Balanced composite 58 / 100
low · 24%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Pricing transparency1000.055.2✓
Reliability500.094.7✓
Capabilities750.053.8✓
Price level500.042.1✓
Integrations00.050.0-
Security posture50.210.0-

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All data & sourcesshow ↓

Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq5 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 62%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesDeployment model: edge_integrated · Json api endpoint protection: Yes · Invisible no captcha friction: Yes · Scraping price mining prevention: Yes · Machine learning anomaly detection: Yes · Credential stuffing account takeover prevention: Yesmediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityPrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …highsource · 2026-08-18 · 75%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Modelfreemiummediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 60%
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 60%
Price levelmidmediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 60%
Starting priceAmount: 20 · Currency: USDmediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 60%
TransparentYesmediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 60%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Sla pct100mediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
GdprYeshighsource · 2026-08-18 · 75%
Trust centerhttps://www.cloudflare.com/solutions/securitymediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%
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