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Cloudflare WAF

Editor's Choice Top 1 Best Value

Enterprise WAF included in Cloudflare's free plan

★★★★☆ 4.7/5 Aggregated from G2
San Francisco, USA Founded 2009 Data verified: 2026-01
Free / $25/month
✓ Free basic WAF rules
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Overview

Cloudflare WAF protects against SQL injection, XSS, and OWASP Top 10 threats. Available on the free plan with basic rules, advanced on Pro+.


Key Features
OWASP Rules
Custom Rules
Bot Management
Rate Limiting
DDoS
Analytics

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Free basic WAF
  • Global anycast network
  • Managed rulesets

Cons

  • No affiliate program
  • Advanced rules require Pro+

Integrations
All platformsAPIsWordPressShopify

Customer Support
Community Email Phone (Enterprise)

Compare & Alternatives

Future-Proof Score
65/100
Strong
Proven track record (est. 2015 or earlier)+15
High user rating (4.2+/5)+20
Free tier available+10
Free trial offered+0
API access available+0
Strong integration ecosystem (5+)+0
Feature depth (6+ key features)+10
Editor's Choice recognition+10
Score calculated from verified public data. Updated monthly.
Ecosystem Score
27/100
Limited
Zapier integration+0
API access+15
Salesforce integration+0
HubSpot integration+0
Slack integration+0
Shopify integration+8
Stripe integration+0
Google integrations+0
Additional integrations (2 more)+4
All Integrations
All platformsAPIsWordPressShopify

Quick Facts

Pricing Free / $25/month
Free Tier ✓ Free basic WAF rules
Free Trial ✗ Not available
Founded 2009
Headquarters San Francisco, USA
Target Market All Sizes
Rating 4.7 / 5
Last Updated 2026-01

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