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Cloudflare

Cloudflare is a connectivity cloud platform that secures and accelerates internet traffic.

San Francisco, CA, US🇺🇸
Founded
2009
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The company operates a global network that provides DDoS protection, web application firewalls, and Zero Trust controls to secure internet traffic. It also offers serverless computing and storage to reduce latency and improve application performance.

It serves a diverse customer base including entrepreneurs, small businesses, large enterprises, and government agencies. The platform competes with content delivery networks and cloud security providers, positioning itself as a unified network for these services.

Cloudflare - M & A Snapshot

Open M & A

  • Deno

    Acquired by Cloudflare • Undisclosed • Oct 9, 2026

  • VoidZero

    Acquired by Cloudflare • Undisclosed • Jun 4, 2026

  • Astro

    Acquired by Cloudflare • Undisclosed • Jan 16, 2026

  • Replicate

    Acquired by Cloudflare • Undisclosed • Nov 17, 2025

  • Arroyo

    Acquired by Cloudflare • Undisclosed • Apr 10, 2025

  • Outerbase

    Acquired by Cloudflare • Undisclosed • Apr 7, 2025

  • Dyte

    Acquired by Cloudflare • Undisclosed • Apr 1, 2025

  • View all 11 deals

Cloudflare - Products & Services

  • Cloudflare Vectorize logo

    Cloudflare Vectorize

    Cloudflare Vectorize provides developers a distributed vector database integrated with Workers for AI application retrieval.

    Competing Products

    Supabase logo
  • Clef logo

    Clef

    Clef is Cloudflare's open-weight decision model family that returns typed decisions through a Jev-compatible API.

    Competing Products

    TypeSafe AI logo
  • Cloudflare AI Gateway logo

    Cloudflare AI Gateway

    Cloudflare's managed gateway for routing, securing, caching, and observing AI applications across many model providers.

    Competing Products

    Aptible logo
    Conifer logo
    Sakana AI logo
    LiteLLM logo
    NetBird logo
    OpenRouter logo
    Databricks logo
  • Cloudflare Browser Isolation logo

    Cloudflare Browser Isolation

    A remote browser isolation service that executes web browsing on Cloudflare's edge network.

    Competing Products

    SquareX logo
  • Cloudflare Mesh logo

    Cloudflare Mesh

    Cloudflare Mesh provides private, encrypted networking between services and devices.

    Competing Products

    Tailscale logo
    ngrok logo
  • Cloudflare Tunnel logo

    Cloudflare Tunnel

    Cloudflare Tunnel securely connects private infrastructure to Cloudflare without public IP addresses.

    Competing Products

    ngrok logo
    ngrok logo
  • Zero Trust Network Access logo

    Zero Trust Network Access

    Cloudflare Zero Trust: unified SASE platform replacing on-prem hardware with cloud-delivered security and access.

    Competing Products

    Cloudflare logo
    Island logo
    Palo Alto Networks logo
    ngrok logo
    Edgewise Networks logo
    Akamai Technologies logo
    Zscaler logo
  • Edge AI Inference logo

    Edge AI Inference

    Cloudflare AI: serverless inference, agents, RAG, and secure runtime primitives on the global edge.

    Competing Products

    Cloudflare logo
    Fireworks AI logo
    Anomaly logo
    Replicate logo
  • Cloudflare Images logo

    Cloudflare Images

    Cloudflare Images: global image optimization and delivery with automatic format conversion and AI enhancements.

    Competing Products

    Cloudinary logo
    Cloudinary logo
  • Cloudflare — R2 logo

    Cloudflare — R2

    Cloudflare R2: egress-free S3-compatible object storage with native Workers integration and Iceberg data catalog.

    Competing Products

    Backblaze logo
    Cloudflare logo
    CoreWeave logo
    CoreWeave logo
    Cloudflare logo
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  • Cloudflare Workers logo

    Cloudflare Workers

    Cloudflare Workers: global serverless edge compute with zero cold starts, V8 isolates, and native R2/AI bindings.

    Competing Products

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  • Monetization Gateway logo

    Monetization Gateway

    Monetization Gateway lets resource owners charge automated clients for access through x402.

Cloudflare - Similar Companies

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Supabase

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Sakana AI

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Conifer logo

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OpenRouter logo

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Cloudflare - Quick Facts

Who are Cloudflare's competitors?

Companies similar to Cloudflare include Supabase, Sakana AI, Aptible and Conifer.

When was Cloudflare founded?

Cloudflare was founded in 2009.

Where is Cloudflare's headquarters located?

Cloudflare's headquarters is located in San Francisco, CA, US.

When was Cloudflare's last funding round?

Cloudflare's most recent funding round was for $150M (USD) in March 2019.

How much disclosed funding has Cloudflare raised?

As of Mar 12, 2019, Cloudflare has disclosed funding of $332.2M (USD). Undisclosed round amounts are excluded.

How many employees does Cloudflare have?

Cloudflare has 3,217 employees as of Feb 6, 2024.

Cloudflare - Classification

Industry
  • Cloud Computing Providers
  • Cybersecurity
Ownership
  • Private equity-backed
  • Public
  • Venture-backed
Technology
  • AI
  • Cloud
  • Cloud Computing
Geographic Exposure
  • Global
Model
  • Platform
Revenue
  • Recurring
  • SaaS
  • Usage-based
Customer
  • Enterprise
  • Small Business
Tags
  • Cloud
  • SaaS
Ticker
  • NET
SEC CIK
  • 0001477333
EIN
  • 27-0805829
NAICS
  • 540000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • 541500Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • 541000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • 541510Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • 541511Custom Computer Programming Services
SIC
  • 7300Business Services
  • 7370Computer Programming, Data Processing, And Other Computer Related
  • 7372Prepackaged Software
ISIC
  • 1820Reproduction of recorded media
  • 5820Software publishing
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NAICS
  • 334600Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media
  • 513200Software Publishers
  • 330000Manufacturing
  • 510000Information
  • 334000Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
  • 513000Publishing Industries
  • 334610Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media
  • 513210Software Publishers
SIC
  • 6000Depository Institutions
  • 7371Computer Programming Services
  • 7379Computer Related Services, Not Elsewhere Classified