Cloudflare Tunnel
Provider 
Founded 2009
Sells To Enterprise, Small Business
Pricing Model Recurring, SaaS, Usage-based
Ownership Private Equity, Public, Venture Capital

Cloudflare Tunnel securely connects private infrastructure to Cloudflare without public IP addresses.
Cloudflare Tunnel uses the cloudflared connector to establish outbound-only, post-quantum encrypted connections between private origins and Cloudflare's network. It lets teams publish applications or route private services without exposing origin IP addresses or opening inbound firewall ports.
The product supports secure origin connectivity, public hostname routing, private access for Workers VPC, and origin endpoints for load balancing. It applies Cloudflare's CDN, web application firewall, bot management, and DDoS protections to traffic that reaches connected origins.
| Attribute | Cloudflare Tunnel | Gateway, Share Localhost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | |||
| Founded | 2009 | 2015 | |
| Sells To | Enterprise, Small Business | Small Business | |
| Pricing Model | Recurring, SaaS, Usage-based | Recurring | |
| Ownership | Private Equity, Public, Venture Capital | Venture Capital |
Provider 
Founded 2009
Sells To Enterprise, Small Business
Pricing Model Recurring, SaaS, Usage-based
Ownership Private Equity, Public, Venture Capital
Provider 
Founded 2015
Sells To Small Business
Pricing Model Recurring
Ownership Venture Capital

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