--- description: Learn more about Cloudflare price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Cloudflare Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [DDoS Protection Software](/directory/32782/ddos-protection/software) > [Cloudflare](/software/155191/cloudflare) # Cloudflare Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/155191/cloudflare Page: 1 / 22\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/155191/cloudflare?page=2) > Cloudflare is a web performance and security company on a mission to build a better Internet. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 520 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Cloudflare? Cloudflare speeds up and protects millions of websites, APIs, SaaS services, and other properties connected to the Internet. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 520 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Cloudflare - **Founded**: 2009 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$20,00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Cloudflare does not charge on the basis of bandwidth usage, instead charges on features. Free Plan offers basic performance and security alongside free SSL and analytics. Pro Plan at $20/month provides advanced performance and security tools including image optimization and a Web Application Firewall. Business Plan at $200/month includes advanced DDOS Attack protection, dynamic content compression, custom WAF rules, prioritized support and custom SSL certificates. Enterprise Plans are bespoke to customer requirements with set-up consultation, a dedicated solution Engineer, phone support and multi-user access. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands and 13 more ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Monitoring - Alerts/Notifications - Anomaly/Malware Detection - Compliance Management - Content Management - DDoS Protection Software - Dashboard - Data Management - Data Security - Encryption - Endpoint Protection Software - Firewalls - Global Network - Load Balancing Tools - ML Algorithm Library - Model Training - Performance Metrics - Real-Time Monitoring - Reporting/Analytics - Threat Intelligence - Threat Response - VPN Software - Vulnerability Scanning - Web-Application Security - Website Analytics ## Integrations (34 total) - Adobe Commerce - Amazon EC2 - Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage - Buddy - Chaossearch - Coralogix - Cordial - Crafter CMS - Crisp - Desktop.com - Drupal - Eclypsium - Feedly - Google Analytics 360 - Hostinger ... and 19 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [DDoS Protection Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/32782/ddos-protection/software) ## Related Categories - [DDoS Protection Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/32782/ddos-protection/software) - [Network Security Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30003/network-security/software) - [Load Balancing Tools](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30813/load-balancing/software) - [Cybersecurity Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/31037/cybersecurity/software) - [Cloud Security Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/31344/cloud-security/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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They are also overpriced compared to a better CDN called bunny.net > > Never paid so much for a service and experienced no support. Some features on the website, like receiving a F2A token to access your account also does also not work. ----- ### "The de-facto standard for bot protection" — 5.0/5 > **Andrew** | *26 May 2026* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Great for protecting your sites against bots, multi-user DNS and access control to internal sites via the WAF, all for fairly cheap > > **Cons**: The newer UI is a bit confusing on which site you are working with, and some of the features are a bit complex to work with. WARP could be better. It's becoming a single point of failure for the web ----- ### "Cloudflare is beast in cloud security . Yes I said they are beasts\!" — 5.0/5 > **Daniel R.** | *15 September 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I am BIG on Cybersecurity and Cloudflare is the best. I remember reading an article about how they were able to fend of the largest DDOS attack in history and I am not surprised. For $25 a month I get full domain protection and they have build in ruleset that stop attacks and I am able to use my own rules sets as well. I love all the features. I can even Livestream and have a secure cloud service of my videos with them for just an additional 5-10 dollars per month is > > **Cons**: What I like least is that you can't contact customer support during an attack unless you have the business plan which is $250 per month ----- ### "Reliable for the most part" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *23 April 2026* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Cloudflare is very convenient for dns management. We found it more reliable than Godaddy for our domain names. I appreciate the 'actively being hacked' mode that you can turn on to prevent traffic. > > **Cons**: There was a major cloudflare outage that happened which left us hanging (and all of our customers) for several hours. That's expensive. > > Overall, it's a slick platform. I think that the way to improve it is to extend the reliability (although, I realize it's basically all of the way there already) ----- ### "CloudFlair for Speed" — 3.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *30 September 2025* | Internet | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: the idea that website will load faster and offers protection from internet issue, like DOS attacks. Because of the way it distribute traffic, it helps with load balancing, and improves reliably. > > **Cons**: If their service goes down, our site has gone down even if our own webserver is fine. There are some compatibility issues, but difficult to pinpoint > > We use it for loading speed. 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