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CloudFlare vs Google Cloud CDN: What are the differences?
What is CloudFlare? The Web Performance & Security Company. Cloudflare speeds up and protects millions of websites, APIs, SaaS services, and other properties connected to the Internet.
What is Google Cloud CDN? Low-latency, low-cost content delivery using Google's global network. Google Cloud CDN leverages Google's globally distributed edge caches to accelerate content delivery for websites and applications served out of Google Compute Engine. Cloud CDN lowers network latency, offloads origins, and reduces serving costs. Once you've set up HTTP(S) Load Balancing, simply enable Cloud CDN with a single checkbox.
CloudFlare and Google Cloud CDN can be categorized as "Content Delivery Network" tools.
Some of the features offered by CloudFlare are:
- CDN
- WAF (Web Application Firewall)
- DDOS Protection
On the other hand, Google Cloud CDN provides the following key features:
- Anycast
- Invalidation
- HTTP/2
According to the StackShare community, CloudFlare has a broader approval, being mentioned in 2300 company stacks & 712 developers stacks; compared to Google Cloud CDN, which is listed in 6 company stacks and 3 developer stacks.
Pros of CloudFlare
- Easy setup, great cdn423
- Free ssl276
- Easy setup199
- Security190
- Ssl180
- Great cdn98
- Optimizer77
- Simple71
- Great UI44
- Great js cdn28
- HTTP/2 Support12
- Apps12
- DNS Analytics12
- AutoMinify12
- Ipv69
- Rocket Loader9
- Easy9
- IPv6 "One Click"8
- DNSSEC7
- Free GeoIP7
- Amazing performance7
- API7
- Cheapest SSL7
- Fantastic CDN service7
- Nice DNS7
- SSHFP7
- Free and reliable, Faster then anyone else6
- SPDY6
- Asynchronous resource loading5
- Easy Use4
- Performance4
- Global Load Balancing4
- Ubuntu4
- CDN3
- Support for SSHFP records2
- Registrar2
- Web31
- HTTPS3/Quic1
Pros of Google Cloud CDN
- Extremely Fast2
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Cons of CloudFlare
- No support for SSHFP records2
- Expensive when you exceed their fair usage limits2
Cons of Google Cloud CDN
- Very expensive not for newbies2