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CloudFlare vs Kraken.io: 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 Kraken.io? Image optimization and compression API. Kraken supports JPEG, PNG and GIF files. You can optimize your images in two ways - by providing an URL of the image you want to optimize or by uploading an image file directly to Kraken API.

CloudFlare can be classified as a tool in the "Content Delivery Network" category, while Kraken.io is grouped under "Image Processing and Management".

Some of the features offered by CloudFlare are:

  • CDN
  • WAF (Web Application Firewall)
  • DDOS Protection

On the other hand, Kraken.io provides the following key features:

  • Developer-Friendly API
  • WordPress Plugin
  • Dedicated Infrastructure

"Easy setup, great cdn" is the top reason why over 398 developers like CloudFlare, while over 2 developers mention "Free" as the leading cause for choosing Kraken.io.

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Pros of CloudFlare
Pros of Kraken.io
  • 426
    Easy setup, great cdn
  • 278
    Free ssl
  • 200
    Easy setup
  • 191
    Security
  • 181
    Ssl
  • 98
    Great cdn
  • 77
    Optimizer
  • 71
    Simple
  • 44
    Great UI
  • 28
    Great js cdn
  • 12
    AutoMinify
  • 12
    HTTP/2 Support
  • 12
    Apps
  • 12
    DNS Analytics
  • 9
    Ipv6
  • 9
    Rocket Loader
  • 9
    Easy
  • 8
    Fantastic CDN service
  • 8
    IPv6 "One Click"
  • 7
    DNSSEC
  • 7
    Free GeoIP
  • 7
    Amazing performance
  • 7
    API
  • 7
    Cheapest SSL
  • 7
    Nice DNS
  • 7
    SSHFP
  • 6
    SPDY
  • 6
    Free and reliable, Faster then anyone else
  • 5
    Asynchronous resource loading
  • 5
    Ubuntu
  • 4
    Global Load Balancing
  • 4
    Easy Use
  • 4
    Performance
  • 3
    CDN
  • 2
    Support for SSHFP records
  • 2
    Registrar
  • 1
    Web3
  • 1
    Прохси
  • 1
    HTTPS3/Quic
  • 6
    Free
  • 1
    Magento plugin

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Cons of CloudFlare
Cons of Kraken.io
  • 2
    No support for SSHFP records
  • 2
    Expensive when you exceed their fair usage limits
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    What is CloudFlare?

    Cloudflare speeds up and protects millions of websites, APIs, SaaS services, and other properties connected to the Internet.

    What is Kraken.io?

    It supports JPEG, PNG and GIF files. You can optimize your images in two ways - by providing an URL of the image you want to optimize or by uploading an image file directly to its API.

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