Cloudflare is a major internet infrastructure company that provides content delivery network (CDN), DDoS protection, and security services. They also offer a range of edge computing and zero-trust network access products.
- Founded in 2009 by Matthew Prince, Lee Holloway, and Michelle Zatlyn.
- Operates one of the world's largest networks, handling a significant percentage of global web traffic.
- Offers services like CDN, DDoS mitigation, SSL/TLS encryption, and a web application firewall (WAF).
- Provides edge computing through Cloudflare Workers, a serverless platform.
- Went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2019 under the ticker NET.
Cloudflare is an American web infrastructure and security company that operates one of the world's largest content delivery and edge networks. It provides services like DDoS mitigation, DNS, CDN, web security, and edge computing to millions of websites and internet properties.
- Founded in 2009 by Matthew Prince, Lee Holloway, and Michelle Zatlyn.
- Headquartered in San Francisco, California, and publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker NET (IPO in 2019).
- Operates the 1.1.1.1 public DNS resolver, marketed as a privacy-focused alternative to other public DNS services.
- Offers edge compute products like Cloudflare Workers, along with R2 (object storage), D1 (SQL database), and Pages for developers.
- Provides Zero Trust / SASE products under Cloudflare One, including Access and Gateway, competing with companies like Zscaler and Akamai.
