# Cloudflare

Cloudflare is a cybersecurity company based in the United States, founded in 2009. It has 4 products listed on CybersecTools.

> Cloud-based security & performance platform protecting apps, networks & users

Source: https://cybersectools.com/companies/cloudflare-inc · Updated October 2026

## Quick facts

- Category: [Application Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/application-security)
- Type: Product vendor
- Headquarters: United States
- Founded: 2009
- Products listed: 4
- Ownership: Public company (NET)
- Website: [cloudflare.com](https://www.cloudflare.com/)

## What does Cloudflare do?

Cloudflare operates a global network that serves approximately 20% of the world's Internet properties, providing security, performance, and reliability services. The company offers a connectivity cloud platform that includes application services, network services, SASE and workspace security solutions, and a developer platform. Their application security capabilities protect websites and web applications from threats including DDoS attacks, spam, and malicious actors.

The company's threat intelligence arm, Cloudforce One, leverages Cloudflare's extensive network visibility to detect, disrupt, and degrade threat actors. The platform processes 81 million HTTP requests per second and blocks approximately 234 billion attacks per quarter. Intelligence gathered from this network is automatically shared across Cloudflare's platform to protect millions of customers.

Cloudflare's security offerings include Zero Trust application access for securing employees and internal applications, corporate network security for offices and data centers, and web application firewall capabilities. The platform combines security functions with performance optimization through caching and traffic filtering. The company serves customers ranging from individual websites to enterprises, offering free plans through to enterprise-grade solutions. Founded in 2009 and launched publicly in 2010, Cloudflare originated from Project Honey Pot, a system designed to track email spam and online threats.

Categories: [Application Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/application-security), [Email & Messaging Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/email-security), [Cloud Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/cloud-security), [Network Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/network-security)

## Cloudflare products

- [Cloudflare API Shield](https://cybersectools.com/tools/cloudflare-api-shield): API security platform for discovering, validating, and protecting API endpoints (commercial)
- [Cloudflare WAF](https://cybersectools.com/tools/cloudflare-waf): A cloud-based web application firewall that protects applications from various cyber threats through rule-based filtering, machine learning detection, and integrated security features. (commercial)
- [Cloudflare Cloud Email Security](https://cybersectools.com/tools/cloudflare-cloud-email-security): Cloudflare Cloud Email Security is a cloud-based email protection service that safeguards organizations against phishing, malware, spam, and other email-borne threats through integrated threat detection and prevention capabilities. (commercial)
- [Cloudflare Access](https://cybersectools.com/tools/cloudflare-access): Cloudflare Access is a zero trust network access solution that secures applications and resources by implementing identity-based authentication and authorization without traditional VPN infrastructure. (commercial)

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