Cloudflare

The company operates a global edge network that intermediates and processes internet traffic for customers’ websites, applications and networks. Its core value creation is reducing latency, improving reliability and providing security (DDoS protection, WAF, zero‑trust access) while also offering a developer platform (serverless functions, static hosting, storage, video streaming) tightly integrated with its network. It offers a free entry‑level tier to attract usage and developers, then converts higher‑value customers to paid plans with expanded performance, security, support and enterprise features. For larger customers, it sells network‑level services that protect on‑premise and cloud infrastructure and offers contractual SLAs and support. This combination of edge delivery, security and developer services encourages customers to consolidate workloads on its platform, increasing switching costs and long‑term usage.

Cloudflare, Inc. is a US‑based cloud infrastructure and security company that operates a global edge network. It provides content delivery (CDN), DDoS mitigation, zero‑trust network access, object storage and a serverless compute platform used to run applications close to end users without customers managing underlying infrastructure.

The company generates revenue from paid subscriptions to its network, security and developer services, as well as metered usage of compute, storage and data operations. Customers range from individuals and small websites using a free tier, to enterprises and service providers buying business and enterprise plans and network‑level services such as Magic Transit, DDoS protection and zero‑trust access.