Put it in front of your domain on day one and leave it alone until you outgrow it. Cloudflare puts DNS, a CDN, a Universal SSL certificate, DDoS protection and a web application firewall in front of a website. The pricing page lists these on the Free plan at $0, with community forum and Discord support. Pro shows at $20 a month ($240 for a year) with chat and ticket support, Business at $200 a month ($2,400 for a year) with phone support, and Contract is custom. A r/CloudFlare reply says the free plan restricts some advanced features but is fine for basic DNS use. Another poster says you can serve unlimited static and cached assets on the free CDN, with a condition that my excerpt cut off. A third r/CloudFlare user called Cloudflare DNS weak and its content delivery very limited, while still saying it is good for saving costs. It fits developers who want free DNS and caching and can live with community support.
Free tier quotas
Plan
Free, $0 per month
DNS
Included on the Free plan
CDN
Included on the Free plan
DDoS protection
Unmetered
SSL
Universal SSL certificate
Web application firewall
Listed on the Free plan, depth not shown on the page extract
Single sign-on
SSO support listed
Support
Community forums and Discord
Pro
$20 per month, $240 for a year, chat and ticket support
Business
$200 per month, $2,400 for a year, phone support
Last sniffed Oct 2, 2026. Always confirm on the official pricing page.
👍 Good boy
+The Free plan costs $0 and the pricing page lists DNS, CDN, Universal SSL, unmetered DDoS protection and a web application firewall on it.
+A r/CloudFlare reply says the free plan is fine for basic DNS use and that moving from another DNS provider should not cost you anything. The sentence was cut off in my excerpt.
+A r/CloudFlare poster says you can serve unlimited static and cached assets on the free CDN, with a condition about your URL that my excerpt cut off.
+A r/CloudFlare commenter explains the free tier by saying your usage helps make the product better for enterprise paying customers.
+A r/selfhosted poster called free SSL and DNS management really convenient, though mainly useful for web traffic.
+Paid support is clearly tiered: chat and ticket support on Pro, and phone, chat and ticket support on Business.
👎 Watch out
−A r/CloudFlare reply says the free plan has restrictions on advanced features, so check the exact features you need before moving over.
−One r/CloudFlare user called Cloudflare DNS weak and its content delivery very limited, while still saying it is great for saving costs.
−A r/selfhosted poster says the free plan is designed mainly for web traffic and is only usable as such.
−Free support is community forums and Discord only. Chat and ticket support starts on Pro at $20 a month.
−Pro is $20 a month and Business is $200 a month in the extract I read, a tenfold jump with nothing between them.
The catch
The Free plan has no end date and costs $0. The pricing extract I read lists the same feature names (DNS, CDN, Universal SSL, DDoS protection, WAF, SSO) under every plan, so it does not show how deep each feature goes on Free. A r/CloudFlare reply says advanced features are restricted on the free plan. Check the specific firewall rule counts, page rules and analytics you need before you move a production site.
Support is the clearest gap. Free gets community forums and Discord. Chat and ticket support starts at Pro, and phone support at Business.
I did not find a statement on commercial use or a card requirement in the pages I read, so both are marked unknown. I found no G2 or Capterra text for Cloudflare in my search, so the user opinions here come from Reddit.
What’s included
✓Authoritative DNS
✓CDN caching
✓Universal SSL certificate
✓Unmetered DDoS protection
✓Web application firewall
✓Single sign-on support
✓Community support on Free
✓Chat and ticket support on Pro
✓Phone support on Business
Free tier value
Generosity
A
Estimated value
$0 for DNS, CDN, SSL and DDoS protection
Feature parity
Free: DNS, CDN, Universal SSL and DDoS protection. Advanced features need paid plans.
Screenshots
Cloudflare homepageCloudflare plans and pricing page
Paid plans
Pro, $20 per month
Listed at $20 a month and $240 for a year, with the same feature names as Free and chat and ticket support.
Business, $200 per month
Listed at $200 a month and $2,400 for a year, with phone, chat and ticket support and professional services available.
Contract, custom
Custom pricing and support based on your requirements.
Common questions
Is Cloudflare really free?
The Free plan is listed at $0 per month with DNS, CDN, Universal SSL, unmetered DDoS protection and a WAF. A r/CloudFlare commenter says the company uses free traffic to improve the product for paying enterprise customers.
Is the free CDN unlimited?
A r/CloudFlare poster says you can serve unlimited static and cached assets, with a condition about your URL that my excerpt cut off. Read the post before relying on it.
What support does the free plan get?
Community forums and Discord. Chat and ticket support starts on Pro.
How much is Pro?
The extract I read shows $20 a month and $240 for a year. Check the live page for the current monthly rate.
Is it good for non-web traffic?
A r/selfhosted poster says the free plan is designed mainly for web traffic and is only usable as such.
Is DNS on Cloudflare good enough?
Opinion splits. One r/CloudFlare reply says basic DNS use is fine. Another user called Cloudflare DNS weak and content delivery very limited, while still calling it great for saving costs.
Change history
Checked October 22, 2026
The plans page lists Free at $0, Pro at $20 a month, Business at $200 a month and a custom Contract plan.
