Cloudflare

Web infrastructure platform providing content delivery, DDoS mitigation, application security, and edge computing at global scale. Sits between users and origin servers to accelerate traffic and block threats before they reach applications.

Cloudflare protects a large share of websites worldwide and is trusted by enterprises like Discord, Zendesk, and Investec. Unlike traditional CDNs that focus only on caching, it combines networking, security, and a developer platform in one connectivity cloud with 60+ services. Recognized in Forrester Wave for WAF and Gartner Magic Quadrant for SASE.

Key capabilities:

• Global CDN and edge caching across 330+ cities in 125+ countries
• WAF, DDoS mitigation, and bot management
• Serverless Workers platform for edge compute
• Zero Trust and SASE for secure access
• DNS and SSL/TLS management

Teams use it to protect web properties from attacks, improve load times for global users, and deploy serverless logic at the edge without managing infrastructure. Developers integrate via API, Terraform, and SDKs to automate DNS, firewall rules, and Workers deployments.