What is Cloudflare?

2025-07-14

Overview

Cloudflare started as a CDN and has since expanded into a wide range of services including DNS and web hosting.

Because it grew from a CDN, Cloudflare owns not just software but also its own hardware and network infrastructure — which is considered a key competitive advantage.

Web Hosting

Let's focus on the web hosting side. There are two main points worth noting.

Generous Free Tier

Hosting a static website is well within the free tier limits.

Developer-Friendly

Cloudflare integrates well with Git, various frameworks, and build tools. Pushing to a repository can automatically trigger a build and deploy — a great developer experience.

For those who prefer GUI-based tools like WordPress, a traditional hosting provider may be a better fit. But for developers comfortable with Git, Cloudflare is an excellent choice.