Introducing G2.ai, the future of software buying.Try now
Compare Cloudflare Application Security and Performance and CrowdSec 
Featured Products
Sponsored
You’re seeing this ad based on the product’s relevance to this page. Sponsored content does not receive preferential treatment in any of G2’s ratings.
cside
Visit Website
Sponsored
You’re seeing this ad based on the product’s relevance to this page. Sponsored content does not receive preferential treatment in any of G2’s ratings.
Reflectiz
Visit Website
Cloudflare Application Security and Performance
Optimized for quick response
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (69.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Month
No pricing available
Cloudflare Application Security and Performance
Star Rating
(570)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansCrowdSec
Star Rating
(87)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about CrowdSecSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Cloudflare Application Security and Performance excels in Static Content Caching with a score of 9.2, which significantly enhances website loading times, while CrowdSec offers a more community-driven approach to security but lacks the same level of caching efficiency.
- Reviewers mention that CrowdSec shines in Security Auditing with a score of 8.6, providing detailed insights into security events, whereas Cloudflare has a lower score in this area, indicating less comprehensive auditing capabilities.
- G2 users highlight that Cloudflare has superior Intrusion Prevention features, scoring 9.4, which is crucial for proactive threat management, while CrowdSec focuses more on collaborative threat intelligence but may not offer the same level of immediate protection.
- Users on G2 report that Cloudflare's Dynamic Content Routing feature, scoring 8.7, is particularly effective for optimizing user experience, while CrowdSec does not provide a comparable feature, which may affect performance for dynamic applications.
- Reviewers mention that CrowdSec has a strong community aspect, with users contributing to Threat Intelligence scoring 9.4, which enhances its adaptability, while Cloudflare relies more on its proprietary technology, which some users feel is less flexible.
- Users say that Cloudflare offers a more user-friendly Administration Console with a score of 9.2, making it easier for teams to manage security settings, while CrowdSec has a steeper learning curve, which can be a barrier for new users.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cloudflare Application Security and Performance
Free
Free
Per Month
For personal or hobby projects that aren’t business-critical. This package includes:
- Fast, Easy-to-use DNS
- Unmetered DDoS Protection
- CDN
CrowdSec
No pricing availableFree Trial
Cloudflare Application Security and Performance
Free Trial is available
CrowdSec
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
472
9.1
57
Ease of Use
9.0
475
8.8
58
Ease of Setup
8.9
256
9.0
44
Ease of Admin
9.0
241
8.8
44
Quality of Support
8.4
411
8.8
47
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
227
9.2
34
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
453
9.8
52
Features by Category
Content
9.2
257
Not enough data
8.7
241
Not enough data
8.9
245
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Delivery Network (CDN)
8.3
14
Not enough data
Security
9.2
245
Not enough data
8.7
185
Not enough data
Management
9.1
257
Not enough data
8.5
227
Not enough data
8.4
216
Not enough data
Integration
8.6
195
Not enough data
8.6
183
Not enough data
Administration
8.9
18
Not enough data
9.0
19
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
Risk Analysis
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.3
18
Not enough data
Threat Protection
9.3
19
Not enough data
9.0
19
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
7.4
16
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.8
11
Not enough data
Protect
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Execute
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Analysis
8.8
50
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
9.1
49
Not enough data
Controls
8.8
45
Not enough data
8.9
46
Not enough data
8.9
48
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
48
Not enough data
8.9
46
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
17
Not enough data
Administration
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.3
16
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
9.2
16
Not enough data
Media Delivery
8.6
12
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.3
17
Not enough data
9.3
15
Not enough data
Security and Performance
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.4
14
Not enough data
9.2
16
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Content Delivery Network (eCDN)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Monitoring
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Protection
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.5
8
Management
8.6
18
Not enough data
8.8
18
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
Protection
9.5
19
Not enough data
9.5
19
Not enough data
8.8
17
Not enough data
Resolution
8.8
18
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)Hide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
8.9
34
Prevention
Not enough data
9.4
31
Not enough data
9.5
28
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
30
Not enough data
8.5
19
Detection
Not enough data
9.3
30
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
8.7
19
Administration
Not enough data
8.1
17
Not enough data
8.4
29
Not enough data
8.6
24
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.9
14
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
Functionality
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
Security
9.4
14
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Agentic AI - Firewall Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
8.2
14
Monitoring
Not enough data
6.4
11
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
9.3
23
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Firewall
Not enough data
Not enough data
Protection
8.0
15
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
16
Not enough data
8.1
16
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
15
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
API Management
9.8
9
Not enough data
9.8
9
Not enough data
10.0
9
Not enough data
9.8
9
Not enough data
Security Testing
10.0
9
Not enough data
9.8
9
Not enough data
10.0
9
Not enough data
Security Management
9.8
9
Not enough data
10.0
9
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Threat Detection and Protection - Client-Side Protection
8.3
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Data Security - Client-Side Protection
6.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Logging and Monitoring - Client-Side Protection
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Usability - Load Balancing
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Load Balancing
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Security & Compliance - Load Balancing
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
File Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workflow
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Orchestration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
20
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Information
9.0
5
9.0
21
9.3
5
8.1
14
9.7
5
8.8
20
Personalization
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.7
17
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Threat Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
System Control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Vulnerability Prevention
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)Hide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
8.5
13
Automation
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Orchestration
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
9.4
12
Not enough data
8.8
11
Response
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
6.9
7
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cloudflare Application Security and Performance and CrowdSec are categorized as Threat Intelligence
Unique Categories
Cloudflare Application Security and Performance is categorized as Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM), Client-Side Protection, API Security, DNS Security Solutions, SSL & TLS Certificate Tools, Bot Detection and Mitigation, Enterprise Content Delivery Network (eCDN), Web Application Firewall (WAF), Website Security, Application Shielding, DDoS Protection, Load Balancing, Enterprise Content Management (ECM), Content Delivery Network (CDN), and Managed DNS Solutions
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cloudflare Application Security and Performance
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
CrowdSec
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
19.1%
Computer Software
15.6%
Internet
7.2%
Marketing and Advertising
6.6%
Computer & Network Security
4.8%
Other
46.7%
Computer & Network Security
16.9%
Information Technology and Services
15.7%
Computer Software
9.6%
Financial Services
3.6%
Telecommunications
2.4%
Other
51.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
What does Cloudflare cost?
2 Comments
WC
starts from free plan then goes up depending on plan tier, the pricing is very clear on all services and offersRead more
Is there an additional cost for DDoS protection?
2 Comments
WC
depending on the plan you decide to go for, they start with basic on free tier, then extend thier security options further depending on the plan pricing per...Read more
What does Cloudflare provide?
2 Comments
MJ
An integrated cloud security solution, that offers secure access to your website, office and other internet connected devices.Read more
What is CrowdSec used for?
1 Comment
AK
Crowd sourced intrusion prevention information to determine bad actors based on defined scenarios which will be blocked at your installation, and reported...Read more
CrowdSec has no more discussions with answers
Hunting for software insights?
With over 3 million reviews, we can provide the specific details that help you make an informed software buying decision for your business. Finding the right product is important, let us help.
