--- title: Cloudflare One (SASE) Reviews meta\_title: 'Cloudflare One (SASE) Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 105 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Cloudflare One (SASE) works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.6 review\_count: 105 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Zero Trust Architecture url: https://www.g2.com/categories/zero-trust-architecture --- # Cloudflare One (SASE) Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Cloudflare One (SASE) but has limited features. Are you part of the Cloudflare One (SASE) team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Cloudflare One is a single-vendor secure access service edge (SASE) platform that converges security and networking services into a unified, global connectivity cloud. It replaces legacy, fragmented hardware and first-generation SASE solutions with a composable, programmable architecture. Cloudflare One connects and protects an organization's workforce, AI agents, and infrastructure. Learn more at https://www.cloudflare.com/sase/ Designed for agility, it enables teams to: - Accelerate safe AI adoption with granular visibility, control, and AI agent governance. - Modernize remote access by replacing clunky VPNs with zero trust access. - Block email phishing attacks with flexible, SASE-native email security. - Protect web traffic for remote users and branch offices with lightweight DNS filtering. - Deploy “coffee shop networking” with a light branch, heavy cloud approach. * * * Seller [Cloudflare, Inc.](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cloudflare-inc) Discussions [Cloudflare One (SASE) Community](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-one-sase/discuss) Languages Supported English, Japanese Solution Type All-in-One Overview by Leah Woomer Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 1 month ### Return on Investment 9 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-one-sase/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Proofpoint Core Email Protection](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Proofpoint Core Email Protection") Proofpoint Core Email Protection 4.6/5(601) ](https://www.g2.com/products/proofpoint-core-email-protection/reviews) [ ![Mimecast Advanced Email Security](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mimecast Advanced Email Security") Mimecast Advanced Email Security 4.4/5(348) ](https://www.g2.com/products/mimecast-advanced-email-security/reviews) [ ![Microsoft Defender for Office 365](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Microsoft Defender for Office 365") Microsoft Defender for Office 365 4.5/5(299) ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-microsoft-defender-for-office-365/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-one-sase/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 105 real user reviews. Implementation Time 1 month Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing") AE Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/25/2021 "Great experience with Area 1 Security" 5/5 What do you like best about Cloudflare One (SASE)? Area 1 is all about please the customer. When you contact them with an issue they jump right on it and help with whatever problem you have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cloudflare One (SASE)? I don't know of any downsides with Area 1 security. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cloudflare One (SASE) solving and how is that benefiting you? Phishing prevention, recursive DNS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Christina Warner of Cloudflare One (SASE) [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/cloudflare-one-sase-review-4571023/official_response/edit) Your review just made our day! Our team enjoys doing what they do because of customers like you! We can't thank you enough for taking the time to share your feedback with us. Thank you. Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Civil Engineering](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Civil Engineering") EC Verified User in Civil Engineering Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/26/2021 "Area 1 - Phishing Specialists" 5/5 What do you like best about Cloudflare One (SASE)? Simple to implement a top-tier secondary phishing analysis of all our emails that arrive at Office 365. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cloudflare One (SASE)? The dashboard is not overly complicated, yet I find myself hunting for certain functions, but that could be just my getting used to the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cloudflare One (SASE) solving and how is that benefiting you? Missed phishes that Microsoft Office 365 didn't catch. The primary benefits have been less phishing emails arriving in our end user's inboxes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Christina Warner of Cloudflare One (SASE) [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/cloudflare-one-sase-review-4572348/official_response/edit) Thank you for your review! Feedback like yours is valuable to us. It helps us continue to improve and provide the best possible product and service to customers like you. Thank you and have a great day! Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing") AE Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/26/2021 "Very powerful and easy antispam/antiphishing solution" 5/5 What do you like best about Cloudflare One (SASE)? Easy implementation without changing mx records and easy management Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cloudflare One (SASE)? Reporting section should be reviewed and improved Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Cloudflare One (SASE): No dubts, they should start to use area1 to protect their mail systems Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cloudflare One (SASE) solving and how is that benefiting you? We choosed area1 because we had a lot of spam/phishing/bec not block by legacy antispam solution and after area1 horizon has been deployed we didn't received any malicious mail anymore Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Christina Warner of Cloudflare One (SASE) [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/cloudflare-one-sase-review-4572458/official_response/edit) We are so grateful that you took the time out of your day to share your review with us! We'll make sure that our team receives your feedback regarding improving the reporting section. We appreciate your feedback. Thank you! Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Computer & Network Security](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer & Network Security") AC Verified User in Computer & Network Security Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/2/2021 "SecOps Engineer working for Cohesity, Area1 is used as email security." 5/5 What do you like best about Cloudflare One (SASE)? Active Directory Integration and Quarantine Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cloudflare One (SASE)? The categorization and the ability to either quarantine or block them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cloudflare One (SASE) solving and how is that benefiting you? Active Directory integration. Categorizes Spam as None, luckily Google blocks it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Christina Warner of Cloudflare One (SASE) [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/cloudflare-one-sase-review-4581670/official_response/edit) Thank you for your review! Feedback like yours is extremely valuable! We do all we can to provide our customers with the best product and services. Thanks again! Have an amazing day! Validated ReviewerSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Utilities](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Utilities") AU Verified User in Utilities Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/28/2020 "SEG Defense in Depth" 5/5 What do you like best about Cloudflare One (SASE)? Initial setup was extremely easy for us as it required very little changes to mail flow. We are leveraging Area1 in BCC mode, so all we had to do was configure our SEG to forward copies of external emails to an Area1 mailbox and we were set. There are additional features/capabilities from the portal that we are still working through (i.e. SSO for user logins) or that we have yet to explore (SIEM integration), but everything else was setup within an hour, which was great. Also, Area 1 is pretty much set and forget for us, so it doesn't add a lot of overhead from an administration standpoint. The email analysis results are also within minutes which allows us to quickly take action on any delivered phishing emails. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cloudflare One (SASE)? We've spent a couple months trying to setup Single Sign On (SSO) for user logins to the platform, and have still not figured it out. It's been a little frustrating. While the platform is fairly intuitive and self explanatory, Area1 does not have much to offer documentation-wise. I have not seen an Admin Guide, SSO setup guide, or other than would be helpful to keep or share with colleagues as a reference. It would also be great if we could specify which type of alerts each webhook is able to receive. For example, if we're only interested in Malicious email notifications, it would be great if we could set it to such rather than using a mailbox rule to filter all the notifications for us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Cloudflare One (SASE): Area1 offers various deployment modes, make sure you understand each well and choose the one that is right for your environment. Also, if Single Sign On (SSO) is an important feature for you, validate that Area1 supports your identity provider. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cloudflare One (SASE) solving and how is that benefiting you? Area 1 has been a great addition to our phishing defense-in-depth controls. Area 1's solution currently sits behind our SEG and is set in BCC mode. It's purpose is to provide a second level of analysis and verification on any emails that were not filtered by our SEG. Through the use of alert webhooks, Area 1 has helped us gain visibility into the delivery of phishing emails that we might have otherwise been unaware of and more quickly remove those emails from user mailboxes. Additionally, Area1 has been able to highlight and allowed us to fix various misconfigurations in our SEG's filtering policies. Due to it's placement behind our SEG, we are able to use Area1 as a third party validation/health check of our SEG's security configuration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 3/3/2020 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") AI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/26/2020 "Excellent, dead simple email security. Stops phishing fast." 5/5 What do you like best about Cloudflare One (SASE)? It just works. Implementation is so straightforward. They don't try to do too much or overburden with lots of rule sets. Best of all, bad inbound mail is drastically reduced and suspicious mail is appropriately marked up and/or defanged. Support is super responsive and helpful. They've reached out proactively when they noticed mail issues completely unrelated to their service that were impacting us. Super helpful. They are a partner, not just a vendor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cloudflare One (SASE)? Hard to think of much. The dashboards and metrics on the platform are high level and could always use more fleshing out for investigative purposes. The newer search functionality is helping in that regard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Cloudflare One (SASE): It's so simple. Don't over-analyze, just put it in place as a trial and see for yourself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cloudflare One (SASE) solving and how is that benefiting you? Stopping phishing from reaching personnel. It's great. The BEC functionality even gets the last 0.0x% of what's not being blocked. It's pretty terrific. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing") AE Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/21/2019 "Filters some, but not all, email. Some false positives" 4/5 What do you like best about Cloudflare One (SASE)? Great customer support -- fast & knowledgeable. They make a good product and are working to improve it further. They can help tune their product implementation in 1-1 technical calls Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cloudflare One (SASE)? Some false positives and some false negatives. This is inevitable in a phishing filter. If it were possible, I'd love to see metrics on false positives, false negatives, and a competitive benchmark. It would also be nice to have an admin portal where I could self-report false positives & false negatives Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Cloudflare One (SASE): Do you have any idea how many phishing emails your organization gets currently? You should know that to pick a pricing model. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cloudflare One (SASE) solving and how is that benefiting you? We were deluged by phishing emails. Area 1 catches many of them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Christina Warner of Cloudflare One (SASE) [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/cloudflare-one-sase-review-2323545/official_response/edit) Thank you for sharing your feedback about our service. We're glad to hear that our products performance exceed your expectations! I'll make sure to share your feedback on metrics and competitive benchmarks with our team. It's a great suggestion! Thank you again. Have a great day! 2/25/2020 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Financial Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Financial Services") EF Verified User in Financial Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/16/2019 "Area1 has been great! " 5/5 What do you like best about Cloudflare One (SASE)? Really ups the signal to noise ratio. Frees us to dig on real problems and ignore crap. Feed back from our users to Area1 systems could be smoother. Really wish that was a thing, but absolutely best part is how much more effective our team is at id'ing threats. Targeting them in mass and flagging issues before they hit a users inbox. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cloudflare One (SASE)? Uh. this is embarrassing. today one "change direct deposit" scam email landed into our payroll person.. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Cloudflare One (SASE): I wish Area1 would do protections on personal accounts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cloudflare One (SASE) solving and how is that benefiting you? Nation State threat actors targeting our team. The absolutely best part is how much more effective our team is at id'ing threats. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Christina Warner of Cloudflare One (SASE) [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/cloudflare-one-sase-review-3424498/official_response/edit) Thank you for your incredible review. Our team enjoys doing what they do because of customers like you. We hear you and we'll bring back your recommendations. We are making incredible enhancements and product innovations in this area. Stay tuned for product launch and enhancement announcements! Thank you. 2/24/2020 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller RA Rusmin A. Systems Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/16/2019 "Less phishing in our company!!" 5/5 What do you like best about Cloudflare One (SASE)? The best is simple. We are seeing less and less phish in our mailboxes. Support is really good at responding and updating their policies when new phish come out. So if i phish comes through once, they'll updated policies asap and you won't see the same phish again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cloudflare One (SASE)? Hmm, trying to think. There is nothing specific I dislike. It does its job. Wish I can think of anything but what we use it for is simple and does the job. It stops phish and lowers the amount we get. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Cloudflare One (SASE): If you get phishing emails in your company, I would definitely recommend giving area1 a try. They have proved to me that they can catch some of the most toughest phish out there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cloudflare One (SASE) solving and how is that benefiting you? Lowered the chances of our users accidentally replying to phish and scammers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Christina Warner of Cloudflare One (SASE) [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/cloudflare-one-sase-review-3425049/official_response/edit) Hi Rusmin! It makes our day to hear that we've exceeded your expectations.We sincerely appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with Area 1 Security. On behalf of our entire team, thank you for allowing us to serve you. Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Utilities](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Utilities") UU Verified User in Utilities Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/27/2020 "Effective detections, with little supporting information" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Cloudflare One (SASE)? We consistently see Area1 catch malicious emails that our other security solutions overlook. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Cloudflare One (SASE)? Many times the emails will trigger signatures that don't clearly convey the threat. I've not seen a concise knowledge base or guide to what some of these signatures mean. Providing some additional context can help us better bolster our defenses and determine why other layers may miss these messages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Cloudflare One (SASE) solving and how is that benefiting you? Second layer of defense behind ProofPoint. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ## Questions about Cloudflare One (SASE)? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about Cloudflare One (SASE) ](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-one-sase/discussions/new) GU Guest User What is Cloudflare Area 1 Security used for? 0 Upvotes 0 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-cloudflare-area-1-security-used-for) JH Jeff Hodge • Last activity about 4 years ago Could I get a one on one review of the product? 2 Upvotes 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/could-i-get-a-one-on-one-review-of-the-product) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-one-sase/discuss) ## Pricing Insights Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 1 month ### Return on Investment 9 months ### Average Discount 15% [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-one-sase/pricing) Cloudflare One (SASE) Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_f9b90f9d8d4e2cbdf787403ec274b32f/proofpoint-core-email-protection.jpg "Product Avatar Image") Proofpoint Core Email... 4.6/5(601) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/cloudflare-one-sase-vs-proofpoint-core-email-protection) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_bc9c82db6b8fbc86566d8d997b2c9413/mimecast-advanced-email-security.jpg "Product Avatar Image") Mimecast Advanced Email... 4.4/5(348) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/cloudflare-one-sase-vs-mimecast-advanced-email-security) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_4e2b08dd17397bdc99a5658447cbc589/microsoft-microsoft-defender-for-office-365.jpg "Product Avatar Image") Microsoft Defender for... 4.5/5(299) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/cloudflare-one-sase-vs-microsoft-microsoft-defender-for-office-365) ##### ##### Cloudflare One (SASE) Features Administration Intelligence Reporting Email Integration Suppor Access Management Security Anti-Malware/Anti-Spam Quarantine Anti-Phishing Maintenance Auditing Allow and block lists Network Management Network Segmentation Network Mapping Security Analytics [ View More Features ](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-one-sase/features) ##### Categories on G2 [Zero Trust Networking](https://www.g2.com/categories/zero-trust-networking)[Cloud Email Security](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-email-security)[Email Anti-spam](https://www.g2.com/categories/email-anti-spam) [Zero Trust Networking](https://www.g2.com/categories/zero-trust-networking)[Cloud Email Security](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-email-security)[Email Anti-spam](https://www.g2.com/categories/email-anti-spam)[Data Loss Prevention (DLP)](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-loss-prevention-dlp)[Firewall Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/firewall-software)[Secure Email Gateway](https://www.g2.com/categories/secure-email-gateway)[Secure Web Gateways](https://www.g2.com/categories/secure-web-gateways)[Zero Trust Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/zero-trust-platforms)[Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-access-security-broker-casb)[Cloud Edge Security](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-edge-security)[Secure Service Edge (SSE) Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/secure-service-edge-sse-solutions)[Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/secure-access-service-edge-sase-platforms)[Browser Isolation](https://www.g2.com/categories/browser-isolation)[Network as a Service (NaaS) Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/network-as-a-service-naas-platforms) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);) ##### Explore More [ServiceNow HR Service Delivery vs Leapsome for a mid-size company that wants to modernize how employees interact with HR without committing to a full platform migration?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/hr-service-delivery-servicenow-hr-service-delivery-vs-leapsome-for-a-mid-size-company-that-wants-to-modernize-how-employe)[Which awards management platforms are most trusted by events coordinators based on user reviews?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-awards-management-platforms-are-most-trusted-by-events-coordinators-based-on-user-reviews)[Which retail media advertising platforms have the most reliable performance and transparent management fees so brands actually know what they are paying for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/retail-media-advertising-platforms-which-retail-media-advertising-platforms-have-the-most-reliable-performance-and-transparent-managemen) [Which application portfolio management platforms are actually worth the investment for a 500-plus application environment where rationalization needs to be ongoing and data-driven?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-application-portfolio-management-platforms-are-actually-worth-the-investment-for-a-500-plus-application-environment-where-rationalization-needs-to-be-ongoing-and-data-driven)[Best tools for forecasting cloud usage costs](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-best-tools-for-forecasting-cloud-usage-costs)[Pros and Cons Details](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-one-sase/reviews?qs=pros-and-cons) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)