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Application Services

One global edge for protecting and accelerating every request.

Security, performance, routing, and compliance controls run close to users before traffic reaches your application.

Request flow

Each request can pass through the right services, close to the end user.

Cloudflare sits in front of applications so teams can translate, protect, accelerate, route, and observe traffic through one control plane.

Cloudflare connectivity cloud One control plane, accessible via API or UI
🌍 Global users
Traffic enters the edge and services run in sequence
DNS Translate domain to IP
Data Localization and compliance controls
Security WAF · DDoS · Bot · API Shield
CDN Cache · Reserve · Origin Shield
Load Waiting Room · Load Balancing
Routing Argo Smart Routing
▤ Your website Origin
Market recognition

WAF market leader

Cloudflare's WAF helps protect applications and APIs from known and emerging threats at global edge scale.

Forrester Wave WAF report ↗
Compliance posture

Recognizable certifications and programs

Cloudflare provides certifications, reports, and platform controls that help your teams meet security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.

ISO 27001Certified
ISO 27018Certified
ISO 27701Certified
SOC 2Type II
PCI DSS4.0
Global CBPRPrivacy Rules
Global PRPProcessors
EU Cloud Codeof Conduct
Compliance resources ↗
Operational model

One control plane

Policies, routing, caching, security rules, and API-first automation are managed from one Cloudflare account experience.

Choose the demo path

Split the same edge story into security or performance.

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Application Security

DDoS Protection, Security Rules, Bot Management, WAF, Rate Limiting, and API Shield — every layer of defense at the Cloudflare edge.

DDoS•WAF•Bot•API Shield
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Application Performance

CDN, cache, load balancing, smart routing, and asset transformations — every layer of speed at the Cloudflare edge.

CDN•Cache•Load Balancing•Images
Explore Performance →