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Head-to-Head Specification Audit
Cloudflare vs AWS
Web Developers & Enterprise IT · Global
Specification Matrix
| Metric | Cloudflare | AWS |
|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | CustomBetter | Custom |
| API Rate Limit | 1200 req/min | N/A |
| Target Country | Global | Global |
| Category | Security & CDN | Cloud Hosting & Edge |
| Compliance | GDPR, SOC2, ISO27001, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, FedRAMP | GDPR, CCPA, POPIA, SOC2, ISO27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP |
| Hosting Regions | Global-300-PoPs | US-East, US-West, EU-West, AP-Southeast, AU-East, AF-South-ZA |
| Native Integrations | 8 listedBetter | 7 listed |
Cloudflare — Key Specs
- ✓Free CDN with 300+ global edge nodes reduces page load time by 40-60% for most sites
- ✓DDoS protection rated up to 321 Tbps — largest network capacity in the industry
- ✓Workers serverless platform runs compute at 0ms cold start in 300+ locations globally
- ✓Cloudflare Tunnel exposes private internal services securely without opening firewall ports
AWS — Key Specs
- ✓Cape Town region (af-south-1) provides local ZA data residency for POPIA compliance
- ✓200+ cloud services covering compute, storage, AI, databases, and IoT
- ✓99.99% uptime SLA on core services including S3, RDS, and EC2
- ✓Spot Instances reduce compute costs by up to 90% for fault-tolerant workloads
Frequently Asked Questions
What is cheaper, Cloudflare or AWS?+
Both tools start at $0/mo on their entry plans.
Which tool is better for compliance — Cloudflare or AWS?+
Both support GDPR, SOC2, ISO27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP. Cloudflare additionally supports PCI-DSS. AWS additionally supports CCPA, POPIA.
Is Cloudflare or AWS compliant with South Africa's POPIA?+
AWS supports POPIA compliance. Cloudflare does not list POPIA as a supported framework.
Which tool is better suited for Global?+
Cloudflare is evaluated for Web Developers & Enterprise IT in Global with hosting regions: Global-300-PoPs. AWS has hosting regions: US-East, US-West, EU-West, AP-Southeast, AU-East, AF-South-ZA. For data residency in Global, check each vendor's data processing agreements.
Data last verified: 25 June 2026
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