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Cloudflare Access

byCloudflare
in IT Security
4.5

Overview

Product Information on Cloudflare Access

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Cloudflare Access?

Cloudflare Access is a software solution that provides secure access management for internal applications and resources by verifying user identity and device posture before granting entry. This software integrates with identity providers, supports multi-factor authentication, and enables administrators to set granular access policies based on user and group attributes. It functions as a gateway to protect applications without relying on traditional VPNs, reducing potential attack surfaces. Cloudflare Access is designed to support secure remote work by ensuring that only authorized users can reach sensitive systems, thereby addressing challenges related to network security, remote access control, and compliance requirements for organizations.

Cloudflare Access Pricing

Cloudflare Access software is offered through a subscription-based pricing model, with tiers that vary according to the number of users and features required. The software provides monthly and annual billing options, and the overall cost depends on the specific plan selected, which may include limitations on users, applications, and associated security features.

Overall experience with Cloudflare Access

Manager, IT Security and Risk Management
<50M USD, Healthcare and Biotech
FAVORABLE

“High Security Levels Reported for Cloudflare Zero Trust Despite Setup Difficulties”

4.0
Jul 16, 2025
Cloudflare Zero Trust security solution is good, reliable and secure. Enforces strict identity-based access control, but the setup process in a wide infrastructure is complex. Finally, we have integrated two solutions.
SDM for Remote Access
<50M USD, Construction
CRITICAL

“Struggles and Successes with Current Platform Implementation”

3.0
Dec 30, 2024
The implementation has been difficult to execute, some features within the platform are missing. On the bright side, CF Team are doing all they can to assist us and fix things on their end.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 25th July 2024

Cloudflare, is a provider of WAAP, SASE, SSE, SD-WAN, CDN, and Edge Developer services. Cloudflare empowers organizations to make their employees, applications and networks faster and more secure everywhere, while reducing complexity and cost. Cloudflare delivers all services from a single intelligent global network platform, providing customers with a unified platform of cloud-native products and developer tools, so any organization can gain the control they need to work, develop, and accelerate their business.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2009
Head office location
San Francisco, United States
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
Website
https://www.cloudflare.com

Key Insights

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Reviewer Insights for: Cloudflare Access
Deciding Factors: Cloudflare Access Vs. Market Average

Cloudflare Access Likes & Dislikes

Like

The security is very high and the price compared to other solutions is low when you already have a business account.

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Like

Easy to deploy and easy for the user to use. It's great that customers can use both Magic WAN and Cloudflared as deployment methods. Other vendors would offer either IPSec or reverse proxy solutions. Their team are motivated to help and develop their product together with the customer.

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Like

How well the service scales and how much information is provided in the logs

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Dislike

Complexity in the deployment and integration of a medium-sized company.

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Dislike

Missing functionality that does not allow technical teams to view essential information in the dashboard - that would concern mainly the on-ramp connection/ device profile assignment. Manual set-up of static routes for Magic Wan or split tunneling settings that increases the amount of manual labour needed as well as the probablitity of the human error. (no dynamic protocols at all) Lack of geolocation settings for Cloudflared proxies, lack of grouping of reverse proxies, manual addition of the routes once more, lack of failover from CFed to Magic WAN Cumbersome UI and policy dashboard that makes policy management difficult in a big organisation. A problematic client that spawns a lot of single-user issues across the whole organisation. Lack of customisation when it comes to ingress/egress GWs. Egress IPs need to be purchased as a separate package. Overall, enterprise solution getting the same set of options/ features as users on the 'free plan'

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Dislike

The UI can be a little confusing at times, diagnosing issues can be a little difficult and the the logs sometimes contain too much information.

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Peer Discussions

Cloudflare Access Reviews and Ratings

4.5

(208 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
61%
4 Star
35%
3 Star
4%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.6

Service & Support

4.4

Product Capabilities

4.7

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  • Manager, IT Security and Risk Management
    <50M USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    High Security Levels Reported for Cloudflare Zero Trust Despite Setup Difficulties

    4.0
    Jul 16, 2025
    Cloudflare Zero Trust security solution is good, reliable and secure. Enforces strict identity-based access control, but the setup process in a wide infrastructure is complex. Finally, we have integrated two solutions.
  • MARKETING MANAGER
    <50M USD
    Retail
    Review Source

    Overall a fantastic solution with a great future.

    4.0
    Oct 28, 2025
    Overall CloudFlare Access is fantastic, it has helped us simplify our access management and move away from multiple open-source solutions we were managing independently.
  • SENIOR DEVELOPER
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Secure, Simple Access Control with a Game-Changing Tunnel Feature

    5.0
    Apr 23, 2025
    Cloudflare Access has been an essential part of our zero-trust strategy. It allows us to secure internal applications without the complexity of traditional VPNs. The standout feature for us is Cloudflare Tunnel it lets us expose local apps to the internet securely without opening any ports or managing reverse proxies. Setup is fast, and the level of control you get over who can access what is impressive.
  • SDM for Remote Access
    <50M USD
    Construction
    Review Source

    Struggles and Successes with Current Platform Implementation

    3.0
    Dec 30, 2024
    The implementation has been difficult to execute, some features within the platform are missing. On the bright side, CF Team are doing all they can to assist us and fix things on their end.
  • Sr. DevSecOps Engineer
    <50M USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Cloudflare Zero Trust: A Modern Solution for Modern Problems.

    5.0
    Dec 31, 2024
    Cloudflare Zero Trust is an outstanding solution for our organization because it provides a secure, scalable way to protect users, devices, and applications without relying on traditional perimeter-based security. It was easy to integrate with existing systems which made for a rather easy transition for users. Support documentation is easy to access and follow, but can be limited depending on the topic.
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