Comparison

Cloudflare vs Paddle

Overview

Helping build a better Internet

Cloudflare is a cloud connectivity platform providing CDN, DDoS protection, DNS, Zero Trust security, serverless compute (Workers), and network-as-a-service at global scale.

Paddle

The complete payments, tax, and subscriptions solution for software companies

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Paddle is a merchant of record payments platform for SaaS and software companies, handling global payments, subscription billing, tax compliance, and fraud so you can focus on building.

Features

—CDN and performance
—DDoS protection
—DNS management
—Zero Trust access (SASE)
—Workers serverless platform
—Web Application Firewall
—Load balancing
—Bot management

—Merchant of record
—Payment processing
—Subscription billing
—Global tax compliance (200+ countries)
—Fraud prevention
—Analytics dashboard
—Checkout optimization
—Automated invoicing

Pricing

Cloudflare

freemiumFree plan available

Plan	Price	Notes
Free	Free	Free tier for personal or hobby projects.
Pro	$20/mo	Per domain/month billed annually; $25 monthly option.
Business	$200/mo	Per domain/month billed annually; $250 monthly option.
Contract	Contact sales	Custom annual pricing for mission-critical use cases.