This is an honest, side-by-side comparison — not a claim that we beat Cloudflare at everything. SucuraGuard WAF is a reverse-proxy web application firewall on our own AS398999 anycast network. If you want to keep your existing DNS, cover unlimited domains at a flat price, and get real bot and rate-limit controls without an enterprise contract, that's where SucuraGuard fits. If you want a full CDN, authoritative DNS hosting, or edge compute, Cloudflare's larger platform covers that ground and we don't pretend otherwise.
This page is an honest comparison, not a takedown. SucuraGuard WAF is a reverse-proxy web application firewall on Sucura's own AS398999 anycast network: one A-record at your existing DNS provider, unlimited domains at a flat price, and bot management plus Layer-7 rate limiting starting on the $20/mo tier — controls Cloudflare largely reserves for Enterprise. Cloudflare remains the better choice if you need a full CDN, authoritative DNS, edge compute, or its much larger global network. The right answer depends on what you actually need a WAF vendor to do.
Cloudflare runs a much larger network and a much bigger product line than we do — that's stated plainly below, not hidden. This table is about fit, not a scoreboard.
| Category | SucuraGuard WAF | Cloudflare WAF |
|---|---|---|
| Onboarding / DNS | One A-record at your existing DNS provider. Your nameservers, registrar, and other records are untouched. | Default onboarding moves your authoritative DNS to Cloudflare's nameservers. A CNAME-based partial setup exists but is gated to the Business plan. |
| Domains & pricing model | Unlimited domains on every tier, including Free — one flat monthly fee per account. | Plans are priced and largely scoped per zone/domain; covering many domains at higher tiers adds cost per site. |
| Bot management tier | Scored bot-signal engine and credential-stuffing defence from Pro, $20/mo. | Basic bot-fight mode on lower tiers; full Bot Management is effectively an Enterprise-only feature. |
| L7 rate limiting tier | Token-bucket Layer-7 rate limiting from Pro, $20/mo. | Available as an add-on or bundled higher up the plan ladder; meaningful API-security controls sit near Enterprise. |
| DDoS included | Yes — L3/L4 DDoS scrubbing runs on the same AS398999 anycast network as the WAF, one bill. | Yes — Cloudflare's network also absorbs volumetric DDoS traffic as part of its edge. |
| Self-serve | Yes — add site/origin, get a pre-issued certificate, add the A-record, done in the Nexus panel. | Yes — Cloudflare's dashboard is also fully self-serve, with a large free tier. |
| Network size / PoPs | Four PoPs: Toronto, Chicago, Frankfurt, Singapore. Smaller footprint — said plainly. | Far larger — Cloudflare operates one of the biggest anycast networks in the world, with PoPs across most regions. |
| Full CDN / DNS / Workers | No. Anycast edge caching and Always Online only — not a CDN, no image optimization, no edge compute, no DNS hosting. | Yes — full CDN with image optimization, authoritative DNS hosting, and the Workers edge-compute platform. |
These are the specific situations where sites tell us SucuraGuard is the better call — not a claim that it's better in general.
We'd rather tell you this upfront than have you find out after switching. If any of the following is what you actually need, Cloudflare is the right tool.
Cloudflare's CDN includes image optimization and broad asset acceleration beyond caching. SucuraGuard offers anycast edge caching and Always Online, but it isn't a CDN and we don't pretend it is.
If you'd rather have one vendor host your DNS zone and manage every record, Cloudflare's nameservers do that. SucuraGuard is intentionally an A-record-only reverse proxy, not a DNS host.
Workers, Zero Trust access, and Cloudflare's wider platform are real products we don't build. If your roadmap includes edge functions or access control beyond a WAF, Cloudflare covers it natively.
Cloudflare's anycast footprint is far larger than our four PoPs. If raw global presence and edge density matter most for your traffic pattern, that scale is a genuine Cloudflare strength.
Per account, unlimited domains on every tier. Prices below are draft and subject to change; Cloudflare's public pricing (cited for comparison) is Free $0, Pro roughly $20/mo annual (~$25/mo month-to-month after their May 2026 increase), Business roughly $200/mo annual (~$250/mo month-to-month), and Enterprise custom — with meaningful bot management and API security effectively gated to Enterprise.