Cloudflare Spectrum vs SSLMate: What are the differences?

What is Cloudflare Spectrum? DDoS protection for TCP services. Extend the power of Cloudflare's DDoS, TLS, and IP Firewall to not just your web servers, but also your other TCP-based services, keeping them online and secure. Reduce the ability for attackers to snoop and steal sensitive data. Protect your origin and all TCP services you expose to the Internet.

What is SSLMate? Buy SSL Certificates from the Command Line. Automate your renewals. SSLMate is the easiest way for developers and sysadmins to buy SSL certificates.

Cloudflare Spectrum and SSLMate belong to "Security" category of the tech stack.

Some of the features offered by Cloudflare Spectrum are:

• DDoS Protection for TCP Services - ensures all your TCP services are protected against Layer 3 and 4 DDoS attacks, remaining online and performant
• Secure TCP traffic with TLS - encrypts services running on TCP to prevent unencrypted data, such as user credentials, from falling into the wrong hands
• IP Address & Range Blocking - integrates with Cloudflare’s IP Firewall, allowing you to block or challenge IP addresses or entire IP ranges from reaching your TCP services

On the other hand, SSLMate provides the following key features:

• No complicated openssl commands.
• Certs delivered straight to your server.
• Automatic renewals with cron.