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CloudFlare vs Uploadcare: What are the differences?

Developers describe CloudFlare as "The Web Performance & Security Company". Cloudflare speeds up and protects millions of websites, APIs, SaaS services, and other properties connected to the Internet. On the other hand, Uploadcare is detailed as "File uploads, media processing, and adaptive delivery for web and mobile". Uploadcare is a complete file handling platform for online business. Receive files from you users via File Uploader or File Upload API, implement image optimization and transformations with Image CDN API, and get HIPAA-compliant storage.

CloudFlare belongs to "Content Delivery Network" category of the tech stack, while Uploadcare can be primarily classified under "File Uploads".

Some of the features offered by CloudFlare are:

  • CDN
  • WAF (Web Application Firewall)
  • DDOS Protection

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

  • Stores files in Uploadcare Storage or connects to your AWS S3 buckets
  • Delivers content in an instant across 5 continents with Uploadcare CDN
  • Takes minutes to integrate thanks to series of guides for most popular Web platforms, programming languages, and frameworks

"Easy setup, great cdn" is the top reason why over 398 developers like CloudFlare, while over 7 developers mention "Great team" as the leading cause for choosing Uploadcare.

According to the StackShare community, CloudFlare has a broader approval, being mentioned in 2326 company stacks & 726 developers stacks; compared to Uploadcare, which is listed in 13 company stacks and 4 developer stacks.

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Pros of CloudFlare
Pros of Uploadcare
  • 426
    Easy setup, great cdn
  • 278
    Free ssl
  • 200
    Easy setup
  • 191
    Security
  • 181
    Ssl
  • 98
    Great cdn
  • 77
    Optimizer
  • 71
    Simple
  • 44
    Great UI
  • 28
    Great js cdn
  • 12
    AutoMinify
  • 12
    HTTP/2 Support
  • 12
    Apps
  • 12
    DNS Analytics
  • 9
    Ipv6
  • 9
    Rocket Loader
  • 9
    Easy
  • 8
    Fantastic CDN service
  • 8
    IPv6 "One Click"
  • 7
    DNSSEC
  • 7
    Free GeoIP
  • 7
    Amazing performance
  • 7
    API
  • 7
    Cheapest SSL
  • 7
    Nice DNS
  • 7
    SSHFP
  • 6
    SPDY
  • 6
    Free and reliable, Faster then anyone else
  • 5
    Asynchronous resource loading
  • 5
    Ubuntu
  • 4
    Global Load Balancing
  • 4
    Easy Use
  • 4
    Performance
  • 3
    CDN
  • 2
    Support for SSHFP records
  • 2
    Registrar
  • 1
    Web3
  • 1
    Прохси
  • 1
    HTTPS3/Quic
  • 10
    Great team
  • 6
    Simple image upload with widget
  • 5
    Easy to integrate into any website
  • 5
    Awesome support
  • 1
    <a href="http://fixbit.com/">useful tool</a>

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Cons of CloudFlare
Cons of Uploadcare
  • 2
    No support for SSHFP records
  • 2
    Expensive when you exceed their fair usage limits
  • 1
    Upload widget is large (114KB)
  • 0
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What is CloudFlare?

Cloudflare speeds up and protects millions of websites, APIs, SaaS services, and other properties connected to the Internet.

What is Uploadcare?

Uploadcare is file management platform and a CDN for user-generated content. It is a robust file API for uploading, managing, processing, rendering, optimizing, and delivering users’ content.

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