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Product scores<br>48 products, one operator, a decade of production. 14 recommended · 28 with caveats · 6 not recommended. Would I recommend each one today, out of 10?<br>ProductCategoryScore &darr;Score meterUpdatedOpenCDN & CachingNetwork10/10

Jul 12, 2026DDoS ProtectionSecurity10/10

Jul 12, 2026DNSNetwork10/10

Jul 12, 2026WorkersCompute10/10

Jul 12, 2026Access (Zero Trust)SASE / Zero Trust9/10

Jul 12, 2026Cloudflare TunnelSASE / Zero Trust9/10

Jul 12, 2026KVStorage9/10

Jul 12, 2026SSL/TLSSecurity9/10

Jul 12, 2026WAFSecurity9/10

Jul 12, 2026Email RoutingNetwork8/10

Jul 12, 2026HyperdriveStorage8/10

Jul 12, 2026RegistrarNetwork8/10

Jul 12, 2026TurnstileSecurity8/10

Jul 12, 2026WorkflowsCompute8/10

Jul 12, 2026AI GatewayAI7/10

Jul 12, 2026Browser RunCompute7/10

Jul 12, 2026Email WorkersCompute7/10

Jul 12, 2026Rate LimitingSecurity7/10

Jul 12, 2026RulesNetwork7/10

Jul 12, 2026SnippetsNetwork7/10

Jul 12, 2026StreamMedia7/10

Jul 12, 2026Workers Analytics EngineStorage7/10

Jul 12, 2026Argo Smart RoutingNetwork6/10

Jul 12, 2026Bot ManagementNetwork6/10

Jul 12, 2026Email ServiceCompute6/10

Jul 12, 2026GatewaySASE / Zero Trust6/10

Jul 12, 2026ImagesMedia6/10

Jul 12, 2026Load BalancingNetwork6/10

Jul 12, 2026PagesCompute6/10

Jul 12, 2026QueuesStorage6/10

Jul 12, 2026R2Storage6/10

Jul 12, 2026Secrets StoreSecurity6/10

Jul 12, 2026Waiting RoomNetwork6/10

Jul 12, 2026Workers for PlatformsCompute6/10

Jul 12, 2026API ShieldNetwork5/10

Jul 12, 2026ContainersCompute5/10

Jul 12, 2026PipelinesStorage5/10

Jul 12, 2026Rate Limiting (Workers binding)Compute5/10

Jul 12, 2026RealtimeMedia5/10

Jul 12, 2026SpectrumNetwork5/10

Jul 12, 2026VectorizeAI5/10

Jul 12, 2026Web AnalyticsNetwork5/10

Jul 12, 2026AI SearchAI4/10

Jul 12, 2026ZarazNetwork4/10

Jul 12, 2026Cloudflare FontsNetwork3/10

Jul 12, 2026D1Storage3/10

Jul 12, 2026Workers AIAI3/10

Jul 12, 2026Durable ObjectsCompute2/10

Jul 12, 2026<br>Scoring: 8–10 recommend &middot; 5–7 recommend with caveats &middot; 0–4 would not recommend. Personal, anecdotal opinions from a decade of production use — how to read these.