Hosting & Infrastructure
Cloudflare
The one to look at when bandwidth is the line item that keeps surprising you.
What Cloudflare is
Cloudflare offers static hosting, edge compute and a CDN on the same network that fronts a large share of the web. Its distinguishing commercial feature is that bandwidth is not metered the way most competitors meter it.
Where it earns the shortlist
Choose Cloudflare when
- Traffic is high and bandwidth costs are the main concern
- You already use Cloudflare for DNS and security
- You want compute genuinely close to the visitor
Look elsewhere when
- Your framework needs a full Node runtime that the edge does not provide
- The team wants the smoothest possible framework integration
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Pricing
Generous free tier and no bandwidth metering on static assets, which makes costs predictable at scale.
Our take
Cloudflare wins on economics at high traffic and loses on framework ergonomics. Below a certain traffic level the ergonomics matter more.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cloudflare cheaper than other hosts?
At high traffic, usually yes, because static asset bandwidth is not metered the way most competitors meter it. At low traffic the difference is negligible and framework integration matters more.
Can you host a static site on Cloudflare?
Yes. Static sites are served from Cloudflare’s global network, with edge compute available for anything that needs to run per request.
At a glance
- Category
- Hosting and CDN
- Best for
- High-traffic estates where bandwidth cost dominates
- Pricing shape
- Free tier plus unmetered static bandwidth
- House view
- Wins on economics, loses on ergonomics
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