Industry Analyst Highlights

Learn what leading industry analysts have to say about Cloudflare and our suite of products and solutions.

  • analysts2021 Q1

    2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice - Web Application Firewalls

    Thu, March 25, 2021 

    Cloudflare has been recognised as Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for WAF vendor in 2021. These distinctions recognize vendors and products that are highly rated by their customers. The data collected represents a top-level synthesis of vendor software products most valued by IT Enterprise professionals.

  • analysts2021 Q1

    The Forrester Wave™: DDoS Mitigation Solutions, Q1 2021

    Wed, March 3, 2021 

    Forrester Research, Inc. evaluated 11 of the most significant providers in the market for DDoS Mitigation based on 28-criteria across current offering, strategy, and market presence. In the report, “The Forrester WaveTM: DDoS Mitigation Solutions, Q1 2021” Cloudflare was named a ‘Leader’.

  • analysts2020 Q4

    Quadrant Knowledge Solutions 2020 SPARK Matrix of Bot Management

    Wed, December 30, 2020 

    Cloudflare is Recognized as Leader in the 2020 SPARK Matrix of Bot Management Market.

  • analysts2020 Q4

    Frost & Sullivan Frost Radar™: Global Holistic Web Protection Market

    Wed, December 30, 2020 

    Cloudflare is named as the innovation leader in the Global Holistic Web Protection Market for 2020 by Frost & Sullivan.

  • analysts2020 Q4

    The 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Web Application Firewalls

    Wed, October 21, 2020 

    Cloudflare received the highest placement in the “Ability to Execute” axis, and furthest placement for its completeness of vision in the Challengers’ quadrant, in the 2020 “Magic Quadrant for Web Application Firewalls” report.

  • analysts2020 Q4

    Forrester Opportunity Snapshot study shows rise in Zero Trust adoption

    Thu, October 15, 2020 

    Cloudflare commissioned Forrester Consulting to explore the impact of 2020’s disruptions on security strategy and operations among companies of all sizes. This Opportunity Snapshot survey examines how the understanding and adoption of Zero Trust security has radically accelerated in 2020, and explores what security decision makers at 317 organizations around the world plan to do to enable Zero Trust security architecture in 2021.

  • analysts2020 Q3

    Cloudflare recognized as a representative vendor in Gartner's 2020 Market Guide for Zero Trust Network Access

    Mon, July 13, 2020 

    Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) platforms replace broken corporate perimeters with individual access boundaries around your most critical applications. We’re excited that Gartner has named Cloudflare as a representative ZTNA-as-a-Service vendor in the 2020 Gartner Market Guide for Zero Trust Network Access.

  • analysts2020 Q2

    Cloudflare named a Leader in the Omdia Market Radar for Zero Trust Access report

    Mon, April 13, 2020 

    Cloudflare has been named as a leading provider of Zero Trust Access (ZTA) in the Omdia Market Radar for Zero Trust Access. In the report, Omdia explores the rise of Zero Trust Access as a response to shortcomings in VPNs, and the rapid expansion of remote work and cloud computing.

  • report2020 Q1

    The Forrester New Wave™: Function-As-A-Service Platforms, Q1 2020

    Thu, February 27, 2020 

    Forrester Research, Inc. evaluated 9 of the most significant providers in the emerging market for function-as-a-service (FaaS) based on 10-criteria across current offering and strategy. In the report, “The Forrester New Wave™: Function-As-A-Service Platforms, Q1 2020” Cloudflare was named a ‘Strong Performer’.

  • white paper2019 Q3

    Forrester Opportunity Snapshot: Internet Applications Don’t Need To Sacrifice Performance for Security

    Thu, July 25, 2019 

    See the results of a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Cloudflare on trends for cloud network adoption, usage, and challenges for enterprises around the world.

  • webinar2019 Q2

    The Morphing DDoS and Bot Landscape: Featuring Guest Speaker from IDC

    Mon, April 29, 2019 

    Watch this webinar with guest speaker Romain Fouchereau, Manager of the Security Appliance Program, European Systems and Infrastructure Solutions at IDC and Cloudflare, recently named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide DDoS Prevention Solutions 2019 Vendor Assessment.

  • webinar2019 Q2

    Defending Threats Beyond DDoS Attacks: Featuring Guest Speaker from IDC

    Tue, April 16, 2019 

    Watch this webinar with guest speaker Christopher Rodriguez, Research Manager of Cybersecurity Products for IDC and Cloudflare, recently named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide DDoS Prevention Solutions 2019 Vendor Assessment.

  • Trends in DDoS and Bots for 2019: Featuring Guest Speaker from IDC

    Wed, April 3, 2019 

    Join this webinar with guest speaker Cathy Huang, Associate Research Director for IDC’s Asia/Pacific Services Research Group and Cloudflare, recently named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide DDoS Prevention Solutions 2019 Vendor Assessment.

  • report2019 Q1

    IDC MarketScape: Worldwide DDoS Prevention Solutions 2019

    Fri, March 1, 2019 

    Cloudflare has been named a "Leader" in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide DDoS Prevention Solutions 2019 Vendor Assessment.

  • webinar2018 Q4

    The Advent of Serverless Technologies: Featuring Guest Speaker from IDC

    Thu, December 6, 2018 

    Watch this webinar with guest speaker Arnal Dayaratna, Research Director, Software Development for IDC and Cloudflare. In this recorded webinar, Cloudflare and a guest speaker from IDC discuss: the current role of network service providers, challenges facing IT in the current cloud environment, what is serverless and how it’s changing application development landscape, and how Cloudflare is working to help push the boundaries with serverless.

  • report2017 Q4

    The Forrester Wave™: DDoS Mitigation Solutions

    Thu, December 7, 2017 

    Forrester Research, Inc. evaluated 11 DDoS mitigation providers based on current offering, strategy, and market presence in the DDoS market. In the report, “The Forrester Wave™: DDoS Mitigation Solutions, Q4 2017”, Cloudflare was recognized as a leader and given the highest possible scores in 15 criteria.