Cloudflare vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Comparison
Compare Cloudflare vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure features, pricing, and more.
Last updated: November 2026
Cloudflare
7.6/10
Cloudflare is a global edge network. It offers CDN, DNS, DDoS protection and a WAF, plus serverless compute and storage (Workers, R2, D1) for developers and businesses.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
6.7/10
Oracle's public cloud platform, offering pay-as-you-go compute, Kubernetes, serverless functions, managed databases and storage, mainly for enterprises and developers.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7.6/10 | 6.7/10 |
| Analytics | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Cost | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Customization | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Ease of Use | 7/10 | 4/10 |
| Integration | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Reliability | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Scalability | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Security | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Support | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Cheapest paid plan | $5/mo Workers Paid | Contact for pricing |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free | Free Always Free |
| Features | ||
| Managed Databases | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Serverless Functions | ||
| API and CLI | Not listed | |
| Cloud Compute | Not listed | |
| Content Delivery Network | Not listed | |
| DDoS Protection | Not listed | |
| Dedicated Servers | Not listed | |
| Free SSL Certificates | Not listed | |
| Managed Kubernetes | Not listed | |
| Multiple Regions | Not listed | |
| Shared Hosting | Not listed | |
| Uptime SLA | Not listed | |
| VPS Hosting | Not listed | |
Cloudflare vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure cost by team size
Cloudflare and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure cost the same at every team size we checked.
| Team size | Cloudflare | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree | FreeAlways Free |
| 5 users | FreeFree | FreeAlways Free |
| 10 users | FreeFree | FreeAlways Free |
| 25 users | FreeFree | FreeAlways Free |
| 50 users | FreeFree | FreeAlways Free |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose Cloudflare
- Higher Ease of Use score (7/10 vs 4/10)
- Higher Cost score (9/10 vs 7/10)
- Better fit for small business (7/10 vs 4/10)
- Better fit for startups (9/10 vs 6/10)
Why choose Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Our data shows no clear advantage over Cloudflare.
Pros & Cons
Cloudflare
Pros
- The free plan includes unmetered DDoS protection, a CDN, a WAF and universal SSL.
- R2 object storage charges no egress fees.
- Workers has very low entry pricing: a $5 monthly minimum and $0.30 per additional million requests.
- The Business plan adds a 100 percent uptime SLA and PCI DSS compliance for $200 a month billed annually.
Cons
- Reviewers report slow support on Free and Pro, which have no chat or phone support.
- Global outages in November and December 2025 disrupted many sites at the same time.
- Reviewers report billing problems, such as charges after cancelling add-ons.
- It offers no traditional shared hosting, VPS or dedicated servers, so you still need an origin host for conventional workloads.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Pros
- Large permanent free tier with Arm VMs, 200 GB of block storage, two Autonomous Databases and 10 TB of monthly egress.
- 10 TB of outbound data transfer a month at no charge, which reviewers praise next to typical hyperscaler egress fees.
- Strong fit for Oracle Database and Oracle application workloads, with Autonomous Database and MySQL HeatWave offered as managed services.
- Flexible VM shapes let you set OCPU and memory independently.
- OCI Functions runs on the open source Fn Project, so you can develop locally and avoid some lock-in.
Cons
- Oracle halved the free Arm A1 allowance in June 2026 without a public announcement.
- Free instances can be reclaimed when idle, and Arm capacity in a home region is often unavailable.
- Reviewers on PeerSpot and G2 describe technical support as slow and sometimes automated.
- Networking setup (VCNs, routing, hybrid connectivity) is described as more complex than on AWS.
- Sign-up requires a card and phone number, and Trustpilot users report repeated card rejections.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Cloudflare scores higher on our Hosting & Infrastructure criteria: 7.6/10 against 6.7/10 for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The largest gap is in Ease of Use: 7/10 for Cloudflare and 4/10 for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Both are free for 10 users.
Yes, both Cloudflare and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure have a free plan.
Cloudflare is the better fit for small business: we rate it 7/10 for them, against 4/10 for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
