Differences Between Cloudflare Free and Pro
Updated 3 weeks ago
Cloudflare's free plan includes the speed and protection features most websites need: a global CDN, unlimited DDoS protection, and TCP Turbo. The Pro plan adds advanced security rules, image optimization, and Cloudflare ticket support.
As Cloudflare Optimized Partners, we at Duplika can enable it at no extra cost on all our plans, and the free plan is enough for most use cases. If your site needs advanced features later on, you can upgrade to the Pro plan without any issues. If you haven't activated it yet, follow the guide to activate Cloudflare.
What each plan includes
This table compares the features of the free plan (Free) and the paid plan (Pro):
Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
Global CDN (334+ locations) | Yes | Yes |
Unlimited DDoS protection | Yes | Yes |
TCP Turbo | Yes | Yes |
OWASP Core Ruleset | No | Yes |
Image optimization with Polish | No | Yes |
Automatic mobile optimization | No | Yes |
Super Bot Fight Mode | No | Yes |
Cloudflare Managed Ruleset | No | Yes |
Cache Analytics | No | Yes |
Ticket support | No | Yes |
How to check which node routes your site
You can check which Cloudflare data center routes traffic to your domain by adding /cdn-cgi/trace to the end of the URL.
Open your domain in a browser and add
/cdn-cgi/traceto the end of the address (for example,https://duplika.com/cdn-cgi/trace).Look for the line in the results that starts with
colo=.
The value of colo= indicates the Cloudflare node your site is routed through: colo=EZE corresponds to Cloudflare's data center in Ezeiza, Argentina.
Each visitor accesses the physically closest copy of the site, so the value of colo= may vary depending on where the request is made.