# Cloudflare Magic Transit: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/cloudflare-magic-transit/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDoS protection | 2% | 8 | 50% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Generally considered the best overall choice" (MiniMax M2.5, DDoS)

## And against it

- "~$3,000/month | Network-level mitigation for large enterprises" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, DDoS)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- DDoS protection: 0% to 2%, +3. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 8 of 58.

## In its own words

What Cloudflare Magic Transit's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Secure your network and improve performance at Cloudflare scale. (https://developers.cloudflare.com/magic-transit)
- For: Enterprise-only (https://developers.cloudflare.com/magic-transit)
- Hosting: Cloudflare’s global network
- Customers named: Shopify

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.