Cloudflare · 2 categories · RankedCloudflare One
Standing by category
| Category | Function | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Quadrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zero trust network access | Network and edge | 35% | 1 of 71 | 0% | 29 | endorsed leader |
| SASE platforms | Network and edge | 23% | 3 of 43 | 11% | 44 | accepted challenger |
Movement
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Negative | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Kimi K2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
By framing
What the models said for it
Verbatim evidence the judge attached to positive labels.
“The best ZTNA solution for a company with a limited budget is Cloudflare Zero Trust (free tier) + Duo Essentials (from $3/user).” Llama 4 Maverick · ZTNA · budget prompt · first choice
“Cloudflare Zero Trust is free up to 50 users ... making it an accessible and powerful choice for businesses of all sizes.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · ZTNA · budget prompt · first choice
“the best ZTNA choice is usually Cloudflare Zero Trust if you want the lowest-cost practical option for a small team” Perplexity Sonar · ZTNA · budget prompt · first choice
“I'd suggest starting with Cloudflare One ($7/user/month) or NordLayer, as they offer the lowest entry points.” Kimi K2 · SASE · budget prompt · first choice
And against it
Verbatim evidence attached to negative labels. A warning on a product with few labels is a warning; on a product with many, it is one voice among them.
“Analysts rank Cloudflare's global network as top-tier but its SSE capabilities as the least mature among major contenders.” Kimi K2 · SASE · negative prompt · soft negative
“Recent outages (e.g., 2025 config change hit 19 countries), steep learning curve, setup complexity” Grok 4.1 Fast · SASE · negative prompt · soft negative
“usually positioned more as a platform choice than the simplest mid-market SASE rollout” Perplexity Sonar · SASE · direct prompt · soft negative
“For smaller teams or simple web‑security needs; less depth in advanced SSE features.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · SASE · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
Named alongside
What carried it into the answer
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list, four of the twelve in this edition, so these counts come from 194 of the 237 answers that named Cloudflare One and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
568 of the 568 domain citations in answers naming Cloudflare One came from somebody else's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
Names read as Cloudflare One
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