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AMP vs Cloudflare

Based on 70 and 2926 real audits

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MetricAMPCloudflareWinner
Performance4853Cloudflare
Accessibility8689Cloudflare
Best Practices8988AMP
SEO9390AMP
Security7072Cloudflare
TTFB634ms356msCloudflare
Composite7677Cloudflare
Performance
AMP
48
Cloudflare
53
Accessibility
AMP
86
Cloudflare
89
Security
AMP
70
Cloudflare
72
SEO
AMP
93
Cloudflare
90
Composite
AMP
76
Cloudflare
77

Cloudflare outperforms AMP in 5 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (77 vs 76). AMP leads in best practices, SEO.

When to choose AMP

Choose AMP when your primary concern is SEO and best practices. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.

When to choose Cloudflare

Choose Cloudflare when your primary concern is server response time and performance. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 70 audited AMP sites and 2926 audited Cloudflare sites in the BeaverCheck database. Every audit runs the same 100+ checks — Lighthouse performance, security headers, accessibility, SEO, server response time — against a real URL. No vendor input, no sponsorship, no affiliate links. Read the full methodology →

FAQ

Which is faster, AMP or Cloudflare?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Cloudflare sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (53 vs 48 on average).
Which has better security, AMP or Cloudflare?
Cloudflare sites score higher on security analysis (72 vs 70 on average).
Which has better accessibility, AMP or Cloudflare?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Cloudflare (89 vs 86). Both technologies can be made fully accessible with care — the difference reflects common patterns in the sampled sites, not inherent platform limits.
Which is better for SEO, AMP or Cloudflare?
AMP sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (93 vs 90 on average), which cover meta tags, crawlability, mobile friendliness, and structured data. Content strategy and backlinks still matter more than platform choice for ranking.
Which has faster server response (TTFB), AMP or Cloudflare?
Cloudflare sites show lower Time to First Byte (356 ms vs 634 ms on average). TTFB depends heavily on hosting and CDN setup rather than the technology itself, but the sampled sites suggest a meaningful difference in common deployment patterns.
Should I choose AMP or Cloudflare for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. Cloudflare scores higher on overall composite score while AMP may excel in metrics you care about most. Run a free BeaverCheck audit on a real site using each to compare the metrics relevant to your use case.
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