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Cloudflare Stream vs New Relic

Based on 1 and 177 real audits

MetricCloudflare StreamNew RelicWinner
Performance8135Cloudflare Stream
Accessibility9589Cloudflare Stream
Best Practices8185New Relic
SEO9290Cloudflare Stream
Security6665Cloudflare Stream
TTFB415ms236msNew Relic
Composite7672Cloudflare Stream
Performance
Cloudflare Stream
81
New Relic
35
Accessibility
Cloudflare Stream
95
New Relic
89
Security
Cloudflare Stream
66
New Relic
65
SEO
Cloudflare Stream
92
New Relic
90
Composite
Cloudflare Stream
76
New Relic
72

Cloudflare Stream outperforms New Relic in 5 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (76 vs 72). New Relic leads in best practices, TTFB.

When to choose Cloudflare Stream

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

When to choose New Relic

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

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 1 audited Cloudflare Stream sites and 177 audited New Relic 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 →

Small sample: one or both technologies have fewer than 10 audited sites. Treat these numbers as directional — medians stabilize around 20–30 audits per side.

FAQ

Which is faster, Cloudflare Stream or New Relic?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Cloudflare Stream sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (81 vs 35 on average).
Which has better security, Cloudflare Stream or New Relic?
Cloudflare Stream sites score higher on security analysis (66 vs 65 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Cloudflare Stream or New Relic?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Cloudflare Stream (95 vs 89). 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, Cloudflare Stream or New Relic?
Cloudflare Stream sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (92 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), Cloudflare Stream or New Relic?
New Relic sites show lower Time to First Byte (236 ms vs 415 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 Cloudflare Stream or New Relic for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. Cloudflare Stream scores higher on overall composite score while Cloudflare Stream 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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