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Cloudflare vs Flourish

Based on 2102 and 6 real audits

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MetricCloudflareFlourishWinner
Performance4923Cloudflare
Accessibility8890Flourish
Best Practices8681Cloudflare
SEO8989Tie
Security6865Cloudflare
TTFB296ms108msFlourish
Composite7473Cloudflare
Performance
Cloudflare
49
Flourish
23
Accessibility
Cloudflare
88
Flourish
90
Security
Cloudflare
68
Flourish
65
SEO
Cloudflare
89
Flourish
89
Composite
Cloudflare
74
Flourish
73

Cloudflare outperforms Flourish in 4 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (74 vs 73). Flourish leads in accessibility, TTFB.

When to choose Cloudflare

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

When to choose Flourish

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

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 2102 audited Cloudflare sites and 6 audited Flourish 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 or Flourish?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Cloudflare sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (49 vs 23 on average).
Which has better security, Cloudflare or Flourish?
Cloudflare sites score higher on security analysis (68 vs 65 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Cloudflare or Flourish?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Flourish (90 vs 88). 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 or Flourish?
Cloudflare sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (89 vs 89 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 or Flourish?
Flourish sites show lower Time to First Byte (108 ms vs 296 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 or Flourish for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. Cloudflare scores higher on overall composite score while Cloudflare 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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