Skip to content

Cloudflare vs Gravity Forms

Based on 2102 and 4 real audits

View Cloudflare details | View Gravity Forms details
MetricCloudflareGravity FormsWinner
Performance4949Tie
Accessibility8891Gravity Forms
Best Practices8699Gravity Forms
SEO8992Gravity Forms
Security6866Cloudflare
TTFB296ms277msGravity Forms
Composite7477Gravity Forms
Performance
Cloudflare
49
Gravity Forms
49
Accessibility
Cloudflare
88
Gravity Forms
91
Security
Cloudflare
68
Gravity Forms
66
SEO
Cloudflare
89
Gravity Forms
92
Composite
Cloudflare
74
Gravity Forms
77

Gravity Forms outperforms Cloudflare in 5 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (77 vs 74). Cloudflare leads in security.

When to choose Cloudflare

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

When to choose Gravity Forms

Choose Gravity Forms 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 2102 audited Cloudflare sites and 4 audited Gravity Forms 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 Gravity Forms?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Cloudflare sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (49 vs 49 on average).
Which has better security, Cloudflare or Gravity Forms?
Cloudflare sites score higher on security analysis (68 vs 66 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Cloudflare or Gravity Forms?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Gravity Forms (91 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 Gravity Forms?
Gravity Forms sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (92 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 Gravity Forms?
Gravity Forms sites show lower Time to First Byte (277 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 Gravity Forms 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.
Audit your own site

Send Feedback