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Cloudflare vs Hansel

Based on 2145 and 1 real audits

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MetricCloudflareHanselWinner
Performance4935Cloudflare
Accessibility8893Hansel
Best Practices8673Cloudflare
SEO8992Hansel
Security6867Cloudflare
TTFB298ms85msHansel
Composite7572Cloudflare
Performance
Cloudflare
49
Hansel
35
Accessibility
Cloudflare
88
Hansel
93
Security
Cloudflare
68
Hansel
67
SEO
Cloudflare
89
Hansel
92
Composite
Cloudflare
75
Hansel
72

Cloudflare outperforms Hansel in 4 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (75 vs 72). Hansel leads in accessibility, SEO, 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 Hansel

Choose Hansel 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 2145 audited Cloudflare sites and 1 audited Hansel 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 Hansel?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Cloudflare sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (49 vs 35 on average).
Which has better security, Cloudflare or Hansel?
Cloudflare sites score higher on security analysis (68 vs 67 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Cloudflare or Hansel?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Hansel (93 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 Hansel?
Hansel 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 Hansel?
Hansel sites show lower Time to First Byte (85 ms vs 298 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 Hansel 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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