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Cloudflare vs Here

Based on 2828 and 2 real audits

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MetricCloudflareHereWinner
Performance5330Cloudflare
Accessibility8983Cloudflare
Best Practices8898Here
SEO9096Here
Security7261Cloudflare
TTFB358ms444msCloudflare
Composite7771Cloudflare
Performance
Cloudflare
53
Here
30
Accessibility
Cloudflare
89
Here
83
Security
Cloudflare
72
Here
61
SEO
Cloudflare
90
Here
96
Composite
Cloudflare
77
Here
71

Cloudflare outperforms Here in 5 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (77 vs 71). Here leads in best practices, SEO.

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.

When to choose Here

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

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 2828 audited Cloudflare sites and 2 audited Here 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 Here?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Cloudflare sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (53 vs 30 on average).
Which has better security, Cloudflare or Here?
Cloudflare sites score higher on security analysis (72 vs 61 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Cloudflare or Here?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Cloudflare (89 vs 83). 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 Here?
Here sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (96 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 or Here?
Cloudflare sites show lower Time to First Byte (358 ms vs 444 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 Here 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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