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Cloudflare vs HTTP/3

Based on 2828 and 2230 real audits

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MetricCloudflareHTTP/3Winner
Performance5356HTTP/3
Accessibility8990HTTP/3
Best Practices8889HTTP/3
SEO9092HTTP/3
Security7274HTTP/3
TTFB358ms401msCloudflare
Composite7779HTTP/3
Performance
Cloudflare
53
HTTP/3
56
Accessibility
Cloudflare
89
HTTP/3
90
Security
Cloudflare
72
HTTP/3
74
SEO
Cloudflare
90
HTTP/3
92
Composite
Cloudflare
77
HTTP/3
79

HTTP/3 outperforms Cloudflare in 6 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (79 vs 77). Cloudflare leads in TTFB.

When to choose Cloudflare

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

When to choose HTTP/3

Choose HTTP/3 when your primary concern is performance 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 2230 audited HTTP/3 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 →

FAQ

Which is faster, Cloudflare or HTTP/3?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, HTTP/3 sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (56 vs 53 on average).
Which has better security, Cloudflare or HTTP/3?
HTTP/3 sites score higher on security analysis (74 vs 72 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Cloudflare or HTTP/3?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor HTTP/3 (90 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 or HTTP/3?
HTTP/3 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 or HTTP/3?
Cloudflare sites show lower Time to First Byte (358 ms vs 401 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 HTTP/3 for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. HTTP/3 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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