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Cloudflare vs Ivory Search

Based on 1894 and 1 real audits

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MetricCloudflareIvory SearchWinner
Performance4727Cloudflare
Accessibility88100Ivory Search
Best Practices8692Ivory Search
SEO8892Ivory Search
Security6679Ivory Search
TTFB270ms545msCloudflare
Composite7478Ivory Search
Performance
Cloudflare
47
Ivory Search
27
Accessibility
Cloudflare
88
Ivory Search
100
Security
Cloudflare
66
Ivory Search
79
SEO
Cloudflare
88
Ivory Search
92
Composite
Cloudflare
74
Ivory Search
78

Ivory Search outperforms Cloudflare in 5 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (78 vs 74). Cloudflare leads in performance, TTFB.

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 Ivory Search

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

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 1894 audited Cloudflare sites and 1 audited Ivory Search 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 Ivory Search?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Cloudflare sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (47 vs 27 on average).
Which has better security, Cloudflare or Ivory Search?
Ivory Search sites score higher on security analysis (79 vs 66 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Cloudflare or Ivory Search?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Ivory Search (100 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 Ivory Search?
Ivory Search sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (92 vs 88 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 Ivory Search?
Cloudflare sites show lower Time to First Byte (270 ms vs 545 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 Ivory Search 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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