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Cloudflare vs Locksmith

Based on 2825 and 1 real audits

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MetricCloudflareLocksmithWinner
Performance5442Cloudflare
Accessibility8988Cloudflare
Best Practices8896Locksmith
SEO9092Locksmith
Security7264Cloudflare
TTFB358ms398msCloudflare
Composite7775Cloudflare
Performance
Cloudflare
54
Locksmith
42
Accessibility
Cloudflare
89
Locksmith
88
Security
Cloudflare
72
Locksmith
64
SEO
Cloudflare
90
Locksmith
92
Composite
Cloudflare
77
Locksmith
75

Cloudflare outperforms Locksmith in 5 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (77 vs 75). Locksmith 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 Locksmith

Choose Locksmith 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 2825 audited Cloudflare sites and 1 audited Locksmith 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 Locksmith?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Cloudflare sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (54 vs 42 on average).
Which has better security, Cloudflare or Locksmith?
Cloudflare sites score higher on security analysis (72 vs 64 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Cloudflare or Locksmith?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Cloudflare (89 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 Locksmith?
Locksmith 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 Locksmith?
Cloudflare sites show lower Time to First Byte (358 ms vs 398 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 Locksmith 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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