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Cloudflare vs Negate

Based on 2145 and 1 real audits

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MetricCloudflareNegateWinner
Performance4926Cloudflare
Accessibility8877Cloudflare
Best Practices8657Cloudflare
SEO8985Cloudflare
Security6877Negate
TTFB298ms126msNegate
Composite7570Cloudflare
Performance
Cloudflare
49
Negate
26
Accessibility
Cloudflare
88
Negate
77
Security
Cloudflare
68
Negate
77
SEO
Cloudflare
89
Negate
85
Composite
Cloudflare
75
Negate
70

Cloudflare outperforms Negate in 5 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (75 vs 70). Negate leads in security, TTFB.

When to choose Cloudflare

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

When to choose Negate

Choose Negate when your primary concern is server response time and security. 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 Negate 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 Negate?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Cloudflare sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (49 vs 26 on average).
Which has better security, Cloudflare or Negate?
Negate sites score higher on security analysis (77 vs 68 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Cloudflare or Negate?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Cloudflare (88 vs 77). 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 Negate?
Cloudflare sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (89 vs 85 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 Negate?
Negate sites show lower Time to First Byte (126 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 Negate 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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