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Cloudflare vs Paraglide JS

Based on 2419 and 12 real audits

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MetricCloudflareParaglide JSWinner
Performance5166Paraglide JS
Accessibility8995Paraglide JS
Best Practices8795Paraglide JS
SEO8998Paraglide JS
Security7084Paraglide JS
TTFB313ms255msParaglide JS
Composite7685Paraglide JS
Performance
Cloudflare
51
Paraglide JS
66
Accessibility
Cloudflare
89
Paraglide JS
95
Security
Cloudflare
70
Paraglide JS
84
SEO
Cloudflare
89
Paraglide JS
98
Composite
Cloudflare
76
Paraglide JS
85

Paraglide JS outperforms Cloudflare in 7 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (85 vs 76). Cloudflare leads in no categories.

When to choose Cloudflare

Cloudflare doesn't clearly lead Paraglide JS in any category on the sampled sites — pick it based on developer experience, ecosystem, or existing team skills rather than the audit scores.

When to choose Paraglide JS

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

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 2419 audited Cloudflare sites and 12 audited Paraglide JS 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 Paraglide JS?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Paraglide JS sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (66 vs 51 on average).
Which has better security, Cloudflare or Paraglide JS?
Paraglide JS sites score higher on security analysis (84 vs 70 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Cloudflare or Paraglide JS?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Paraglide JS (95 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 Paraglide JS?
Paraglide JS sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (98 vs 89 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 Paraglide JS?
Paraglide JS sites show lower Time to First Byte (255 ms vs 313 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 Paraglide JS for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. Paraglide JS 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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