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Cloudflare vs Plausible

Based on 2056 and 66 real audits

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MetricCloudflarePlausibleWinner
Performance4857Plausible
Accessibility8887Cloudflare
Best Practices8692Plausible
SEO8992Plausible
Security6764Cloudflare
TTFB287ms202msPlausible
Composite7475Plausible
Performance
Cloudflare
48
Plausible
57
Accessibility
Cloudflare
88
Plausible
87
Security
Cloudflare
67
Plausible
64
SEO
Cloudflare
89
Plausible
92
Composite
Cloudflare
74
Plausible
75

Plausible outperforms Cloudflare in 5 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (75 vs 74). Cloudflare leads in accessibility, security.

When to choose Cloudflare

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

When to choose Plausible

Choose Plausible 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 2056 audited Cloudflare sites and 66 audited Plausible 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 Plausible?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Plausible sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (57 vs 48 on average).
Which has better security, Cloudflare or Plausible?
Cloudflare sites score higher on security analysis (67 vs 64 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Cloudflare or Plausible?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Cloudflare (88 vs 87). 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 Plausible?
Plausible sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (92 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 Plausible?
Plausible sites show lower Time to First Byte (202 ms vs 287 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 Plausible for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. Plausible 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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