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Cloudflare vs Qualified

Based on 2672 and 34 real audits

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MetricCloudflareQualifiedWinner
Performance5326Cloudflare
Accessibility8989Tie
Best Practices8883Cloudflare
SEO9086Cloudflare
Security7266Cloudflare
TTFB343ms585msCloudflare
Composite7772Cloudflare
Performance
Cloudflare
53
Qualified
26
Accessibility
Cloudflare
89
Qualified
89
Security
Cloudflare
72
Qualified
66
SEO
Cloudflare
90
Qualified
86
Composite
Cloudflare
77
Qualified
72

Cloudflare outperforms Qualified in 6 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (77 vs 72). Qualified leads in no categories.

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 Qualified

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

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 2672 audited Cloudflare sites and 34 audited Qualified 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 Qualified?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Cloudflare sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (53 vs 26 on average).
Which has better security, Cloudflare or Qualified?
Cloudflare sites score higher on security analysis (72 vs 66 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Cloudflare or Qualified?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Cloudflare (89 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 Qualified?
Cloudflare sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (90 vs 86 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 Qualified?
Cloudflare sites show lower Time to First Byte (343 ms vs 585 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 Qualified 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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