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Cloudflare vs Quill

Based on 2264 and 12 real audits

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MetricCloudflareQuillWinner
Performance4929Cloudflare
Accessibility8876Cloudflare
Best Practices8692Quill
SEO8989Tie
Security6971Quill
TTFB310ms439msCloudflare
Composite7574Cloudflare
Performance
Cloudflare
49
Quill
29
Accessibility
Cloudflare
88
Quill
76
Security
Cloudflare
69
Quill
71
SEO
Cloudflare
89
Quill
89
Composite
Cloudflare
75
Quill
74

Cloudflare outperforms Quill in 4 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (75 vs 74). Quill leads in best practices, security.

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 Quill

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

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 2264 audited Cloudflare sites and 12 audited Quill 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 Quill?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Cloudflare sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (49 vs 29 on average).
Which has better security, Cloudflare or Quill?
Quill sites score higher on security analysis (71 vs 69 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Cloudflare or Quill?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Cloudflare (88 vs 76). 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 Quill?
Cloudflare sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (89 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 Quill?
Cloudflare sites show lower Time to First Byte (310 ms vs 439 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 Quill 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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