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Cloudflare vs Refersion

Based on 2102 and 3 real audits

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MetricCloudflareRefersionWinner
Performance4944Cloudflare
Accessibility8877Cloudflare
Best Practices8678Cloudflare
SEO89100Refersion
Security6868Tie
TTFB296ms503msCloudflare
Composite7472Cloudflare
Performance
Cloudflare
49
Refersion
44
Accessibility
Cloudflare
88
Refersion
77
Security
Cloudflare
68
Refersion
68
SEO
Cloudflare
89
Refersion
100
Composite
Cloudflare
74
Refersion
72

Cloudflare outperforms Refersion in 5 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (74 vs 72). Refersion leads in SEO.

When to choose Cloudflare

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

When to choose Refersion

Choose Refersion when your primary concern is SEO. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 2102 audited Cloudflare sites and 3 audited Refersion 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 Refersion?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Cloudflare sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (49 vs 44 on average).
Which has better security, Cloudflare or Refersion?
Cloudflare sites score higher on security analysis (68 vs 68 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Cloudflare or Refersion?
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 Refersion?
Refersion sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (100 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 Refersion?
Cloudflare sites show lower Time to First Byte (296 ms vs 503 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 Refersion 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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