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Cloudflare vs Vercel Speed Insights

Based on 2826 and 49 real audits

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MetricCloudflareVercel Speed InsightsWinner
Performance5442Cloudflare
Accessibility8990Vercel Speed Insights
Best Practices8889Vercel Speed Insights
SEO9093Vercel Speed Insights
Security7270Cloudflare
TTFB358ms337msVercel Speed Insights
Composite7775Cloudflare
Performance
Cloudflare
54
Vercel Speed Insights
42
Accessibility
Cloudflare
89
Vercel Speed Insights
90
Security
Cloudflare
72
Vercel Speed Insights
70
SEO
Cloudflare
90
Vercel Speed Insights
93
Composite
Cloudflare
77
Vercel Speed Insights
75

Vercel Speed Insights outperforms Cloudflare in 4 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (75 vs 77). Cloudflare leads in performance, security, composite score.

When to choose Cloudflare

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

When to choose Vercel Speed Insights

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

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 2826 audited Cloudflare sites and 49 audited Vercel Speed Insights 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 Vercel Speed Insights?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Cloudflare sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (54 vs 42 on average).
Which has better security, Cloudflare or Vercel Speed Insights?
Cloudflare sites score higher on security analysis (72 vs 70 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Cloudflare or Vercel Speed Insights?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Vercel Speed Insights (90 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 Vercel Speed Insights?
Vercel Speed Insights sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (93 vs 90 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 Vercel Speed Insights?
Vercel Speed Insights sites show lower Time to First Byte (337 ms vs 358 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 Vercel Speed Insights 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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