Cloudflare Pages' Surprisingly Generous Free Tier: Why?
2025-01-15
Cloudflare Pages offers an unlimited bandwidth free tier, a standout feature among competitors. The author explores the reasons behind this generosity: static websites are lightweight and easy to serve; Cloudflare benefits from a faster, more reliable internet, leading to increased demand for its security products; and the free tier drives word-of-mouth marketing and potential upgrades to paid services. While Cloudflare hasn't officially explained it, the author posits it's a strategic move aligned with other free services like 1.1.1.1 and free DDoS protection, ultimately boosting its security product ecosystem.