Industry Analyst Highlights

Learn what leading industry analysts have to say about Cloudflare and our suite of products and solutions.

  • analysts2020 Q3

    Cloudflare recognized as a representative vendor in Gartner's 2020 Market Guide for Zero Trust Network Access

    Mon, July 13, 2020 

    Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) platforms replace broken corporate perimeters with individual access boundaries around your most critical applications. We’re excited that Gartner has named Cloudflare as a representative ZTNA-as-a-Service vendor in the 2020 Gartner Market Guide for Zero Trust Network Access.

  • analysts2020 Q2

    Cloudflare named a Leader in the Omdia Market Radar for Zero Trust Access report

    Mon, April 13, 2020 

    Cloudflare has been named as a leading provider of Zero Trust Access (ZTA) in the Omdia Market Radar for Zero Trust Access. In the report, Omdia explores the rise of Zero Trust Access as a response to shortcomings in VPNs, and the rapid expansion of remote work and cloud computing.

  • report2020 Q1

    The Forrester New Wave™: Function-As-A-Service Platforms, Q1 2020

    Thu, February 27, 2020 

    Forrester Research, Inc. evaluated 9 of the most significant providers in the emerging market for function-as-a-service (FaaS) based on 10-criteria across current offering and strategy. In the report, “The Forrester New Wave™: Function-As-A-Service Platforms, Q1 2020” Cloudflare was named a ‘Strong Performer’.

  • analysts2019 Q4

    Gartner: Critical Capabilities for Cloud Web Application Firewall Services

    Tue, October 29, 2019 

    Cloudflare Receives High Scores from the 2019 Gartner Critical Capabilities for Cloud Web Application Firewalls (WAFs). Cloudflare is in the top 3 vendors in two primary use cases identified by Gartner in their Critical Capabilities for Cloud WAF report.

  • report2019 Q3

    Gartner: Magic Quadrant for Web Application Firewalls

    Tue, September 17, 2019 

    Gartner has named Cloudflare a Challenger in the 2019 “Magic Quadrant for Web Application Firewalls” report, based on Cloudflare’s ability to execute and completeness of vision.

  • white paper2019 Q3

    Forrester Opportunity Snapshot: Internet Applications Don’t Need To Sacrifice Performance for Security

    Thu, July 25, 2019 

    See the results of a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Cloudflare on trends for cloud network adoption, usage, and challenges for enterprises around the world.

  • webinar2019 Q2

    The Morphing DDoS and Bot Landscape: Featuring Guest Speaker from IDC

    Mon, April 29, 2019 

    Watch this webinar with guest speaker Romain Fouchereau, Manager of the Security Appliance Program, European Systems and Infrastructure Solutions at IDC and Cloudflare, recently named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide DDoS Prevention Solutions 2019 Vendor Assessment.

  • webinar2019 Q2

    Defending Threats Beyond DDoS Attacks: Featuring Guest Speaker from IDC

    Tue, April 16, 2019 

    Watch this webinar with guest speaker Christopher Rodriguez, Research Manager of Cybersecurity Products for IDC and Cloudflare, recently named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide DDoS Prevention Solutions 2019 Vendor Assessment.

  • Trends in DDoS and Bots for 2019: Featuring Guest Speaker from IDC

    Wed, April 3, 2019 

    Join this webinar with guest speaker Cathy Huang, Associate Research Director for IDC’s Asia/Pacific Services Research Group and Cloudflare, recently named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide DDoS Prevention Solutions 2019 Vendor Assessment.

  • report2019 Q1

    IDC MarketScape: Worldwide DDoS Prevention Solutions 2019

    Fri, March 1, 2019 

    Cloudflare has been named a "Leader" in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide DDoS Prevention Solutions 2019 Vendor Assessment.

  • webinar2018 Q4

    The Advent of Serverless Technologies: Featuring Guest Speaker from IDC

    Thu, December 6, 2018 

    Watch this webinar with guest speaker Arnal Dayaratna, Research Director, Software Development for IDC and Cloudflare. In this recorded webinar, Cloudflare and a guest speaker from IDC discuss: the current role of network service providers, challenges facing IT in the current cloud environment, what is serverless and how it’s changing application development landscape, and how Cloudflare is working to help push the boundaries with serverless.

  • report2017 Q4

    The Forrester Wave™: DDoS Mitigation Solutions

    Thu, December 7, 2017 

    Forrester Research, Inc. evaluated 11 DDoS mitigation providers based on current offering, strategy, and market presence in the DDoS market. In the report, “The Forrester Wave™: DDoS Mitigation Solutions, Q4 2017”, Cloudflare was recognized as a leader and given the highest possible scores in 15 criteria.