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What to use instead of Cloudflare

Fly.io is the cheapest verified alternative to Cloudflare: Fly.io Pay as You Go costs $24.24 a year against the $240 Cloudflare Pro costs, so $215.76 stays in your account. 10 options below, ranked by yearly cost, each with its own verified cancellation guide.

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Verified alternatives to Cloudflare

10 verified · checked 6 Aug 2026

Ranked by yearly cost, cheapest first. Each one links to our own verified guide, so you can see how hard it is to leave later.

Biggest saving fly.io
Fly.io Fly.io Pay as You Go plan From $2.02 / month
$215.76 stays with you
every year
$240 $24.24 a year
$24.24 you pay $215.76 you keep
Cancels in about 10 minutes
Switch to Fly.io Or read our Fly.io guide
Cheaper than Cloudflare northflank.com
Northflank Northflank Pay as you go plan From $2.70 / month
$207.60 stays with you
every year
$240 $32.40 a year
$32.40 you pay $207.60 you keep
Cancels in about 3 minutes
Switch to Northflank Or read our Northflank guide
Cheaper than Cloudflare digitalocean.com
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean Basic Droplet plan From $4 / month
$192 stays with you
every year
$240 $48 a year
$48 you pay $192 you keep
Cancels in about 10 minutes
Switch to DigitalOcean Or read our DigitalOcean guide
Cheaper than Cloudflare railway.com
Railway Railway Hobby plan $5 / month
$180 stays with you
every year
$240 $60 a year
$60 you pay $180 you keep

Why this one - Full apps and databases

$5 plan includes $5 usage credit Runs containers and databases Simple usage-based model Not a CDN or DNS provider
Switch to Railway Or read our Railway guide
Cheaper than Cloudflare coolify.io
Coolify Cloud Cloud plan $5 / month
$180 stays with you
every year
$240 $60 a year
$60 you pay $180 you keep
Cancels in about 2 minutes Rated Easy to cancel
Switch to Coolify Cloud Or read our Coolify Cloud guide
Cheaper than Cloudflare heroku.com
Heroku Heroku Eco plan $5 / month
$180 stays with you
every year
$240 $60 a year
$60 you pay $180 you keep
Cancels in about 5 minutes
Switch to Heroku Or read our Heroku guide
Cheaper than Cloudflare cloud.laravel.com
Laravel Cloud Laravel Cloud Starter plan $5 / month + usage
$180 stays with you
every year
$240 $60 a year
$60 you pay $180 you keep
Cancels in about 2 minutes
Switch to Laravel Cloud Or read our Laravel Cloud guide
Cheaper than Cloudflare netlify.com
Netlify Netlify Personal plan $9 / month
$132 stays with you
every year
$240 $108 a year
$108 you pay $132 you keep

Why this one - Entry plan at $9

Git-push deploys with previews Free plan with custom domains Simpler for pure static sites No equivalent of zone-level WAF
Switch to Netlify Or read our Netlify guide
Cheaper than Cloudflare forge.laravel.com
Laravel Forge Laravel Forge Hobby plan $12 / month
$96 stays with you
every year
$240 $144 a year
$144 you pay $96 you keep
Cancels in about 2 minutes Rated Easy to cancel
Switch to Laravel Forge Or read our Laravel Forge guide
Free plan vercel.com
Vercel Vercel Pro plan $20 / user / month
Same listed entry price

Why this one - Frontend-focused platform

Free Hobby plan First-class Next.js support Automatic CI/CD from Git Per-seat pricing on Pro
Switch to Vercel Or read our Vercel guide

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Sponsors never affect the order.
Prices from the provider Read off the public pricing page in USD and converted to a full year, so every card compares the same twelve months.
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