{ "slug": "cloudflare", "name": "Cloudflare", "domain": "cloudflare.com", "category": "developer-infrastructure", "categoryName": "Developer infrastructure", "description": "CDN, DNS, security and serverless developer services (Workers, Pages) for websites and applications.", "directAnswer": "Cancel Cloudflare from the Billing page in the dashboard: open Subscriptions, find the subscription, select Cancel, pick a reason and Confirm; each subscription cancels individually. It takes about 2 minutes and takes effect at the end of the current billing period. Fees are non-refundable, and no refunds are issued for unused time.", "price": "$25 / month", "priceMonthlyUsd": 25, "planName": "Pro", "subscriptionPlans": [ { "id": "pro", "name": "Pro", "billingOptions": [ { "cycle": "month", "priceUsd": 25 }, { "cycle": "year", "priceUsd": 240 } ], "priceNote": "$25 per month, billed monthly; $20 per month, billed annually", "sourceUrl": "https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/" }, { "id": "business", "name": "Business", "billingOptions": [ { "cycle": "month", "priceUsd": 250 }, { "cycle": "year", "priceUsd": 2400 } ], "priceNote": "$250 per month, billed monthly; $200 per month, billed annually", "sourceUrl": "https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/" }, { "id": "workers-paid", "name": "Workers Paid", "billingOptions": [ { "cycle": "month", "priceUsd": 5 } ], "priceNote": "$5 per month minimum, plus usage-based charges", "sourceUrl": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/platform/pricing/" }, { "id": "enterprise", "name": "Enterprise", "billingOptions": [], "priceNote": "Custom pricing, billed annually", "sourceUrl": "https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/" } ], "difficulty": "Medium", "difficultyScore": 5.2, "billingMethods": [ "web" ], "accountTypes": [ "personal", "team", "enterprise" ], "cancellationUrl": "https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/billing", "cancellationTime": "~2 minutes", "cancellationTimeSeconds": 120, "steps": { "web": [ { "title": "Open Billing in the Cloudflare dashboard", "body": "Log in, go to the Billing page (dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/billing), then select Subscriptions." }, { "title": "Turn off the product feature if required", "body": "Some subscriptions require disabling the feature first: select it under Active Subscriptions and follow the product-specific instructions - a switch, a button, or a Disable option in a dropdown." }, { "title": "Cancel the subscription", "body": "Find the subscription, select Cancel, pick a reason and Confirm. It takes effect at the end of the current billing period." }, { "title": "Downgrade a domain plan to Free instead", "body": "For a Pro or Business zone: select the domain, go to Overview, select Change under Active Subscriptions, choose Free, then Continue and Confirm. Only Super Administrators can change domain plans." } ], "ios": [], "android": [], "team": [] }, "platformNotes": { "web": { "note": "Cloudflare bills per subscription - zone plans, Workers Paid and add-ons cancel individually from the same Billing page.", "warning": "Pointing your DNS away from Cloudflare does not cancel anything. Subscriptions keep billing until you cancel them in the dashboard." } }, "refundInfo": "Fees are non-refundable: you are billed for the full period in which you cancel and no refunds are issued for unused time, downgrades or domain removal. Cloudflare Registrar registration, renewal and transfer fees are non-refundable because they pass straight to the registry.", "pauseInfo": "Pause Cloudflare on a site (domain Overview → Advanced Actions) sends traffic directly to your origin and disables Rules, WAF and SSL/TLS features, but the docs describe no billing effect - pausing is not a billing tool.", "downgradeInfo": "Downgrades take effect at the end of the current billing period; you keep the higher plan until then and the next charge reflects the lower price. Change plans at least 24 hours before your billing date. Downgrading can shrink your Page Rules allowance, and Workers Paid → Workers Free requires deleting all Durable Object namespaces on the key-value storage backend first.", "dataRetentionInfo": "Before deleting an account, cancel subscriptions, remove domains, disable Registrar auto-renew and delete payment details; deletion (My Profile → Delete this user) is permanent. Cloudflare purges personal information within a year of a deletion request unless legal obligations require retention.", "factRows": [ { "k": "Cancellation fee", "v": "None" }, { "k": "Refund window", "v": "None" }, { "k": "Effective", "v": "End of period" }, { "k": "Free plan after", "v": "Yes" } ], "faq": [ { "question": "When does a cancellation or downgrade take effect?", "answer": "At the end of the current billing period; you keep paid features until then. Cloudflare advises making changes at least 24 hours before your billing date." }, { "question": "Do I get a refund for unused time?", "answer": "No. You are billed for the full billing period in which you cancel, and no refunds are issued for unused time." }, { "question": "Does pointing my DNS away from Cloudflare cancel my subscription?", "answer": "No. Changing DNS does not cancel your account or active subscriptions - cancel them explicitly in the dashboard." }, { "question": "Are Cloudflare Registrar domain fees refundable?", "answer": "No. Domains are sold at cost and fees pass straight to the registry, so registrations, renewals and transfers are final. Disable auto-renew before deleting your account." }, { "question": "Can I downgrade Workers Paid to Workers Free?", "answer": "Yes, but you must first delete all Durable Object namespaces that use the key-value storage backend. Workers Free keeps 100,000 requests per day." }, { "question": "Are plan upgrades prorated?", "answer": "Yes - you are credited for the remaining days of the lower plan and charged the prorated higher rate; the full higher price applies from the next cycle." } ], "officialSources": [ { "title": "Cancel Cloudflare subscriptions - Cloudflare billing docs", "url": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/billing/manage/cancel-subscription/", "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06" }, { "title": "Change domain plan - Cloudflare billing docs", "url": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/billing/manage/change-plan/", "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06" }, { "title": "Billing policy - Cloudflare billing docs", "url": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/billing/understand/billing-policy/", "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06" }, { "title": "Our plans - Cloudflare pricing", "url": "https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/", "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06" }, { "title": "Workers pricing - Cloudflare docs", "url": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/platform/pricing/", "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06" }, { "title": "Pause Cloudflare - Cloudflare fundamentals docs", "url": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/manage-domains/pause-cloudflare/", "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06" }, { "title": "Delete your Cloudflare account - Cloudflare fundamentals docs", "url": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/user-profiles/delete-account/", "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06" }, { "title": "Cloudflare Registrar FAQ", "url": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/registrar/faq/", "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06" } ], "verified": true, "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-06", "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-05", "urls": { "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/cloudflare", "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/cloudflare.json", "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/cloudflare.md" } }