Cloudflare Tunnel review: score, privacy and prices

1.38

out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Business VPN / ZTNA median 2.5

  • Business VPN / ZTNA
  • Jurisdiction:USA, 5 Eyes
  • Owner:Cloudflare, Inc.
  • Data completeness53%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • Trial without a card
  • Free plan

Red flag: Stores connection IP addresses. A red flag caps the score at 6.0.

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Platforms and support4.8 vs 3.9
  • Censorship bypass0.5 vs 0.5
  • Security and protocols1.8 vs 1.8

Weakest against its segment

  • Privacy and jurisdiction0.0 vs 2.3
  • Network and streaming1.0 vs 2.8
  • Price and fair terms2.5 vs 3.4
  • Jurisdiction in the 5 Eyes alliance
  • Stores session times
  • Stores connection IP addresses

Compare Cloudflare Tunnel / Zero Trust side by side with other VPNs

How the score adds up

Six sub-scores, each against the median of Business VPN / ZTNA services in the main ranking (None services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.

Cloudflare Tunnel / Zero Trustsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.30.0
    What earned points
    • No-logs policy +2
    • Independent no-logs audit +3
    • No-logs confirmed in court +1
    • Warrant canary +1
    • Transparency report +1
    • Sign-up without email +1.5
    • Account number sign-up +0.5
    • Stores connection IP (penalty) −3
    • Public incident (penalty) −2
  • Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 1.81.8
    What earned points
    • Kill switch +2
    • DNS leak protection +1.5
    • RAM-only servers +1
    • Post-quantum encryption +1
    • Perfect forward secrecy +0.5
    • Security audit +2
    • Open-source clients +1.5
    • 2FA +1
    • Multi-hop +1
    • Bug bounty +1
    • Only PPTP / L2TP (penalty) −2
  • Price and fair terms15% of the score · segment median 3.42.5
    What earned points
    • Free plan +1.5
    • Free trial +1
    • Trial without a card +1
    • Crypto payments +1
    • Cash payments +0.5
  • Censorship bypass15% of the score · segment median 0.50.5
    What earned points
    • Stealth / obfuscation +2
    • VLESS / Reality +1.5
    • Trojan +1
    • Hysteria2 +1
    • Shadowsocks +1
    • AmneziaWG +1
    • obfs4 +0.5
    • TUIC +0.5
    • NaiveProxy +0.5
    • Mirrors or Telegram channel +0.5
    • VoIP in the UAE (claimed) +0.5
    • Manual configs +0.5
  • Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 2.81.0
    What earned points
    • 10 Gbps servers +1
    • Dedicated IP +0.5
    • Port forwarding +0.5
    • MENA locations +0.5
    • Torrenting allowed +1
  • Platforms and support10% of the score · segment median 3.94.8
    What earned points
    • Routers +1
    • Browser extensions +0.5
    • Split tunneling +1
    • Ad / tracker blocker +1
    • 24/7 live chat +2
    • live chat +0.5
    • Support on Telegram +0.5
    • Status page +0.5

Cloudflare Tunnel / Zero Trust pricing

The cheapest way in is €6.02 a month, paid upfront for the longest term. After that term, Cloudflare Tunnel / Zero Trust renews at its standard price. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

Price per month over 3 years, Pay-as-you-go, per user plan

€6.02/mo for 1 months then €6.02/mo €5€10

first termrenewalmarket median €3.13/momonths →

Real cost over 1, 2 and 3 years

What you pay to keep Cloudflare Tunnel / Zero Trust running: the first term, then renewals at the published renewal price. Where no renewal price is published, plans shorter than a year are counted as repeat payments at the current price; longer plans show a dash after their term. Converted to euros at the rates used in our data (1 USD = €0.86). The lowest cost for each period is marked.

Plan and first termFirst paymentThen1 year2 years3 years
Pay-as-you-go, per user, 1 mo €6.02 €6.02 / 1 mo€72.24€144.48€216.72

Compare Cloudflare Tunnel / Zero Trust’s full cost with other VPNs, for any number of devices

All plans as published

PlanTermPrice for termPer month€ / monthRenewal priceRenewal term
Free1 mo$0.00$0.00€0.00$0.001 mo
Pay-as-you-go, per user1 mo$7.00$7.00€6.02$7.001 mo
Contract12 mocustom——custom12 mo

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
Not stated
Free trial
Not stated
Card needed for trial
No free plan
Auto-renewal
Not stated
How to cancel
dashboard
Payment methods
card (self-serve, implied); contract invoicing
Renewal note
PAYG monthly per user; Contract annual custom

Everything Cloudflare Tunnel / Zero Trust publishes

Every fact we collected about Cloudflare Tunnel / Zero Trust, as the provider and reviewers state it. Empty fields are left out; key fields we could not find say “Not stated”. “Partial”: only on some platforms, servers or plans.

Company
Legal entity
Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered in
USA
Address
101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
Related brands
  • Cloudflare One
  • 1.1.1.1/WARP
  • Cloudflare Tunnel
  • Cloudflare WAN
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
5
Website languages
Not stated
Currencies on the site
USD
Prices depend on country
No USD in browser geo

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
  • Free
  • Pay-as-you-go
  • Contract (Cloudflare One SASE packages)
Billing terms
monthly (PAYG); annual (Contract)
Cheapest price a month
0 (≤50 users); 7/user
Monthly plan
7 per user
Lifetime plan
No
Renewal
PAYG monthly per user; Contract annual custom
Family plan
Not stated
Business price per user
$7/user/month (PAYG); custom annual (Contract)
Business minimum seats
none (Free ≤50 users)
Other add-ons
  • Log Explorer
  • Remote Browser Isolation
  • full DLP & unlimited CASB (Contract)
  • email security
  • network services (WAN/Firewall)
  • professional services

Discounts and programmes
Discount shown
No
Sale running when checked
No
Student discount
Not stated

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
Not stated
Features locked to higher plans
  • log retention 24h/30d/6mo
  • RBI add-on not on Free
  • email security Contract only
  • phone support Contract

Free plan
Free plan
Yes $0 forever, up to 50 users
Free data
Not stated
Free locations
all network
Free devices
50 users
Ads in the free plan
No
Other free plan terms
  • 24h log retention
  • community support
  • ZTNA, SWG, DEX, CASB (2 read-only API integrations), limited DLP

Payment and subscription
Payment methods
card (self-serve, implied); contract invoicing
PayPal
Not stated
Apple Pay / Google Pay
No
Cryptocurrency
No
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
How to cancel
dashboard
Email needed to sign up
Yes
Account-number login
No
Identity check (KYC)
No
Money-back guarantee, days
Not stated

Free trial terms
Trial length
Not stated
Where the trial is offered
site
Trial limits
50 users
Instead of a trial
Free plan for PoC
Card needed for the trial
No free plan

Server locations
Countries
Not stated
Servers
335+ cities (SASE network)
Cities
335+
Server countries
Not stated
Middle East and North Africa
Not stated
Virtual locations
No
Own servers
Yes own global network
P2P servers
Not stated
Obfuscated servers
Not stated

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Not stated
Dedicated IP
Not stated
Static IP
Not stated
Residential IP
No
Double VPN / multi-hop
Not stated
Tor over VPN
No
SOCKS5 proxy
No
Smart DNS
No

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuardNot stated
  • OpenVPN✕ No
  • IKEv2Not stated
  • L2TP/IPsecNo
  • SSTPNo
  • SoftEther✕ No
  • Own protocolWARP device client; app connector (Tunnel)✓ Yes
  • VLESS / Reality✕ No
  • VMess✕ No
  • Trojan✕ No
  • Shadowsocks✕ No
  • Hysteria2✕ No
  • TUIC✕ No
  • NaiveProxy✕ No
  • obfs4✕ No
  • AmneziaWG✕ No
  • PPTP✓ No
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Yes API; Terraform provider
Open-source apps
Not stated

Censorship and blocking
Obfuscation (stealth mode)
No
Countries it claims to work in
Not stated
Mirror sites or Telegram channel
No
Calls in the UAE
Not stated

Security
Kill switch
Not stated
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Own DNS servers
Yes Gateway DNS filtering / 1.1.1.1
Split tunnelling
Not stated
Ad and malware blocker
Yes SWG/Gateway filtering
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Yes Report Security Issues link

Privacy
No-logs policy
Not stated
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Data retention
logs up to 24h (Free) / 30d (PAYG) / 6 months (Contract)
Shared with third parties
Logpush to customer SIEM/storage
Trackers on the website
Yes cookie banner: analytics, marketing
Transparency report
Yes linked
Warrant canary
Not stated
Law enforcement requests
transparency report linked
Anonymous sign-up
No
GDPR / data protection officer
GDPR page linked

What the privacy policy says is collected

Yes: collected. No: not collected. Partial: kept briefly or only in part. Not stated: the policy does not say.

  • Email✕ Yes
  • Connection IPadmin logs✕ Yes
  • Session timeslogs✕ Yes
  • Bandwidthnetwork flow monitoring✕ Yes
  • Device infoDEX✕ Yes

Apps and devices
  • Windowsdevice client✓ Yes
  • macOSdevice client✓ Yes
  • Linuxdevice client✓ Yes
  • iOS✓ Yes
  • Android✓ Yes
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TV✕ No
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TV✕ No
  • RoutersNot stated
  • NAS✕ No
  • Raspberry PiNot stated
  • Game consoles✕ No
Browser extensions
No clientless/RBI add-on

Speed, streaming and gaming
Claimed speed
No
10 Gbps servers
Not stated
Speed test in the app
No
Netflix
No
BBC iPlayer
No
Disney+
No
Prime Video
No
DAZN
No
beIN Sports
No
Shahid
No
OSN+
No
Gaming features
Not stated
Torrenting
Not stated

Support
Live chat
Yes PAYG/Contract chat support
Live chat 24/7
Not stated
Email / tickets
Yes tickets PAYG+
Phone
Yes Contract only
Telegram
No
WhatsApp
No
Discord or forum
Yes community forum, Developers Discord
Help articles
Yes Help center, developer docs
Server status page
Yes https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/
Uptime guarantee (SLA)
100% uptime SLA (PAYG, Contract)

For teams and business
SSO / SAML
Not stated
Admin panel
Yes unified dashboard
API
Yes API, Terraform
Dedicated gateway
No cloud-delivered
Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
Yes ZTNA, SWG, CASB, DLP, RBI, FWaaS — single-vendor SASE

What users say

Reviews never change our score. Ratings are smoothed: a source’s average across all VPNs counts as 50 extra reviews, so a few five-star reviews cannot outrank thousands.

  • Trustpilot

    1.92 of 5, smoothed

    From 200 collected reviews (raw average 1.48; all VPNs 3.66). Last 90 days: 1.58 from 62.

    The company replied to 0 of 174 negative reviews (1–2 stars).

  • App Store

    3.33 of 5, smoothed

    From 28 collected reviews (raw average 2.96; all VPNs 3.54). Last 90 days: 3.00 from 4.

Ratings shown on the platforms themselves: Trustpilot TrustScore 1.5 (1284 reviews); App Store (US) 3.81 (104 ratings).

Reviews per month, last 12 months

  1. Oct ’251 reviews, average 5.0
  2. Dec ’2522 reviews, average 1.77
  3. Jan ’2614 reviews, average 1.36
  4. Feb ’2620 reviews, average 1.6
  5. Mar ’2611 reviews, average 1.45
  6. Apr ’2620 reviews, average 2.0
  7. May ’2629 reviews, average 1.38
  8. Jun ’2616 reviews, average 1.38
  9. Jul ’2628 reviews, average 1.07
  10. Aug ’2624 reviews, average 1.54
  11. Sep ’2618 reviews, average 2.06
  12. Oct ’269 reviews, average 2.33
Bar height: number of reviews collected that month. Full-colour bars: months with an average of 4 stars or more; pale bars: below 4.

48 Reddit and forum threads mention Cloudflare Tunnel / Zero Trust (titles and search snippets only).

Latest reviews and related rankings

Latest reviews

Short excerpts with a link to the original. We do not reproduce reviews in full.

  • App Store · 5★ · 09 Oct 2026 · US

    Need tvOS and more versions

  • App Store · 5★ · 10 Sep 2026 · GB

    admin

  • App Store · 1★ · 17 Aug 2026 · US

    无法使用

  • Trustpilot · 2★ · 14 Oct 2026 · US

    I have been loyal to Cloudflare for my…

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 4★ · 12 Oct 2026 · US

    Good service (when it's not down)

    Original review

  • Trustpilot · 1★ · 11 Oct 2026 · DE

    Hallo,wieso können sie über Paypal Geld…

    Original review

Rankings by user reviews

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Questions about Cloudflare Tunnel / Zero Trust

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Cloudflare Tunnel alternatives: similar VPNs ranked by our score

7 alternatives to Cloudflare Tunnel / Zero Trust (1.38) from the same segment, by features, price and owner. Highest: Cloudflare WARP (1.1.1.1) (1.80).

Alternatives to Cloudflare Tunnel / Zero Trust

7 alternatives
#ServiceScoreWhy it is hereFrom
1Cloudflare WARP (1.1.1.1)
Free / mobile app · USA Free plan
1.80same ownersame owner—
2Cloudflare Zero Trust
Business VPN / ZTNA · USA Free plan Red flag: Stores connection IP addresses
1.38similar featuressimilar features—
3Accops
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1.19similar featuressimilar features—
4remote.it
Business VPN / ZTNA · USA Free plan Red flag: Stores connection IP addresses
1.05similar featuressimilar features€8.60per month
5RingLink
Business VPN / ZTNA · jurisdiction not stated Free plan
1.05similar featuressimilar features—
6Zscaler Private Access
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0.80similar featuressimilar features—
7Array Networks SSL VPN
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In our rankings

Cloudflare Tunnel / Zero Trust appears on 3 topic pages. Its place on each:

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Owner and jurisdiction

Closed services Cloudflare Tunnel / Zero Trust replaces

Services that shut down or moved, for which this is one of five live alternatives.

Tools for Cloudflare Tunnel / Zero Trust

Sources and changes

Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.

Website
https://cloudflare.com
Pages checked
https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/zero-trust-services/ (webfetch + browser); https://www.cloudflare.com/zero-trust/

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