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Anyone understood why should I use CloudFlare instead of e.g. Namecheap? I consider myself a security minded folk. Heck, I even suggested the idea of what later
by NetStrikeForce 11y ago
Anyone understood why should I use CloudFlare instead of e.g. Namecheap? I consider myself a security minded folk. Heck, I even suggested the idea of what later became universal SSL to Matthew on Twitter, after HeartBleed happened - funnily enough he called it "dumb money" - luckily, dumb money is still money ;-) and he apparently changed his mind --> https://twitter.com/mobiplayer/status/474617969780469760 https://twitter.com/mobiplayer/status/474617969780469760 kudos for reconsidering.
- kryptiskt 11y agoThis is not a competitor to Namecheap, this is an enterprise product for their big customers.
- NetStrikeForce 11y agoAnd why would an enterprise go with CloudFlare? is this just a "we manage your domains registrations" service? Edit: I see now on other comments, they seem to throw more humans into the process.
- ghshephard 11y agoIf you have many hundreds of thousands/millions of dollars a day lost if your DNS is redirected, you might want to consider Cloudflare as your registrar. I wouldn't be shocked to hear that they charge 4 figures to register a domain with them though. (I didn't see any pricing)
- ryanlol 11y agoWhy would you choose cloudflare over someone more established? i.e. MarkMonitor?
- ghshephard 11y agoIn the article they noted that MarkMonitor (Who I've used myself), is more focussed on managing online brands, and the registrar element is a sideline. Also - MarkMonitor can be pretty pricey - I'm wondering if CloudFlare is price competitive with them? But yes, I agree - if I had to recommend to a fortune 500 today where to go to manage your domain safely, it would be MarkMonitor. I guess we'll see how CloudFlare stacks up over the next few years.
- scurvy 11y agoThis seems aimed more at Safenames. I'll trust Safenames more than Cloudflare personally.