You can still use Route53 with Cloudflare by using their cname setup. This doesnt solve the issue for the apex however, so we have a S3 redirect on the apex.

You can still use Route53 with Cloudflare by using their cname setup. This doesnt solve the issue for the apex however, so we have a S3 redirect on the apex. The key thing this allows us to do is continue to use Route53 with Cloudflare.