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SaaS Custom Domains vs Cloudflare
Looking for the right custom domain solution? Here's a direct comparison between SaaS Custom Domains and Cloudflare. We'll cover the essentials - from pricing and features to customer support.
| Feature | SaaS Custom Domains | Cloudflare |
|---|---|---|
| Custom Domain Support | ✅ | ✅ |
| High Reliability & 99.999% Uptime | ✅ | ✅ |
| Simple, Predictable & Affordable Pricing | ✅ | ❌ |
| Multiple Upstreams / Origins | ✅ | ❌ |
| Apex & Root Domains | ✅ | ❌ |
| Allows 5000+ Custom Domains | ✅ | ❌ |
| Wildcard Custom Domains | ✅ | ❌ |
| Email & Chat Customer Support | ✅ | ❌ |
| Phone Customer Support | ✅ | ❌ |
| Custom Certificates | ✅ | ❌ |
| Create Rate Limits For Custom Domains | ✅ | ❌ |
| Self-Hosting / On-Prem Deployment | ✅ | ❌ |
| Selectable CA | ✅ | ❌ |
| No Vendor Lock-In | ✅ | ❌ |
Simple, Predictable & Affordable Pricing
SaaS Custom Domains offers simple and predictable pricing. It starts at $0.20 per custom domain per month, and is discounted up to 50% for high volume usage. With Cloudflare, you are at risk at any time to be moved to an expensive Enterprise plan, or have your account shut down.
Multiple Upstreams / Origins
SaaS Custom Domains lets you route requests to as many upstream servers as you want. Cloudflare only lets you route custom domains to one origin server. If you want to route requests from one custom domain to one server, and another custom domain to another server, you have to buy their expensive Enterprise plan.
Apex & Root Domains
SaaS Custom Domains lets you create custom apex/root domains (e.g. example.com). Cloudflare only lets you create custom sub-domains. To create custom apex domains, you have to buy their expensive Enterprise plan, and an additional add-on.
Wildcard Custom Domains
SaaS Custom Domains allows you to create wildcard custom domains (e.g. *.example.com). Cloudflare requires the expensive Enterprise plan to use wildcard custom domains.
5000+ Custom Domains
SaaS Custom Domains allows you to create unlimited custom domains. Cloudflare limits you to 5000 custom domains before moving you to an expensive Enterprise plan.
Customer Support
Our 5-star customer support helps you with any questions via email, chat, and phone. Cloudflare directs you to documentation and forums, with phone support only on Enterprise plans.
Custom Certificates
SaaS Custom Domains allows you to use custom certificates for your domains. Cloudflare requires the Enterprise plan to use custom certificates.
Rate Limiting
Create rate limits based on IP address, HTTP headers, cookies, and more. Cloudflare's advanced rate limits are only available on their Enterprise plan.
Self-Hosting Options
We offer assistance in deploying SaaS Custom Domains on your infrastructure. Cloudflare does not offer self-hosting or on-prem deployment options.
Selectable CA
Choose your preferred Certificate Authority for custom domains. By default, we use Let's Encrypt and ZeroSSL. Cloudflare offers this feature only on their Enterprise plan.
No Vendor Lock-In
We make it easy to migrate away later and will even help you migrate off our service if needed. With Cloudflare, migration requires manual updates to all custom domains, which can take months to complete.
Why Choose SaaS Custom Domains?
We built SaaS Custom Domains to be everything Cloudflare isn't - simple, predictable, and focused entirely on custom domains. No complex enterprise plans, no feature gates, and no vendor lock-in.
You get all features from day one, straightforward pricing that scales with your business, and a support team that actually helps you succeed. Plus, we're the only provider that makes it easy to migrate away if you ever need to - because we believe in earning your business, not locking you in.
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