Simplify SSE & SASE adoption
Modernize your network and protect your workforce with our unified
cloud-native platform
Too many SSE and SASE journeys are held back by disjointed ‘platforms’ saddled with tech debt. Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud is the modern
answer — a composable, cloud-native platform that adapts to any use case.
BENEFITS
Improve IT efficiency and user experience while reducing cyber risk
Efficient network improvements
Fast-track your SSE or SASE journey. Cloudflare connects and secures end-to-end using one network and control plane with security built-in — and improves IT team efficiency by 13%.
Reliable user experiences
Ensure reliable and scalable network connectivity with consistent protection from any location. Deliver Zero Trust for your business using the same Cloudflare proxies that protect ~20% of the web.
Reduced risk and cyber costs
Prevent gaps and alert fatigue with integrated services that draw on the same peerless threat intelligence — drawn from blocking ~227 billion daily threats. Cloudflare improves security team efficiency by 29%.
ANALYST RECOGNITION
What top analysts say
Cloudflare named in 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Single-Vendor SASE
Cloudflare a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Security Service Edge Solutions, Q1 2024
Cloudflare a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Email, Messaging, and Security Solutions, 2025 Q2
How Cloudflare delivers SSE and SASE
SSE
NaaS
Our network
On-ramps
The Buyer’s guide to SASE use cases
Elevating organizational trust with Zero Trust
Top use cases
Replace your VPN
Simplify complicated, overburdened VPNs with a more modern, scalable approach, utilizing: Cloudflare Access
Secure third-party access
Provide a first class experience for third-party collaborators with fast, safe access to applications, utilizing: Cloudflare Access
Provide privileged access to infrastructure
Extend Zero Trust controls to sensitive infrastructure resources without disrupting developer workflows, utilizing: Cloudflare Access
Protect against multi-channel phishing
Layered protection beyond the inbox—secure email, SMS, and collaboration apps with Cloudflare, utilizing: Cloudflare Email Security and Cloudflare Zero Trust
Web security for remote workers
Enforce malware protection with exceptional speed and consistency around the world, utilizing: Cloudflare Gateway and Cloudflare Browser Isolation
Discover shadow IT
Manage access and usage of SaaS apps and AI tools with better visibility and control, utilizing: Cloudflare CASB and Cloudflare DLP
Cloudflare helps Conrad Electronic deliver Zero Trust and cut networking costs
“Everything is easier with Cloudflare. All internal and external resources that have an account with our identity provider can quickly connect to specific systems using a single sign-on. Not having to maintain 1,000 VPN profiles improves our security and saves us time and money.”
SSE and SASE case studies
PLATFORM CAPABILITIES
Consolidate security and modernize your network
Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
Enforce default-deny, Zero Trust rules for users accessing.
Remote Browser Isolation (RBI)
Protect against Internet and data threats — no performance drop.
Resources
EBOOK
The CISO’s guide to SASE adoption
Modernize branch office security with approachable initial steps like location-based DNS filtering.
WHITEPAPER
The CISO’s guide to SASE adoption
This guide was built by security experts to provide a vendor-agnostic roadmap to Zero Trust.
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