Cloudflare Access
Fast, reliable Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
Access verifies context (like identity and device posture) to secure access across your entire environment — no VPN required.
BENEFITS OF CLOUDFLARE ACCESS
Improve team productivity
Make on-premises applications as easy to use as SaaS apps. ZTNA reduces remote access support tickets by 80% compared to a VPN.
Simplify management
Simplify the setup and operation of ZTNA with robust software connectors and unified Zero Trust policies.
Eliminate lateral movement
Shrink your attack surface by enforcing context-based, least-privilege access policies for every resource.
Scale Zero Trust effortlessly
Shield critical applications and high-risk user groups first — then expand cloud-native ZTNA to protect your entire business.
Manage user access across your entire environment
Cloudflare Access verifies and secures employee and third-party access across all of your self-hosted, SaaS, and non-web applications, helping mitigate risk and ensure a smooth user experience.
It checks granular context like identity and device posture for every request to provide fast, reliable access across your business.
Learn how Access works within Cloudflare’s SASE platform
ANALYST RECOGNITION
Cloudflare named in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Service Edge (SSE)
We believe this recognition reflects our continued commitment to provide one security platform that scales seamlessly from network to cloud, protecting all users and data across applications and AI.
Scored 2nd highest in ‘Strategy’ category in The Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust Platforms, Q3 2025
Forrester cites, “Customers view the platform as technically intuitive and easy to implement, reducing complexity and improving operational efficiency.”
Cloudflare named a "Leader" in 2023 IDC MarketScape for Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
IDC cites Cloudflare's "aggressive product strategy to support enterprise security needs." We believe our recognition validates our approach to help businesses of any size get started with Zero Trust and secure access for any user to any resource, without VPNs.
What our customers are saying
“Cloudflare Access was a game-changer for Bitso. It made Zero Trust much easier. We now manage access to internal resources more efficiently, ensuring the right people have the right level of access to the right resources, regardless of their location, device or network.”
Cybersecurity Lead, Bitso
TOP ACCESS USE CASES
Cloudflare Access provides simple, secure user access to your internal resources — without a VPN
Augment / replace your VPN
Offload critical applications for better security and an improved user experience.
Manage third-party access
Authenticate third-party users (like contractors) with clientless options, social identity providers, and more.
Empower developers
Ensure privileged technical users can access critical infrastructure — without performance trade-offs.
Helping organizations worldwide progress toward Zero Trust
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