Cloudflare Gateway
A cloud-native, low-latency Secure Web Gateway (SWG)
With visibility into approximately 20% of the web, Cloudflare’s unmatched network scale protects employee Internet browsing and blocks breach-causing threats.
BENEFITS OF CLOUDFLARE GATEWAY
Accelerate user Internet access
No more traffic backhauling. Our single-pass inspection is 50% faster than SWG alternatives.
Block known and unknown threats
Cloudflare's DNS and HTTP telemetry and threat detection models catch more risks.
Monitor traffic across your network
Stack in-line Zero Trust services to provide holistic Internet traffic visibility across users, devices, and locations.
Easy implementation and management
Streamline policy building and auditing with predefined categories.
Inspect browser traffic from our global network
Our Secure Web Gateway runs everywhere in Cloudflare’s global network, letting you inspect traffic wherever employees work.
It also runs in-line with our data loss prevention and remote browser isolation — offering secure browsing with no disruptions.
Learn how Gateway 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 a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Email, Messaging, And Collaboration Security Solutions, 2025Q2
According to the report, "Cloudflare is a solid choice for organizations looking to augment current email, messaging, and collaboration security tooling with deep content analysis and processing and malware detection capabilities."
What our customers are saying
“Algolia is growing pretty fast. We needed a way to have visibility across our corporate network without slowing things down for our employees. Gateway gave us a simple way to do that.”
Director of Infrastructure & Security — Adam Surak
TOP GATEWAY USE CASES
Protect against phishing and ransomware
Block attacks with proactive filtering and inspection policies across many security categories.
Secure distributed remote offices
Protect office users across any location with DNS filtering or more advanced inspections.
Protect remote workers
Keep users safe on the open web, regardless of where they work.
Helping organizations worldwide progress towards Zero Trust