Tech riderRev. 20 Sept 2026
Cloudflare API Shield
- 1Runs onWeb
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3API discoveryYes
- 4Runtime protectionYes
- 5API posture managementYes
- 6Sensitive data detectionYes
- 7Specification governanceYes
- 8Deployment modelcloud
7 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: cloudflare.com, developers.cloudflare.com
Overview
Cloudflare API Shield is ranked #18 of 28 in API security software on Specifiction. It runs on Web. There is no free plan.
Cloudflare API Shield plans and pricing
All plansEnterprise API Shield Not published Upgrade to an Enterprise plan and contact your account team. 10,000 saved endpoints · 10+ uploaded schemas · 10+ MB total uploaded schema size developers.cloudflare.com · 20 Sept 2026
Compared on API security software
- Free plan
- Nocloudflare.com
- API discovery
- Yescloudflare.com
- Runtime protection
- Yescloudflare.com
- API posture management
- Yescloudflare.com
- Sensitive data detection
- Yescloudflare.com
- Specification governance
- Yescloudflare.com
- Deployment model
- cloudcloudflare.com
Company
- Founded
- 2009cloudflare.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United Statescloudflare.com · 4 Oct 2026
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Where it ranks on Specifiction
- Best API Security Software in 2026#18 of 28
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Sources
- cloudflare.com/products/api-shield/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- developers.cloudflare.com/api-shield/plans/· checked 20 Sept 2026