Cloudflare Data Loss Prevention

Spec sheet

What it does

Cloudflare DLP scans web traffic, SaaS files and AI prompts for sensitive information including credentials, payment data, identifiers and source code.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developers.cloudflare.com

Headquarters

San Francisco, CARead 23 Sep 2026 · cloudflare.com

Founded

2009Read 23 Sep 2026 · cloudflare.com

AI protection

DLP can inspect AI Gateway prompts and model responses without Gateway HTTP filtering or TLS decryption.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developers.cloudflare.com

API authentication

DLP API endpoints accept Cloudflare API tokens with Zero Trust Read or Write permissions.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developers.cloudflare.com

Client requirements

The current Windows client requires Windows 10 LTSC or Windows 11, at least 3 vCPUs, 4 GB RAM and 250 MiB disk.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developers.cloudflare.com

Company founded

Cloudflare was founded in 2009 by Matthew Prince, Michelle Zatlyn and Lee Holloway.Read 14 Oct 2026 · cloudflare.com

Company headquarters

Cloudflare is headquartered in San Francisco, California.Read 14 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Company legal name

The legal entity is Cloudflare, Inc.Read 14 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Company ownership

Cloudflare is a public company traded on the NYSE under ticker NET.Read 14 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Company size

LinkedIn lists 1,001–5,000 employees, while Crunchbase lists 5,001–10,000 employees.Read 14 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Custom detection

Administrators can create custom entries with regular expressions and other configurable values.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developers.cloudflare.com

Detection building blocks

Profiles combine detection entries, data classes and sensitivity labels.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developers.cloudflare.com

Detection profiles

Profiles can be predefined, custom-built or populated from third-party classifications.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developers.cloudflare.com

Documentation depth

The documentation covers prerequisites, profile creation, policy testing, logging, integrations, downloads and lifecycle support.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developers.cloudflare.com

Email integration

Outbound DLP scans Microsoft 365 email through a client-side Outlook add-in.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developers.cloudflare.com

False-positive feedback

Users can report false positives, and AI context analysis uses feedback to adjust future detection confidence.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developers.cloudflare.com

Limit: billing complaints

Trustpilot reviewers frequently report unexpected billing, account access problems and difficulty reaching support.Read 14 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Limit: complexity

Reviewers report a steep learning curve and complexity in firewall and policy configuration.Read 14 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Limit: support

Reviewers repeatedly describe customer support as slow or limited, especially outside enterprise tiers.Read 14 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Linux support

The client supports RHEL 9/10, Debian 12/13, Fedora 43/44 and Ubuntu 22.04/24.04/26.04 on x86-64 or ARM64.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developers.cloudflare.com

Logging options

Payload logging stores a redacted match plus 75 bytes of surrounding context, while Enterprise Logpush can export complete matching HTTP requests.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developers.cloudflare.com

Microsoft Purview integration

Integration profiles import Microsoft Purview top-level sensitivity labels through Cloudflare CASB.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developers.cloudflare.com

Mobile client

Cloudflare One Agent on Android creates an encrypted VPN tunnel where Gateway, DLP, Access, Browser Isolation and antivirus policies apply.Read 14 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Notable news: Human Native acquisition

Cloudflare announced its acquisition of Human Native on January 15, 2026.Read 14 Oct 2026 · cloudflare.net

Payload encryption

Matched payloads are encrypted with the customer public key and Cloudflare cannot decrypt them without the private key.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developers.cloudflare.com

Praise: performance and protection

Independent reviewers commonly praise Cloudflare for fast DNS/CDN performance, DDoS protection and broad security coverage.Read 14 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Praise: value and breadth

Capterra reviewers repeatedly praise the broad security and performance feature set, including generous free-plan capabilities.Read 14 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Public API

The API exposes endpoints for DLP profiles, entries, datasets, data classes, settings and custom prompt topics.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developers.cloudflare.com

Purview limitation

DLP does not filter or log Microsoft Purview sublabels, and label changes can take 24 hours to synchronize.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developers.cloudflare.com

Rating on Apple App Store

4.6 out of 5 from 6,000 ratingsRead 14 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Rating on Capterra

4.7 out of 5 from 528 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Rating on G2

4.5 out of 5 from 928 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on Gartner Peer Insights

4.5 out of 5 from 223 ratingsRead 14 Oct 2026 · gartner.com

Rating on Google Play

4.1 out of 5 from 2,030 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Rating on Software Advice

4.7 out of 5 from 524 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Rating on Trustpilot

1.5 out of 5 from 1,330 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

SaaS data-at-rest

Cloudflare CASB connects to SaaS APIs and scans stored files for sensitive data.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developers.cloudflare.com

SDK support

Cloudflare publishes generated TypeScript and Go client methods for DLP resources.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developers.cloudflare.com

Traffic inspection

DLP inspects HTTP request and response bodies through Gateway HTTP filtering and TLS decryption.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developers.cloudflare.com

Plans and prices

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