Cloudflare vs Microsoft: which does AI recommend?
· ChatGPT Search and Google AI Mode
Based on every AI answer that names both
Reviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky
When AI names both, it lists Cloudflare first more often than not. It recommends both about as often.
Listed first when AI names both
CloudflareCloudflare: 72% (Cloudflare leads)MicrosoftMicrosoft: 28%
Recommended when named
CloudflareCloudflare: 57%
MicrosoftMicrosoft: 55%
Topic by topic
Mentioned in, as a share of each topic’s answers
Cloudflare named more7Within 2 points7Microsoft named more13
Cloudflare named more
- Emergency DDoS mitigationFar ahead
- Storage and CDN for web appsFar ahead
- AI model API gatewayClearly ahead
- Prompt injection detection and input sanitizationAhead
- Edge container deploymentAhead
- API monetizationSlightly ahead
Microsoft named more
- SaaS application access managementFar ahead
- Visibility into shadow IT usageClearly ahead
- Legacy on-premises app accessClearly ahead
- Cloud service providerClearly ahead
- LLM integration into existing applicationsAhead
- Generative AI data loss preventionAhead
Within 2 points7
Only Cloudflare is ranked in12
- CDN providers with HTTP/3 and QUIC support
- Combined DDoS and WAF protection
- Cost-effective object storage for web apps
- DDoS mitigation services
- Edge configuration CDN with version control
- Managed DNS provider with DDoS protection and API
- Managed DNS with DDoS protection
- Production custom model API deployment
- Secure enterprise content delivery networks
- Web application firewalls
- CDN for dynamic personalization and edge compute
- Centralized session caching
Only Microsoft is ranked in12
- AI data visualization tools
- Compromised credential monitoring and remediation
- Custom AI chip design
- Demand forecasting and replenishment
- Endpoint security for company computers
- Enterprise-scale attack surface management
- HIPAA-compliant cybersecurity services
- Managed service providers for enterprise help desk outsourcing
- Pre-handoff data collection
- Reporting and presentation software for consultants
- Secure document review
- Threat intelligence and exposure correlation
What people ask AI about Cloudflare and Microsoft
- Who are the leading providers of "quantum-resistant" encryption algorithms?Level
- Which Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solution is the best replacement for a traditional corporate VPN?Cloudflare almost always first
- We're a remote-first company. What's a good Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solution to replace our legacy VPN?Cloudflare almost always first
- We are ditching our physical VPN hardware. Who offers a software-defined perimeter (Zero Trust) solution?Cloudflare almost always first
Who AI mentions first
- JulCloudflare listed first: 64%Microsoft listed first: 36%
- AugCloudflare listed first: 73%Microsoft listed first: 27%
- SepCloudflare listed first: 77%Microsoft listed first: 23%
- ChatGPT SearchCloudflare listed first: 70%Microsoft listed first: 30%
- Google AI ModeCloudflare listed first: 74%Microsoft listed first: 26%
