Cloudflare vs Bunny CDN
Choose Cloudflare for DNS, a WAF and DDoS filtering on one bill: Free is /bin/zsh and Pro a month per site, billed annually. Choose Bunny for image, download and video traffic at /bin/zsh.03 per GB to Asia with a monthly minimum. For Indian traffic Bunny undercuts Pro below about 667 GB a month.
For Indian site owners deciding which CDN to put in front of their hosting, and whether they need one at all.
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Last editorial update: 14 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
Choose Cloudflare or Bunny in one line
Choose Cloudflare for DNS, a WAF and DDoS filtering on one free or flat-priced plan; choose Bunny when most of your traffic is images, downloads or video billed by the gigabyte.
- Cloudflare: a per-zone plan, an HTML-aware proxy, and a WAF on every plan.
- Bunny: a pay-per-GB pull CDN, strongest on static assets and video, with no free tier.
- Both: cache at the edge, and both sell image processing as an extra.
What Cloudflare and Bunny CDN actually are
Cloudflare is a reverse proxy in front of the whole site, while Bunny is a pull-zone CDN that serves only the files you point at it. With Cloudflare you change your domain's nameservers to Cloudflare, it answers for your site, and every request passes its edge before reaching your hosting account. That position lets it cache HTML, filter attacks and serve DNS from one dashboard.
Bunny is a pull-zone CDN. You create a zone pointed at your origin, add a CNAME such as cdn.example.com, and rewrite asset URLs to that hostname. Your DNS stays where it is, and the zone caches files rather than the HTML page.
That difference explains the price shapes. Cloudflare charges per zone because it sits in front of the whole site. Bunny charges per gigabyte because it bills the bytes it delivers.
Cloudflare and Bunny prices on the vendor pages
Cloudflare Pro is $20 a month per zone billed annually, and Bunny's standard network charges $0.03 per GB delivered in Asia, with a $1 monthly minimum. Both tables were read on the vendors' own pages on 30 October 2026. They bill in US dollars, so your card converts at its own rate.
| Cloudflare plan | Price on the page | Billing |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/month | — |
| Pro | $20/month billed annually, $25 monthly | Per zone |
| Business | $200/month billed annually, $250 monthly | Per zone |
| Contract | Custom | Annual |
Source: the Cloudflare pricing page (https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/), read on 30 October 2026.[1]
| Bunny network | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Standard, 119 PoPs | Europe and North America | $0.01/GB |
| Standard, 119 PoPs | Asia and Oceania | $0.03/GB |
| Standard, 119 PoPs | South America | $0.045/GB |
| Standard, 119 PoPs | Middle East and Africa | $0.06/GB |
| Volume, 10 PoPs | First 500 TB | $0.005/GB |
Bunny adds a $1 monthly minimum and charges no request fees. Source: the bunny.net pricing page (https://bunny.net/pricing/), read on 30 October 2026.[2]
Cloudflare vs Bunny cost at 300 GB, 1 TB and 3 TB
For Indian visitors Bunny costs less than Cloudflare Pro only below about 667 GB a month; above that the flat Pro plan is cheaper, and Cloudflare Free is $0 at any volume. Indian traffic sits in Bunny's Asia and Oceania band at $0.03/GB.
| Traffic a month | Bunny, Asia rate | Cloudflare Pro | Cloudflare Free |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 GB | About $9 | $20 | $0 |
| 1 TB | About $30 | $20 | $0 |
| 3 TB | About $90 | $20 | $0 |
Bunny and Pro cross at about 667 GB, which is $20 divided by $0.03. Below that, Pro costs more than the bandwidth; above it, the per-GB bill overtakes the flat plan. The free plan stays at $0 but excludes the paid rulesets, and large video or file delivery is outside what a free proxy is built to carry.
Cloudflare vs Bunny features compared
Cloudflare includes a WAF and DNS on every plan; Bunny sells security and image optimisation as add-ons on top of cheaper bandwidth. Every cell comes from one of the two vendors' pages.
| Item | Cloudflare | Bunny |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $0 | $1/month minimum |
| Billing unit | Per zone | Per GB |
| Points of presence | 330+ cities, stated on its pricing page | 119 PoPs standard, 10 volume |
| WAF | Included on Free, Pro and Business | Bunny Shield, sold separately |
| DDoS filtering | Unmetered on every plan | Network DDoS protection offered |
| Uptime SLA | Business and Contract | Not stated on the pricing page |
| Image optimisation | Polish on Pro and above; Cloudflare Images billed separately | Bunny Optimizer, billed separately |
| WordPress HTML caching | APO: $5/month on Free, included on Pro and above | Not offered; pull zones cache files, not pages |
| Video | Stream, billed per minute | Bunny Stream |
| Setup | Nameserver change | CNAME to a pull zone |
How to set up Cloudflare (nameservers) or Bunny (CNAME)
Cloudflare needs your domain's nameservers; Bunny needs only a CNAME and rewritten asset URLs. For Cloudflare, add the domain in its dashboard, check the imported records against your host's list, then replace the nameservers at your registrar with the two it assigns. You know it worked when the zone shows as active and the site loads through the proxy.
- Add the site to Cloudflare and compare the imported DNS records with the ones your host gave you.
- Set the main A record to the hosting IP address and switch the proxy on.
- Change the nameservers at the registrar and wait for propagation.
- Reload the site and confirm the response headers name Cloudflare.
Bunny leaves DNS alone. Create a pull zone with your origin hostname, add a CNAME record for the CDN hostname, and point your asset URLs at it. You know it worked when an image loads from the CDN hostname and the zone's traffic graph counts it.
When Cloudflare or Bunny is the wrong choice
Cloudflare Free is the wrong choice for heavy video or file delivery, and Bunny is the wrong choice for a small site that needs a WAF on day one. Cloudflare's free plan is built for web pages, not a video library or a large download site. Paid plans are also per zone, so twenty small domains cost twenty times one.
Bunny is the wrong buy if you need a WAF included on day one, or if the traffic is small enough that a $1 minimum and a second dashboard are not worth the effort. At 50 GB a month the bill is $1.50, and Cloudflare Free does that job for nothing.
Both are the wrong buy if the origin is slow. Neither CDN fixes a server that takes two seconds to answer a cache miss, which is why the origin comes first and the CDN second.
Where WebJi® hosting fits with a CDN
WebJi® hosts the origin server a CDN sits in front of, and its shared and WordPress plans already include a global CDN, so many small sites need neither service. WebJi® is not Cloudflare or bunny.net and resells neither. Shared hosting from ₹299 a month and WordPress hosting from ₹400 a month list the CDN as standard, before 18% GST. Add Cloudflare when you want its WAF and DNS, or Bunny when media bandwidth grows.
If you have not chosen a CDN yet, what a CDN is explains the layer. Ask us before you move nameservers; support answers email 24/7 in Hindi and English.
References
- Cloudflare (https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) — plans and pricing page. Read on 30 October 2026.
- bunny.net (https://bunny.net/pricing/) — pricing page. Read on 30 October 2026.
Figures about other companies on this page were read from the sources above on the dates shown; those pages change without notice. WebJi® is not affiliated with, and is not the support desk of, any company named on this page.
Frequently asked questions
Is Bunny cheaper than Cloudflare?
Only below about 667 GB a month of Indian traffic, compared with Cloudflare Pro. Bunny bills $0.03/GB there, so 300 GB costs about $9 against Pro at $20, while 1 TB costs about $30. Cloudflare Free is $0 at any volume, with fewer paid rules.
Does Cloudflare have a free plan?
Yes, $0/month with CDN, DNS, SSL and unmetered DDoS filtering. Pro is $20/month billed annually or $25 monthly, and Business is $200/month billed annually.
How does Bunny pricing work?
Per gigabyte delivered, by region, with a $1 monthly minimum and no request fees. Asia and Oceania is $0.03/GB; Europe and North America is $0.01/GB on the standard network.
Can I use both together?
Yes. Keep Cloudflare as the proxy and DNS for HTML pages, and put a Bunny pull zone in front of the uploads folder through a CNAME. Two dashboards, two bills, one origin server.
Do both have servers in India?
Cloudflare states 330+ cities and Bunny states 119 points of presence on its standard network; neither pricing page lists Indian cities individually. Test latency from your own city before you commit.
Is WebJi one of these companies?
No. WebJi® hosts the origin server and resells neither CDN. Its shared and WordPress hosting plans include a global CDN.
Last editorial update: 14 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
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