Short answer: Cloudflare Pro costs $25 per site per month, or $240 a year. Tremhost’s Armor Guard gives you Pro-grade protection for $9 per site per month ($90 a year), and we configure it, monitor it and answer the phone when something goes wrong.
This guide covers what Pro costs, what it adds, the hidden cost of buying it yourself, and how much you save with a managed plan.
How Much Does Cloudflare Pro Cost?
Cloudflare charges for Pro per website, not per user. New sign-ups pay $25 per month for Pro, and the annual option is $240 per year, equivalent to $20 per month. cloudflare
| Cloudflare Pro | Monthly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|
| Billed monthly | $25 | $300 |
| Billed annually | $20 | $240 |
Every extra site on Pro pays the full fee. Five sites cost $125 a month on monthly billing, and the total climbs fast.
What Does Pro Add Over the Free Plan?
The free plan covers the basics. Pro adds image optimisation, configurable WAF rules and advanced cache options. In practice, that means a firewall you can tune, faster image delivery and better support. If your site takes payments, has customer logins or has ever been attacked, Pro-level protection is where it starts to pay for itself. thepricer
The Hidden Cost of Buying Pro Yourself
The $25 sticker price is only part of the cost. A Pro plan on default settings blocks very little. To get real protection you still need to:
- write and tune firewall rules for your application
- set rate limits on login and checkout pages
- configure SSL and caching correctly
- watch for attacks and respond when something gets through
- work out what to do when a site is compromised
Most small businesses don’t have anyone who does that, so they pay for Pro and leave it mostly unconfigured. That’s the gap a managed plan closes.
Armor Guard: Pro-Grade Protection for $9
Tremhost is a Cloudflare partner, and Armor Guard is our entry plan. It runs on Pro-grade protection and comes with setup and monitoring from our team.
| Cloudflare Pro | Tremhost Armor Guard | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $25 | $9 |
| Annual price | $240 | $90 (two months free) |
| Firewall, DDoS protection, SSL | Yes | Yes |
| Configured for you | No | Yes |
| Monitored by a team | No | Yes |
| Someone to call | No | Yes |
| Saving per site | 64% monthly, $150 a year on annual billing |
At ten sites, that’s $90 a month with Guard against $250 on Pro monthly billing.
Ways to Pay Less With Tremhost
Pay annually. Guard’s annual price is $90 per site, which is two months free compared with paying monthly.
Match the plan to the site. Use Guard for informational sites and small business sites, and Shield only where you need it.
Use Shield’s volume pricing. Armor Shield is $29 per site per month, dropping to $27 a site from five sites and $25 from ten. It adds firewall rules written for your application, unmetered traffic, free malware cleanup and a named engineer, and it suits sites that take payments or hold client data.
Skip the surprise bills. Cleanup after a hack is quoted separately on Guard, and included free on Shield. If one of your sites is business-critical, the included cleanup can outweigh the price difference the first time you need it.
What to Know Before You Choose Guard
Guard has a fair-use ceiling of 500 GB and 50 million requests a month. A site that regularly goes beyond that belongs on Shield, which has unmetered traffic. Guard is built for one site at a time, so agencies running many client sites should look at Shield’s volume pricing.
Who Armor Guard Is For
- Small businesses that want proper protection without learning a new platform
- Blogs, portfolios and informational sites that need a configured firewall and SSL
- Agencies and developers who want to offer protection to clients behind their own name, since we never contact your clients
- Anyone paying $25 a month for Pro and wondering whether it’s actually configured
Get Pro-Grade Protection Today
If you’re comparing the Cloudflare Pro price, the fastest way to cut the cost is to move the site to Guard and let us do the setup.
For sites that take payments or hold client data, see Armor Shield →. If your site is already compromised, Armor SOS is our emergency cleanup service, with free triage that usually starts the same day.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Cloudflare Pro cost?
Cloudflare Pro costs $25 per site per month when billed monthly, or $240 a year when billed annually. Each additional site pays the full fee.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Cloudflare Pro?
Yes. Tremhost’s Armor Guard provides Pro-grade protection at $9 per site per month ($90 a year), with setup and monitoring included.
What’s the difference between Armor Guard and Cloudflare Pro?
Both give you Pro-grade protection with a firewall, DDoS protection and SSL. With Guard, our team configures and monitors it for you and you have someone to call. Pro bought directly leaves setup and monitoring to you.
Is Cloudflare Pro worth it?
For sites that take payments, have logins or have been attacked, Pro-grade protection is worth having. The value comes from how well it’s configured, which is why a managed plan makes the money go further.
What is a Cloudflare partner?
A Cloudflare partner works with Cloudflare to deliver its services to its own customers, adding setup, monitoring and support. Tremhost is a Cloudflare partner.
Does Armor Guard have limits?
Guard has a fair-use ceiling of 500 GB and 50 million requests a month. Sites above that are moved to Armor Shield, which has unmetered traffic.
What plan should I choose if I run several sites?
Guard suits informational sites. For sites that take payments or hold client data, Shield’s volume pricing drops to $27 a site from five sites and $25 from ten.
What if my site is already hacked?
Contact Armor SOS. Triage is free and usually starts the same day.
