{"id":77354,"date":"2026-10-06T17:31:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/?p=77354"},"modified":"2026-10-06T17:31:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:31:47","slug":"cloudflare-pro-price-why-pay-25-a-month-when-pro-grade-protection-costs-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/cloudflare-pro-price-why-pay-25-a-month-when-pro-grade-protection-costs-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloudflare Pro Price: Why Pay $25 a Month When Pro-Grade Protection Costs $9?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Short answer:<\/strong> Cloudflare Pro costs $25 per site per month, or $240 a year. Tremhost&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">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.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>How Much Does Cloudflare Pro Cost?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">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. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cloudflare.com\/ru-ru\/adjusting-pricing-introducing-annual-plans-and-accelerating-innovation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">cloudflare<\/a><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Cloudflare Pro<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Monthly<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Yearly<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Billed monthly<\/td>\n<td>$25<\/td>\n<td>$300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Billed annually<\/td>\n<td>$20<\/td>\n<td>$240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Every extra site on Pro pays the full fee. Five sites cost $125 a month on monthly billing, and the total climbs fast.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>What Does Pro Add Over the Free Plan?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">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. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepricer.org\/how-much-does-cloudflare-cost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">thepricer<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>The Hidden Cost of Buying Pro Yourself<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">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:<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>write and tune firewall rules for your application<\/li>\n<li>set rate limits on login and checkout pages<\/li>\n<li>configure SSL and caching correctly<\/li>\n<li>watch for attacks and respond when something gets through<\/li>\n<li>work out what to do when a site is compromised<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Most small businesses don&#8217;t have anyone who does that, so they pay for Pro and leave it mostly unconfigured. That&#8217;s the gap a managed plan closes.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Armor Guard: Pro-Grade Protection for $9<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Tremhost is a Cloudflare partner, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/armorguard\/\">Armor Guard<\/a><\/strong> is our entry plan. It runs on Pro-grade protection and comes with setup and monitoring from our team.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\"><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Cloudflare Pro<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Tremhost Armor Guard<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Monthly price<\/td>\n<td>$25<\/td>\n<td><strong>$9<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Annual price<\/td>\n<td>$240<\/td>\n<td><strong>$90<\/strong> (two months free)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Firewall, DDoS protection, SSL<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Configured for you<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Monitored by a team<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Someone to call<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saving per site<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>64% monthly, $150 a year on annual billing<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">At ten sites, that&#8217;s $90 a month with Guard against $250 on Pro monthly billing.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Ways to Pay Less With Tremhost<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Pay annually.<\/strong> Guard&#8217;s annual price is $90 per site, which is two months free compared with paying monthly.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Match the plan to the site.<\/strong> Use Guard for informational sites and small business sites, and Shield only where you need it.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Use Shield&#8217;s volume pricing.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/armorshield\/\">Armor Shield<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Skip the surprise bills.<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>What to Know Before You Choose Guard<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">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&#8217;s volume pricing.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Who Armor Guard Is For<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Small businesses that want proper protection without learning a new platform<\/li>\n<li>Blogs, portfolios and informational sites that need a configured firewall and SSL<\/li>\n<li>Agencies and developers who want to offer protection to clients behind their own name, since we never contact your clients<\/li>\n<li>Anyone paying $25 a month for Pro and wondering whether it&#8217;s actually configured<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Get Pro-Grade Protection Today<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/armorguard\/\">Start with Armor Guard \u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For sites that take payments or hold client data, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/armorshield\/\">see Armor Shield \u2192<\/a><\/strong>. If your site is already compromised, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/armorsos\/\">Armor SOS<\/a><\/strong> is our emergency cleanup service, with free triage that usually starts the same day.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">How much does Cloudflare Pro cost?<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">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.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Is there a cheaper alternative to Cloudflare Pro?<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Yes. Tremhost&#8217;s Armor Guard provides Pro-grade protection at $9 per site per month ($90 a year), with setup and monitoring included.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">What&#8217;s the difference between Armor Guard and Cloudflare Pro?<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">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.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Is Cloudflare Pro worth it?<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For sites that take payments, have logins or have been attacked, Pro-grade protection is worth having. The value comes from how well it&#8217;s configured, which is why a managed plan makes the money go further.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">What is a Cloudflare partner?<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A Cloudflare partner works with Cloudflare to deliver its services to its own customers, adding setup, monitoring and support. Tremhost is a Cloudflare partner.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Does Armor Guard have limits?<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">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.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">What plan should I choose if I run several sites?<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Guard suits informational sites. For sites that take payments or hold client data, Shield&#8217;s volume pricing drops to $27 a site from five sites and $25 from ten.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">What if my site is already hacked?<\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Contact Armor SOS. Triage is free and usually starts the same day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Short answer: Cloudflare Pro costs $25 per site per month, or $240 a year. Tremhost&#8217;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. 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