Cloudflare Workers
Global Edge Network. Code runs within milliseconds of 95% of the world's population. Cold starts are effectively zero.
Pricing
Free tier
Hybrid
Adoption
→StableLicense
Proprietary
Data freshness
—Overview
What is Cloudflare Workers?
Build serverless applications ensuring exceptional performance, reliability, and scale.
Key differentiator
“Global Edge Network. Code runs within milliseconds of 95% of the world's population. Cold starts are effectively zero.”
Capability profile
Strength Radar
Honest assessment
Strengths & Weaknesses
↑ Strengths
Catalog data
Catalog data
Catalog data
↓ Weaknesses
Catalog data
Catalog data
Fit analysis
Who is it for?
✓ Best for
Low-latency APIs
Recommended use case
Global middleware
Recommended use case
Hiding API keys/proxying
Recommended use case
✕ Not a fit for
Long-running compute (has CPU limits)
Not recommended
Heavy data processing
Not recommended
Cost structure
Pricing
Free Tier
Available
100k req/day
Starts at
$5/mo (Workers Paid)
Model
Hybrid
Enterprise
Available
Performance benchmarks
How Fast Is It?
Next step
Get Started with Cloudflare Workers
Step-by-step setup guide with code examples and common gotchas.