Cloudflare Adds Client-Side Security Tiers With Malicious Code Detection
What happened
Between the Apr 6, 2026 and Apr 13, 2026 captures of Cloudflare's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Client-Side Security feature row added to plan comparison table. Pro and Business plans include Script monitoring; Business includes additional resource monitoring and alerts; Enterprise adds malicious resource detection, code change alerts, and positive blocking. Pulse files it as a product change (feature added) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 17, 2026) lists SASE Pay-as-you-go at $7, Pro at $20, Business at $200, Client-Side Security at $0.1 per 1k requests and Smart Shield + Argo Smart Routing at $5.
It lands 2 days after Cloudflare's previous change, "Cloudflare rebrands Argo Smart Routing under new Smart Shield umbrella" (Apr 11, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Cloudflare Zero Trust Services rebrands Magic WAN to Cloudflare WAN" (Apr 4, 2026), "Added 'AI Security for Apps' feature to API Shield section" (Mar 16, 2026) and "Cloudflare Network Services renames Magic WAN and Magic Firewall products" (Mar 3, 2026). Cloudflare has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Fastly and Akamai Technologies also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Client-Side Security, Pro, Business · FeatureAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterClient-Side Security feature row
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Client-Side Security, Pro, Business | Feature | Not listed | Client-Side Security feature row | Added |
Values as written on Cloudflare's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Cloudflare's pricing page (cloudflare.com) from Apr 6, 2026 and Apr 13, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where Client-Side Security feature row now appears.
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Cloudflare, the last 90 days
Full history- Aug 17, 2026packagingCloudflare Network Services pricing table removed (Magic Transit, WAN, Firewall)
- Apr 13, 2026improvedCloudflare Adds Client-Side Security Tiers With Malicious Code Detection · this change
- Apr 11, 2026packagingCloudflare rebrands Argo Smart Routing under new Smart Shield umbrella
- Apr 4, 2026packagingCloudflare Zero Trust Services rebrands Magic WAN to Cloudflare WAN
- Mar 16, 2026improvedAdded 'AI Security for Apps' feature to API Shield section
- Mar 3, 2026packagingCloudflare Network Services renames Magic WAN and Magic Firewall products
- Feb 23, 2026improvedCloudflare Zero Trust Services renames Magic WAN to Cloudflare WAN
- Feb 16, 2026packagingCloudflare Network Services expands network capacity to 477 Tbps
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- FastlyOct 19Fastly launches Network Protect, always-on defense with no scrubbing centers
- FastlyOct 19Fastly adds Network Protect: always-on defense, no scrubbing centers
- Akamai TechnologiesOct 12Akamai Technologies reorganizes pricing by product and adds $100/month Managed Service
- FastlySep 28Fastly launches AI Platform: usage-based Runtime Control from $1.75
- FastlyJul 27Fastly: Mutual TLS limit relabeled from 'mTLS' to 'domains' (quantities unchanged)
Questions about this change
Did Cloudflare raise prices in April 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 6, 2026 and Apr 13, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature added.
What changed on Cloudflare's pricing page between Apr 6, 2026 and Apr 13, 2026?
Client-Side Security, Pro, Business feature: Not listed → Client-Side Security feature row, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 6, 2026 and Apr 13, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Cloudflare change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 6 other pricing-page changes for Cloudflare in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Cloudflare rebrands Argo Smart Routing under new Smart Shield umbrella" on Apr 11, 2026; Cloudflare has been tracked since 2023-11-14.