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). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists SASE Pay-as-you-go at $7, Pro at $20, Business at $200, Client-Side Security at $0.10 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 "Added 'AI Security for Apps' feature to API Shield section" (Mar 16, 2026), "Cloudflare Network Services renames Magic WAN and Magic Firewall products" (Mar 3, 2026) and "Cloudflare Zero Trust Services renames Magic WAN to Cloudflare WAN" (Feb 22, 2026). Cloudflare has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Aws, Zscaler and Fastly also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- AddedPro, BusinessFeature
BeforeNot listed
AfterClient-Side Security feature row
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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- Nov 8, 2026ImprovementCloudflare Aigateway credits now require credit card payment only
- Aug 16, 2026PackagingCloudflare Network Services pricing table removed (Magic Transit, WAN, Firewall)
- Apr 13, 2026Feature addedCloudflare 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, 2026ImprovementAdded 'AI Security for Apps' feature to API Shield section
- Mar 3, 2026PackagingCloudflare Network Services renames Magic WAN and Magic Firewall products
- Feb 22, 2026ImprovementCloudflare 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- AwsNov 9Aws Mwaa adds per-second billing for Customer Managed Tasks in Serverless
- ZscalerOct 26Zscaler adds bulk GraphQL data extraction to ZDX Advanced Plus
- FastlyOct 26Fastly launches managed Secondary DNS, with pricing by sales contact only
- FastlyOct 19Fastly launches Network Protect, always-on defense with no scrubbing centers
- FastlyOct 19Fastly adds Network Protect: always-on defense, no scrubbing centers
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?
Pro, Business feature added: Client-Side Security feature row. 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 5 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.