Provider Profile
Cloudflare Waiting Room by Cloudflare
Entry Price
Business plan $200/month per zone (one waiting room, limited features)
Year Founded
2009
HQ Location
San Francisco, US
Our Take
Cloudflare Waiting Room comes with Cloudflare’s Business plan, from $200 a month per zone, and its Enterprise plan. The Business plan includes one waiting room with a reduced feature set, while scheduled activation, custom templates and granular path protection need Enterprise. Your site must run through Cloudflare’s CDN. It supports first-in-first-out, random and lottery queueing, and isn’t listed in G2’s virtual waiting room category.
Fit & Suitability
Who It Suits
Best For
- • Sites already on a Cloudflare Business or Enterprise plan
- • Protecting one site with one waiting room
Not Ideal For
- • Sites not running on Cloudflare
- • Path-specific protection, scheduled queues or custom branding without an Enterprise plan
Performance Metrics
Ratings & Scores
SourceForge Badge
Not published
Cloudflare Waiting Room is not listed in the G2 virtual waiting room category, so no comparable G2 rating or ranking exists. It cannot be purchased standalone — it requires a Cloudflare Business or Enterprise plan and the site must use Cloudflare CDN. The Business tier provides one waiting room with limited features; scheduled activation, custom templates and granular path protection require Enterprise.
Cost Information
Pricing & Plans
Free Tier
No
Free Tier Detail
No free tier for Waiting Room; requires Business or Enterprise plan
Entry Price
Business plan $200/month per zone (one waiting room, limited features)
Pricing Model
Bundled into Cloudflare plan pricing, charged per zone
Queue Size Cap
One waiting room on Business plan
Top Published Price
Enterprise quote on request
Technical Details
Integration & Setup
Setup
Requires proxied DNS record on Cloudflare CDN
Time to Implement
Not published
Integration Platforms
Integration Depth
- • Requires Cloudflare's CDN. A proxied DNS record must be configured for the waiting room hostname; it is not auto-created. Visitors must have cookies enabled.
Integration Methods
Edge CDN Adapters
Native App Support
Key Advantages
Key Strengths
- • Available to existing Cloudflare customers with no new vendor
- • Three queueing methods including random and lottery
- • Runs at Cloudflare edge
- • Business plan entry at $200/month per zone
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you need Cloudflare to use Cloudflare Waiting Room? ▼
Yes. It needs a Cloudflare Business or Enterprise plan, and your site must run through Cloudflare’s CDN.
What does the Cloudflare Business plan include? ▼
One waiting room with a reduced feature set. Scheduled activation, custom templates and granular path protection need Enterprise.
Is Cloudflare Waiting Room rated on G2? ▼
It isn’t listed in G2’s virtual waiting room category, so there’s no comparable G2 rating.
Last checked: September 15, 2026
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