Restricted to startup (Cloudflare for Startups) applicants — not generally available. Cloudflare for Startups has no ongoing free tier; what it offers is a credit grant that runs out. Credits for one year or until used up, in three tiers: Tier 3 gives $10K to bootstrapped or… Catalogue date August 2026.
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Tier 3 ($10K): bootstrapped or self-funded, under $1M raised
Tier 2 ($100K): funded by an affiliated partner
Tier 1 ($350K): funded by an affiliated partner, $5M+ raised
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Restricted to startup (Cloudflare for Startups) applicants — not generally available. Cloudflare for Startups has no ongoing free tier; what it offers is a credit grant that runs out: Credits for one year or until used up, in three tiers: Tier 3 gives $10K to bootstrapped or self-funded startups with… Cloudflare for Startups warrants caution — on 2026-08-07: Cloudflare cut Tier 2's Workers AI credit cap from $25,000 to $10,000. The Internet Archive's capture of cloudflare.com/startups on 2026-08-06 says "$25,000 for Tier 2"; the capture of 2026-08-07 says "$10,000 for Tier 2". Tier 3 kept $2,500 and Tier 1 kept $50,000. Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20260807105059/https://www.cloudflare.com/startups/ Monitor for further changes.
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Credits for one year or until used up, in three tiers: Tier 3 gives $10K to bootstrapped or self-funded startups with under $1M raised; Tier 2 ($100K) and Tier 1 ($350K) are for startups funded by an affiliated partner, Tier 1 with $5M+ raised. Credits cover usage-based services such as Workers and R2 (R2 up to $10K; Workers AI up to $2.5K, $10K or $50K by tier). AI Gateway is not covered. Core security and networking features are free at every tier.
We read that on 2026-10-06 from https://www.cloudflare.com/startups/, and our check recorded: the page names Cloudflare for Startups as "cloudflare for startups" and states "$350,000" and "$50,000" and "$10,000" and "$2,500". A source check reads the cited page for the service's name and a price; the limits above are from our own record.
From cloudflare.com/startups, read 2026-10-06:
Tier 3 $10k Get started with $10k in credits to build and launch your product, no minimum funding required. Criteria Bootstrapped or self-funded Under $1M raised Benefits Credits: $10k Community & events Developer docs and Discord community
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-10-06). Retracted 2026-10-06: not a new change. The Internet Archive's capture of cloudflare.com/startups on 2026-05-12 already offers Tier 3 at $10k and Tier 1 at $350k, to startups "incorporated no more than 10 years ago" and "Funded up to Series B". That change is recorded on 2026-05-12 and AI Gateway's exclusion on 2026-05-28; the page's note "We recently updated our program tiers" refers to it. Source ↗
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-10-01). Retracted 2026-10-01: true of the page when read, but it bundles changes Cloudflare made on different dates, each now its own record: four tiers became three between the Internet Archive's captures of 2026-05-11 and 2026-05-12, AI Gateway stopped being covered between 2026-05-25 and 2026-05-28, Workers AI caps were set by tier between 2026-07-01 and 2026-07-02, and Tier 2's cap fell to $10,000 between 2026-08-06 and 2026-08-07. Source ↗
Cloudflare cut Tier 2's Workers AI credit cap from $25,000 to $10,000. The Internet Archive's capture of cloudflare.com/startups on 2026-08-06 says "$25,000 for Tier 2"; the capture of 2026-08-07 says "$10,000 for Tier 2". Tier 3 kept $2,500 and Tier 1 kept $50,000. Source ↗
Before: Workers AI: Covered up to a $2,500 cap for Tier 3, $25,000 for Tier 2, and $50,000 for Tier 1
After: Workers AI: Covered up to a $2,500 cap for Tier 3, $10,000 for Tier 2, and $50,000 for Tier 1
Cloudflare replaced its startup programme's single Workers AI cap with caps by tier. The Internet Archive's capture of cloudflare.com/startups on 2026-07-01 says Workers AI is "Covered up to a $50,000 cap"; the capture of 2026-07-02 says "Covered up to a $2,500 cap for Tier 3, $25,000 for Tier 2, and $50,000 for Tier 1". Source ↗
Before: Workers AI: Covered up to a $50,000 cap
After: Workers AI: Covered up to a $2,500 cap for Tier 3, $25,000 for Tier 2, and $50,000 for Tier 1
Cloudflare's startup programme stopped covering AI Gateway. The Internet Archive's capture of cloudflare.com/startups on 2026-05-25 lists "$250 on AI Gateway"; the capture of 2026-05-28 says "AI Gateway: Temporarily not covered by credits". The same capture changed Tier 2's criterion from "$1M+ raised" to "Under $5M raised". Source ↗
Before: $50,000 on Workers AI and $250 on AI Gateway; Tier 2 for startups with $1M+ raised
After: AI Gateway: Temporarily not covered by credits; Tier 2 for startups with under $5M raised
Cloudflare replaced its four startup tiers with three. In the Internet Archive's capture of 2026-05-11, cloudflare.com/forstartups offered $5K, $25K, $100K and $250K tiers. In the capture of 2026-05-12, cloudflare.com/startups offers Tier 3 at $10k (bootstrapped or self-funded, under $1M raised), Tier 2 at $100k ($1M+ raised, funded by an affiliated partner) and Tier 1 at $350k ($5M+ raised, funded by an affiliated partner), to startups founded within the last 10 years whose most recent round was within the last 12 months. Source ↗
Before: $5K Bootstrapped / Stealth, $25K Up-and-coming, $100K Seed-funded, $250K High Growth; founded within the last 5 years
After: Tier 3 $10k (under $1M raised), Tier 2 $100k ($1M+ raised, affiliated partner), Tier 1 $350k ($5M+ raised, affiliated partner); founded within the last 10 years; latest round within the last 12 months
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-10-01). Retracted 2026-10-01: wrong date and direction. Cloudflare announced its $250,000 programme on 2024-09-26 (blog.cloudflare.com/startup-program-250k-credits), and the four funding tiers, which cut bootstrapped startups to $5,000, appeared between the Internet Archive's captures of 2025-04-08 and 2025-04-17, which a separate record describes. Source ↗
Cloudflare capped its startup programme's Workers AI credits at $50,000. The Internet Archive's capture of cloudflare.com/forstartups on 2025-05-23 capped only R2 and Cache Reserve; the capture of 2025-06-04 adds "$50,000 of Credits for any Workers AI services". Source ↗
Before: Credits up to the tier's amount for usage-based services, with a cap on R2 and Cache Reserve only
After: $50,000 of Credits for any Workers AI services
Cloudflare split its startup programme into four funding tiers and capped bootstrapped startups at $5K. In the Internet Archive's capture of 2025-04-08, cloudflare.com/forstartups credited "up to $250,000 worth of service" to startups meeting one of its criteria. In the capture of 2025-04-17 a startup had to meet all of them, including "Funded up to series B", and the tiers were "$5K: Bootstrapped / Stealth Startups", "$25K: Up-and-coming Startups", "$100K: Seed-funded Startups" and "$250K: High Growth Startups". Source ↗
Before: Up to $250,000 worth of service for startups meeting one of the criteria (software product, founded within the last 5 years, valid website and email)
After: Four tiers: $5K Bootstrapped / Stealth, $25K Up-and-coming, $100K Seed-funded, $250K High Growth; funded up to Series B
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Restricted to startup (Cloudflare for Startups) applicants — not generally available. No. What Cloudflare for Startups offers is a credit grant that runs out: Credits for one year or until used up, in three tiers: Tier 3 gives $10K to bootstrapped or self-funded startups with under $1M raised; Tier 2 ($100K) and Tier 1 ($350K) are for startups funded by an ... Eligibility: Tier 3 ($10K): bootstrapped or self-funded, under $1M raised; Tier 2 ($100K): funded by an affiliated partner; Tier 1 ($350K): funded by an affiliated partner, $5M+ raised.
Is Cloudflare for Startups's free offer good for production?
Restricted to startup (Cloudflare for Startups) applicants — not generally available. Not for long. It is a credit grant that runs out, so plan for paid usage before you depend on it.
What changed in Cloudflare for Startups's pricing?
Cloudflare for Startups has had 6 recorded pricing changes. Most recently: Cloudflare cut Tier 2's Workers AI credit cap from $25,000 to $10,000. The Internet Archive's capture of cloudflare.com/startups on 2026-08-06 says "$25,000 for Tier 2"; the capture of 2026-08-07 says "$10,000 for Tier 2". Tier 3 kept $2,500 and Tier 1 kept $50,000. Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20260807105059/https://www.cloudflare.com/startups/ (2026-08-07).
What category is Cloudflare for Startups in?
Cloudflare for Startups is categorized under Startup Perks on AgentDeals.