AWS vs Cloudflare

Beta and preview services come with no service-level agreements, can change at any time, and may be suspended or terminated without notice. AWS also says content used in beta may be deleted or inaccessible after termination.

You must ensure your own use, content, and downstream users comply with AWS rules and applicable law. That means privacy notices, consents, software licenses, and content moderation obligations can fall on you rather than AWS.

If AWS flags content as prohibited, you generally have only two business days to remove or disable access before AWS can do it for you or suspend the service. In some cases AWS can remove content immediately without notice.

Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Dedicated Hosts, and Capacity Blocks are generally noncancellable and nonrefundable. If you commit to these products, your money is largely locked in unless a narrow AWS-triggered refund scenario applies.

AWS states it will delete your content after your account closes, which is a helpful baseline deletion commitment for user data stored on the service. The privacy notice also says personal information will be deleted under applicable law, though some records may remain for legal reasons.

The privacy notice gives users rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, object, and request portability of personal information, subject to local law. That is a strong set of account-control rights compared with many enterprise services.

AWS may delete your content after account closure, and some services may also remove inactive content after periods of non-use. This matters if you rely on AWS as a storage or archival location.

AWS collects information you provide, automatic usage data, and data from other sources, then shares it with service providers, marketplace sellers, and in business transfers. That creates a fairly expansive data ecosystem around your account activity.

For U.S. users, AWS says it is not in the business of selling customer personal information. That is a meaningful protection, even though AWS still shares data for service delivery, advertising, and other purposes.

AWS lets you manage cookie preferences and opt out of certain targeted advertising through privacy choices and browser settings. This gives users some practical control over tracking and ad personalization.

For the 1.1.1.1 public resolver, Cloudflare says it does not log personal information and keeps most limited query data only 25 hours. This is an unusually strong privacy commitment for a DNS service.

Cloudflare can suspend or terminate access at its sole discretion, with or without notice and for any or no reason. That means free-service users may lose access abruptly with little recourse.

The service is provided as-is and Cloudflare disclaims warranties while broadly limiting liability for damages. In practice, this makes it harder for users to recover losses if the website or free online services fail or cause harm.

Cloudflare expressly says it does not sell or rent personal information. That is a meaningful privacy commitment, though it still allows sharing with service providers, partners, and affiliates for business purposes.

Users can request access, correction, portability, deletion, restriction, or objection by contacting Cloudflare. Customers and admins can also update or export some account data directly through their account settings.

If you submit content, feedback, or suggestions, you keep ownership but give Cloudflare a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license to use and modify it. Users should assume submitted materials can be reused indefinitely without payment.

Cloudflare can modify the terms at any time by posting updated terms, and your only stated remedy is to stop using the service. Users may need to monitor the terms themselves for important changes.

You agree to indemnify Cloudflare for claims and costs tied to your use, violations, or disputes involving third parties. This can shift legal and financial risk onto users if their activity triggers a claim.

Website visitors get cookie preference tools and opt-outs for interest-based advertising and some marketing sharing. This gives users some practical control over tracking on Cloudflare’s own sites.

Cloudflare says it may share information with marketing and advertising partners and may provide them your email or limited account information unless you opt out. This is not a sale, but it is still meaningful data sharing for promotion.

Disputes are routed to California law and exclusive courts in San Francisco County. This preserves a court path rather than mandatory arbitration, but it may be inconvenient or costly for users outside that area.