Comparison
Centinel vs Cloudflare Bot Management
Already on Cloudflare? Centinel adds AI-specific crawler detection your Bot Management plan doesn't cover. Not on Cloudflare? Centinel works with any stack — no CDN migration required.
Feature
Centinel
Cloudflare
AI crawler database size
1,600+
~100
Standalone deployment
Free tier available
Edge-level blocking (<2ms)
Per-crawler monetization
Partial
Industry-specific intelligence
Transparent public pricing
No CDN migration required
Public crawler profile pages
Works with any CDN/platform
Why teams add Centinel alongside Cloudflare
Cloudflare Bot Management catches known threats. Centinel specializes in stealth AI crawlers that bypass WAFs by operating at a different protocol layer. It deploys alongside your existing stack with transparent pricing and a free tier to evaluate before you commit.
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