Cloudflare offers several free-tier services under its Workers platform, but some have usage limits. Below is a breakdown of which services are free and which require a paid plan.
🆓 Free Services (with Limits)
| Service | Free Tier Limits | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| Workers | 100K requests/day | Serverless functions |
| KV Namespace | 1GB storage, 100K reads/writes per day | Low-latency key-value storage |
| D1 Database | 5GB storage, 5M reads/writes per month | Serverless SQL database |
| Durable Objects | 400K GB-seconds, 1M requests/month | Real-time stateful applications |
| R2 Storage | 10GB storage, 1M operations/month | S3-compatible object storage |
| Queues | 10K messages/month | Worker-to-Worker messaging |
| Workers AI | 10K inferences/day (select models) | Serverless GPU-powered ML |
| Analytics Engine | Included (unlimited cardinality) | Time-series data analytics |
đź’° Paid Services (No Free Tier)
- Browser Rendering (Headless Chrome)
- Hyperdrive (SQL database acceleration)
- Images (Optimize/transform images)
- mTLS Certificates (Client authentication)
- Vectorize (Vector database for AI)
- Pipeline (Real-time data streaming)
đź’ˇ Key Notes
- Free tiers are per-account (check Cloudflare’s pricing page for updates).
- Some services (like Workers AI) restrict free usage to specific models (e.g., Llama 2).
- Need more? Upgrade to Pay-as-You-Go or Enterprise plans.
âť“ Questions?
Let me know in the comments if you’ve used Cloudflare’s free tier—or if you’ve hit its limits!
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