Cloudflare Web Analytics

Privacy-first web analytics from Cloudflare: no cookies, no personal data, free for any site.

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ABOUT

What is Cloudflare Web Analytics?

Cloudflare Web Analytics is a privacy-first analytics service that does not use cookies or collect personal data. It provides basic pageview and visitor metrics free of charge. Proxied Cloudflare sites can enable automatic beacon injection, while non-proxied sites can add the Web Analytics JavaScript beacon manually.

BEFORE YOU SIGN UP

What you should know

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No cookies or personal dataFully GDPR-compliant out of the box. No cookie banner needed for analytics tracking.
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Zero-config for Cloudflare usersSites proxied through Cloudflare can enable automatic beacon injection. Other sites can install the Web Analytics JavaScript snippet manually.
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Basic metrics onlyLimited to pageviews, unique visitors and referrers. No session recordings, funnels, or event tracking.

COMMUNITY

From the forums

Cloudflare Web Analytics receives positive feedback on r/webdev for its privacy-forward approach and zero-config setup for Cloudflare users. Many note that the feature set is minimal compared to Google Analytics or Fathom. There is little passionate discussion about it relative to other analytics tools.

— Community sentiment

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FAQ

Questions, answered.

Is Cloudflare Web Analytics really free?＋

Yes, it is free for any website with no traffic limits. You do not need a Cloudflare plan for your DNS.

How does Cloudflare Analytics protect privacy?＋

It does not use cookies, fingerprinting, or collect personal data. Visitor IPs are anonymized and no persistent identifiers are stored.

Can I use Cloudflare Analytics without proxying my site through Cloudflare?＋

Yes. Non-proxied sites can add the JavaScript beacon manually. Cloudflare currently allows Web Analytics on up to 10 non-proxied sites, while proxied sites have no site-count limit.