# Use cases

Discover what's possible with Cloudflare.

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## Overview

- [Use cases](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/index.md): Find which Cloudflare solutions solve your use case, from building new web apps to protecting and accelerating your existing apps and systems.

## Application security

- [Application security](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/application-security/index.md): Protect web applications and APIs with Cloudflare Application security (WAF), DDoS protection, bot security, API Shield, and client-side security.
- [Secure API endpoints](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/application-security/api-endpoints/index.md): Protect APIs with schema validation, rate limiting, and authentication.
- [Block application attacks](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/application-security/block-attacks/index.md): Protect against SQL injection, XSS, and other OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.
- [Stop malicious bots](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/application-security/bots/index.md): Detect and block automated threats while allowing legitimate traffic.
- [Protect against client-side threats](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/application-security/client-side/index.md): Monitor and control third-party scripts running on your site.
- [Mitigate DDoS attacks](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/application-security/ddos/index.md): Mitigate DDoS attacks automatically with no caps on attack size, no manual intervention, and no extra cost.

## Performance

- [Performance](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/performance/index.md): Accelerate websites and applications with Cloudflare CDN caching, image optimization, smart routing, load balancing, and web analytics.
- [Cache content globally](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/performance/caching/index.md): Reduce origin load and latency by caching static and dynamic content at 300+ Cloudflare edge locations.
- [Accelerate connections](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/performance/connections/index.md): Reduce latency with Argo Smart Routing, HTTP/3, and Early Hints asset preloading.
- [Optimize images](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/performance/image-optimization/index.md): Reduce page load times by compressing, resizing, and converting images to WebP and AVIF automatically.
- [Balance traffic across origins](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/performance/load-balancing/index.md): Distribute traffic across multiple servers for reliability and performance.
- [Monitor performance](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/performance/monitoring/index.md): Track real user metrics and identify performance issues.
- [Optimize web assets](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/performance/web-assets/index.md): Speed up page rendering by minifying HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and loading third-party scripts server-side.

## Company security

- [Company security](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/company-security/index.md): Secure employees, devices, and data with Cloudflare Zero Trust access, secure web gateway, email security, and data loss prevention.
- [Prevent data loss](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/company-security/data-loss-prevention/index.md): Protect sensitive data from exfiltration with DLP and CASB.
- [Ensure device endpoint security](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/company-security/device-security/index.md): Verify device posture before granting access.
- [Stop email phishing attacks](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/company-security/email-security/index.md): Protect your organization from email-based threats with advanced email security.
- [Access internal applications securely](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/company-security/employee-access/index.md): Implement Zero Trust access to internal applications without the complexity of VPNs.
- [Secure your company's Internet access](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/company-security/internet-access/index.md): Protect users from threats on the Internet with Gateway DNS and HTTP filtering.

## Web sites and web apps

- [Web sites and web apps](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/web-apps/index.md): Build and deploy full-stack web applications on Cloudflare with Workers, D1, KV, R2, Durable Objects, and Queues.
- [Deploy frontend applications](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/web-apps/deploy-frontend/index.md): Deploy React, Vue, Astro, and other frontend frameworks globally with Git-triggered builds and preview URLs.
- [Optimize performance](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/web-apps/performance/index.md): Accelerate your application with caching, smart routing, and edge optimization.
- [Add real-time features](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/web-apps/real-time/index.md): Build interactive applications with WebSockets, real-time collaboration, and live updates.
- [Secure your application](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/web-apps/security/index.md): Protect your web application from attacks, bots, and abuse.
- [Build serverless backends](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/web-apps/serverless-backends/index.md): Deploy backend code globally with automatic scaling, fast startup times, and scheduled tasks.
- [Store application data](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/web-apps/store-data/index.md): Persist data with serverless databases, key-value storage, and object storage.

## APIs and microservices

- [APIs and microservices](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/apis/index.md): Build, protect, and monitor APIs with Cloudflare Workers, API Shield, rate limiting, mTLS, and Logpush.
- [Deploy APIs at the edge](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/apis/deploy-apis/index.md): Deploy globally distributed APIs that scale automatically with no servers to manage.
- [Connect your internal network services](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/apis/internal-services/index.md): Expose internal APIs and microservices securely without opening inbound firewall ports.
- [Monitor your APIs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/apis/monitor-apis/index.md): Monitor API traffic, discover undocumented endpoints, and track custom business metrics.
- [Protect your APIs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/apis/protect-apis/index.md): Secure APIs against abuse and injection attacks with schema validation, rate limiting, mTLS, and WAF rules.

## SaaS platforms

- [SaaS platforms](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/saas/index.md): Build multi-tenant SaaS platforms with Cloudflare SSL for SaaS, Workers for Platforms, and per-tenant storage.
- [Enable customer code deployment](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/saas/code-deployment/index.md): Let your customers deploy their own code on your platform with isolated execution environments.
- [Customer domains with SSL for SaaS](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/saas/custom-domains/index.md): Allow your customers to use their own domains with your platform, complete with automatic SSL certificates.
- [Store and isolate customer data](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/saas/data-isolation/index.md): Isolate customer data in a multi-tenant SaaS platform using per-tenant databases, object storage, and key-value stores.
- [Protect your platform](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/saas/protect-platform/index.md): Secure your SaaS platform and your customers' data.
- [Observe customer usage and billing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/saas/usage-analytics/index.md): Track usage across tenants for billing, optimization, and insights.

## AI applications

- [AI applications](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/ai/index.md): Build AI applications on Cloudflare with Workers AI inference, AI Gateway, Vectorize, and serverless storage.
- [Build and run AI applications](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/ai/build-and-run/index.md): Build AI applications with serverless compute, edge inference, multi-provider gateways, and stateful coordination.
- [Control costs and improve quality](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/ai/control-costs/index.md): Reduce AI inference costs and improve reliability with response caching, rate limiting, and unified provider analytics.
- [Store and retrieve context](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/ai/store-and-retrieve-context/index.md): Store vector embeddings, conversation history, and application state for AI applications using serverless databases and object storage.

## Media and streaming

- [Media and streaming](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/media-streaming/index.md): Deliver video, images, and media at scale with Cloudflare Stream, Images, R2, and global caching.
- [Cache and accelerate media delivery](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/media-streaming/cache-delivery/index.md): Deliver media content from edge locations worldwide.
- [Optimize and transform images for the web](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/media-streaming/image-optimization/index.md): Resize, crop, and convert images to WebP and AVIF on-the-fly with Cloudflare Images and Polish.
- [Secure your content](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/media-streaming/secure-content/index.md): Protect media from unauthorized access and hotlinking.
- [Store media at scale](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/media-streaming/store-media/index.md): Store media files with zero egress fees using R2.
- [Upload, encode, and deliver videos](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/media-streaming/video-delivery/index.md): Build a complete video hosting and delivery solution with Cloudflare Stream.

## E-commerce

- [E-commerce](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/e-commerce/index.md): Protect and accelerate online stores with Cloudflare WAF, DDoS protection, caching, image optimization, and Waiting Room.
- [Observe traffic patterns and analytics](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/e-commerce/analytics/index.md): Understand your traffic, identify issues, and optimize your store with Cloudflare analytics.
- [Accelerate your store's performance](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/e-commerce/performance/index.md): Speed up an e-commerce store with edge caching, image optimization, asset minification, and server-side tag loading.
- [Protect your store](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/e-commerce/protect/index.md): Before driving traffic to your store, establish security controls to protect against attacks and fraud.
- [Handle traffic at scale](https://developers.cloudflare.com/use-cases/e-commerce/traffic-at-scale/index.md): Handle flash sales and traffic spikes for e-commerce stores with load balancing, visitor queuing, and smart routing.