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Cloudflare WAF vs BunkerWeb

Which one to pick in 2026 — comparing 🇺🇸 Cloudflare WAF with the European alternative 🇪🇺 BunkerWeb on the things that actually decide who can read your data.

🇺🇸 Cloudflare WAFvs🇪🇺 BunkerWeb

Verdict

  • Who has stronger privacy guarantees by law?

    BunkerWeb — GDPR-native and outside the US CLOUD Act / FISA 702 reach.

  • Which one encrypts your data end-to-end by default?

    Neither ships full E2E by default — check the table for nuance.

  • Which one tracks you for ads?

    Cloudflare WAF relies on ad tracking. BunkerWeb doesn't.

  • Which one is open source?

    BunkerWeb is open source. Cloudflare WAF is proprietary.

Side-by-side

Cloudflare WAF vs BunkerWeb — full comparison

Criteria
🇪🇺 BunkerWeb
🇺🇸 Cloudflare WAF
Headquarters
Lyon, França
United States
Jurisdiction
France (EU)
United States (US CLOUD Act)
Data location
Self-hosted (na infraestrutura própria do utilizador)
United States
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
Yes
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
Yes
No
Ownership
Bunkerity SAS
US Corporation
Founded
2022
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