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Cloudflare AI Crawl Control vs Fastly Bot Management
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| Criteria | Cloudflare AI Crawl Control |  Fastly Bot Management |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted Score | 3.5/5 | 3.1/5 |
| Pricing | AI Crawl Control included on all Cloudflare plans, including Free; Pay Per Crawl in private beta. | Usage-based pricing on request. |
| Platform Type | Edge / CDN bot analytics | Edge / CDN bot analytics |
| Crawler Identification & Classification | 4.6/5 | 3.8/5 |
| Traffic Visibility & Coverage | 4.4/5 | 3.5/5 |
| AI Traffic Reporting & Analytics | 4.0/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Access Control & Policy Enforcement | 4.5/5 | 3.9/5 |
| AI Traffic Monetization & Licensing | 3.0/5 | 2.8/5 |
| Publisher-Specific Reporting | 2.2/5 | 1.2/5 |
| Search Bot Governance | 3.5/5 | 3.2/5 |
| Data Integration & Export | 3.0/5 | 3.0/5 |
| Technical Performance & Scale | 4.8/5 | 4.2/5 |
| Privacy & Compliance | 3.2/5 | 2.5/5 |
| Deployment & Time to Value | 4.2/5 | 2.0/5 |
| Strengths | ✓ Covers every request at the edge without client-side scripts ✓ Deep integration with existing WAF and bot management | ✓ Strong edge platform with flexible programmatic control ✓ Third-party AI visibility tooling available in-platform |
| Limitations | ✗ Reporting is infrastructure-oriented rather than newsroom-oriented ✗ Full value depends on running Cloudflare in front of the site | ✗ Requires engineering effort to configure and maintain ✗ Deeper AI citation analytics need a partner (ScalePost) |
Cloudflare AI Crawl Control
3.5
Rating
★ 3.5/5
Pricing
AI Crawl Control included on all Cloudflare plans, including Free; Pay Per Crawl in private beta.
Platform
Edge / CDN bot analytics
Scores
Crawler Identification & Classification
4.6
Traffic Visibility & Coverage
4.4
AI Traffic Reporting & Analytics
4.0
Access Control & Policy Enforcement
4.5
AI Traffic Monetization & Licensing
3.0
Publisher-Specific Reporting
2.2
Search Bot Governance
3.5
Data Integration & Export
3.0
Technical Performance & Scale
4.8
Privacy & Compliance
3.2
Deployment & Time to Value
4.2
Strengths
✓ Covers every request at the edge without client-side scripts
✓ Deep integration with existing WAF and bot management
Limitations
✗ Reporting is infrastructure-oriented rather than newsroom-oriented
✗ Full value depends on running Cloudflare in front of the site
Fastly Bot Management
3.1
Rating
★ 3.1/5
Pricing
Usage-based pricing on request.
Platform
Edge / CDN bot analytics
Scores
Crawler Identification & Classification
3.8
Traffic Visibility & Coverage
3.5
AI Traffic Reporting & Analytics
3.5
Access Control & Policy Enforcement
3.9
AI Traffic Monetization & Licensing
2.8
Publisher-Specific Reporting
1.2
Search Bot Governance
3.2
Data Integration & Export
3.0
Technical Performance & Scale
4.2
Privacy & Compliance
2.5
Deployment & Time to Value
2.0
Strengths
✓ Strong edge platform with flexible programmatic control
✓ Third-party AI visibility tooling available in-platform
Limitations
✗ Requires engineering effort to configure and maintain
✗ Deeper AI citation analytics need a partner (ScalePost)
