COMPARISON
ASD vs Cloudflare Tunnel
Connect your origins to Cloudflare
ASD Us
Developer Infrastructure, Unified
€9 /month
Developer tier, billed monthly
Cloudflare Tunnel
Connect your origins to Cloudflare
Free /month
Tunneling is 100% free; Zero Trust Access for SSO/advanced features
Protocol Support
| Protocol | ASD | Cloudflare |
|---|---|---|
| HTTP | ||
| HTTPS | ||
| TCP | ||
| UDP | ||
| SSH | ||
| WebSocket |
Developer Tools
| Feature | ASD | Cloudflare |
|---|---|---|
| Browser IDE | ||
| Database GUI | ||
| Web Terminal | ||
| Request Inspector | ||
| Request Replay |
Security & Authentication
| Feature | ASD | Cloudflare |
|---|---|---|
| SSO | ◐ | |
| OAuth | ◐ | |
| mTLS | ◐ | |
| Zero Trust | ◐ |
◐ = Planned feature. ASD security features are scheduled for Q3-Q4 2026. See our roadmap.
Strengths
ASD Strengths
- Integrated browser IDE, database GUI, and terminal
- Self-hosting option for full control
- EU data residency by design
- Path-based multi-service routing
- Simple, transparent pricing
- Embeddable for platform builders
Cloudflare Strengths
- Massive global network (300+ locations)
- Mature Zero Trust platform
- Generous free tier
- DDoS protection included
- Strong compliance certifications
- No exposed public IPs
Best For
Choose ASD if you want...
- Teams wanting all-in-one developer infrastructure
- Quick demos to clients (one URL, path-based routing)
- CI/CD pipeline debugging (full toolstack on ephemeral machines)
- EU-based companies needing data residency
- Organizations wanting self-hosted options
- Developers who value integrated tooling
Choose Cloudflare if you want...
- Enterprises needing Zero Trust architecture
- Teams already using Cloudflare
- Production workloads needing DDoS protection
- Organizations needing compliance certifications
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