Zipper versus the platforms people search first.

Zipper vs Cloudflare

Side-by-side billing, WAF, Workers, Pages, Turnstile, and Tunnel.

Cloudflare alternative

Zipper is a cheaper Cloudflare alternative: CDN, WAF, Workers, Pages, Turnstile, and Tunnel analogues in one workspace bill — not per domain.

Cloudflare Workers alternative

Zipper Edge Functions is a Cloudflare Workers alternative: fetch handlers and cron at the edge, included on Free. Starter is US$5/mo — not billed per domain.

Cloudflare Pages alternative

Zipper Site Hosting is a Cloudflare Pages alternative: git branch → production URL on The Crown, included on every plan.

Cloudflare Turnstile alternative

Portcullis is a first-party Turnstile alternative: embed api.js, Siteverify on the server, checkbox or proof-of-work. Free includes 50,000 challenges.

Cloudflare R2 alternative

Zipper Archives is an R2 alternative: object store + prefix purge through The Crown. Included on every plan rather than a usage-only SKU.

Cloudflare Tunnel alternative

Origin Connect is a Cloudflare Tunnel alternative: outbound-only connector (zip_conn_…) for origins with no public IP. Pair with The Throne Room for identity.

Cloudflare Stream alternative

Video Delivery is a Cloudflare Stream alternative: ingest, encode, HLS at the edge. Quota is in the plan, not a separate per-minute SKU.

CloudFront alternative

Zipper is a CloudFront alternative with WAF, DNS, functions, and bot checks in the same control plane — one workspace price.

Fastly alternative

Zipper is a Fastly alternative for teams that want CDN, WAF, and edge compute without enterprise procurement on day one.

Bunny CDN alternative

Zipper vs Bunny: if you need WAF, Turnstile-class bot checks, Workers, and DNS in the same product — not only a cheap pull zone.