We believe powerful technology should be accessible to everyone. That's why Edge Security Acceleration (ESA) offers the Entrance Plan: a permanently free tier that gives every developer access to a global edge network. Whether you're building a personal blog, a test environment, or a product prototype, you can leverage our network of over 3,200 global Points of Presence (POPs), dynamic acceleration, and intelligent security platform. The Entrance plan is designed to help you validate ideas and ship projects faster, without the burden of infrastructure costs or complexity.
Key features
Permanently free: The plan can be subscribed to and renewed for free and includes unlimited traffic and requests. Ideal for developers, students, and hobbyists.
Core ESA capabilities: You get access to essential website management, security, and edge computing. You can also configure basic rules. For more information about the features of this plan, see Choose the right plan for you.
Flexible integration: Integrate ESA seamlessly into your workflow. Use our console for a fast setup or automate your configuration using API or Terraform.
Intended use
To ensure you have the right expectations, please review the following guidelines:
Best for: The Entrance plan is designed for non-production environments like personal projects, development, and staging. We do not recommend using it for any production applications that require high stability.
No Service-Level Agreement (SLA): The Entrance plan does not include an SLA. There is no uptime guarantee for issues such as access latency or network interruptions that may occur.
Need production-grade stability? If your project requires high stability, we recommend upgrading your plan to Pro, Premium, or Enterprise. These plans offer a 99.95% SLA. For more information, see ESA Service Level Agreement.
Platform rules and support
We're committed to maintaining a secure and reliable platform for all users. Please note the following:
Fair use policy: Accounts exhibiting local law violations, resource abuse, or high-frequency abnormal API calls may be subject to rate-limiting, site suspension, or restrictions on future purchases.
Technical support: Ticket-based support is not included with the Entrance Plan. Paid plans include technical support, with expert services available in the Enterprise plan.
Dynamic optimization: The feature set and rule capacity of the Entrance Plan may be adjusted over time to meet evolving platform needs and ensure fair usage.
Earn a free trial of a paid plan
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