SALES AF. | WORTH A DEMO.
Cloudflare Access: Do We Still Need That VPN?
Category: Zero Trust Network Access
Product: Cloudflare Access
Best for: Organizations securing employee and contractor access to private applications.
Remember when connecting to a company application meant firing up the VPN, waiting, and hoping it wouldn't drop halfway through your meeting?
Cloudflare Access offers a different approach. Instead of granting broad network access, it evaluates identity and device context to apply application-specific policies. It can help organizations make private applications accessible without exposing an entire internal network.
WHAT MAKES IT INTERESTING?
Per-application access: Create policies for individual resources rather than broad network entry.
Identity integration: Use existing identity providers for authentication and policy decisions.
Device context: Apply device-posture requirements where configured.
Private connectivity: Cloudflare Tunnel can connect applications without opening inbound firewall ports.
WHAT WE'D WANT TO SEE IN A DEMO.
Show a contractor trying to access one internal web application from an unmanaged device. Which checks happen? What does a denied session look like? Can the contractor access anything else? Then remove their access and demonstrate enforcement.
THE SALES AF. TAKE.
A VPN replacement pitch is easy. Proving that access is both narrower and easier to use is the real test.
Worth a demo? Yes, particularly for distributed teams and organizations modernizing remote access.
Independent editorial spotlight. Not sponsored or based on a hands-on product evaluation. Product scope depends on the services and policies deployed.