We detected 9,154 companies using Cloudflare Workers. The most common industry is Software Development (16%) and the most common company size is 11-50 employees (40%). We find new customers by discovering URLs with known URL patterns through web crawling or modifications to subprocessor lists.
Note: We also track companies that use Cloudflare as a CDN here
📊 Who usually uses Cloudflare Workers and for what use cases?
Source: Analysis of job postings that mention Cloudflare Workers (using the Bloomberry Jobs API)
Job titles that mention Cloudflare Workers
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Based on an analysis of job titles from postings that mention Cloudflare Workers.
Job Title
Share
Senior Software Engineer
28%
Full Stack Engineer
18%
Frontend Engineer
15%
Engineering Director/Manager
12%
My analysis shows that Cloudflare Workers purchasing decisions are primarily driven by engineering leadership, with Engineering Directors and VPs representing about 10% of roles mentioning the technology. However, the buyer profile spans technical leaders across infrastructure, platform, and product engineering functions who are prioritizing edge computing capabilities, global performance optimization, and modern serverless architectures. These leaders are hiring aggressively for implementation talent, suggesting strategic platform investments rather than experimental projects.
The day-to-day users are overwhelmingly full stack and frontend engineers, comprising nearly half of all roles analyzed. These practitioners are building edge functions, custom routing logic, API gateways, and personalized web experiences. I noticed frequent mentions of using Workers alongside Next.js for server-side rendering, implementing WAF rules and bot management, and developing serverless APIs that handle massive scale. The technical work involves TypeScript/JavaScript development in edge environments, often integrating with broader CDN and security infrastructure.
The pain points center on performance, scale, and developer velocity. Companies describe needing to handle "billions of API hits," deliver "fast, responsive" experiences with "minimal latency," and enable teams to "ship features quickly and safely." One posting emphasized building "high-performance, secure, and language-agnostic" solutions, while another highlighted "optimizing our edge computing platform" for global distribution. The recurring theme is reducing infrastructure complexity while maintaining enterprise-grade reliability and security across distributed systems.
👥 What types of companies use Cloudflare Workers?
Source: Analysis of Linkedin bios of 9,154 companies that use Cloudflare Workers
Company Characteristics
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Shows how much more likely Cloudflare Workers customers are to have each trait compared to all companies. For example, 2.0x means customers are twice as likely to have that characteristic.
Trait
Likelihood
Funding Stage: Secondary market
44.7x
Funding Stage: Series D
28.7x
Funding Stage: Series C
25.4x
Industry: Computer and Network Security
9.3x
Industry: Software Development
8.4x
Industry: Computer Games
7.8x
I noticed that Cloudflare Workers attracts a remarkably diverse range of companies, from major media properties like The Times of India and The Indian Express to software platforms like Instacart and iLovePDF. What unites them is that most are delivering digital experiences at scale. Many are technology platforms, SaaS providers, or digital marketplaces. Others are traditional businesses that have made digital transformation central to their operations, like Immoweb in real estate or Index Exchange in advertising technology.
My analysis shows a mix of maturity stages, though established companies dominate. I see enterprise-scale operations like Instacart with 24,000+ employees and The Times of India with millions of daily readers. There are also scaling businesses like Inspectorio (Series B, $50M) and Innovaccer (Series F, $275M) that have proven product-market fit and are expanding rapidly. Smaller companies in the 11-50 employee range tend to be either specialized B2B service providers or regional market leaders rather than early-stage startups.
🔧 What other technologies do Cloudflare Workers customers also use?
Source: Analysis of tech stacks from 9,154 companies that use Cloudflare Workers
Commonly Paired Technologies
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Shows how much more likely Cloudflare Workers customers are to use each tool compared to the general population. For example, 287x means customers are 287 times more likely to use that tool.
I noticed that companies using Cloudflare Workers have a distinctly modern, product-focused profile. The overwhelming presence of tools like Linear, Retool, and Sentry tells me these are engineering-driven organizations that prioritize developer experience and rapid iteration. They're building software products, not running traditional businesses, and they need infrastructure that matches their velocity.
The pairing of Cloudflare Workers with Sentry makes immediate sense. If you're deploying edge functions globally, you need robust error tracking to catch issues across distributed systems. Linear's strong correlation suggests these teams practice agile development with tight feedback loops. They're shipping features constantly and need project management that doesn't slow them down. Retool appearing so frequently is particularly telling. These companies are building internal tools to move faster, which means they're scaling quickly and need operational efficiency without diverting engineering resources. The Amplitude correlation confirms they're obsessive about user behavior and product metrics.
My analysis shows these are clearly product-led companies in growth stage, likely Series A through C. The presence of Intercom and Jira Service Desk indicates they're past the earliest startup phase and dealing with real customer support volume, but they're still small enough to value efficiency tools. They're not enterprise sales organizations with massive go-to-market teams. Instead, they're letting the product do the selling while using data (Amplitude) to optimize conversion and engagement. The stack suggests 50 to 500 person companies that are engineering-heavy and metrics-driven.
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