Cloudflare Bot Fight Mode
cdn-bot-manager · Cloudflare · public (NET)
Verdict — gap 72/100
Bot Fight Mode is essentially IP-reputation gating: it stops datacenter bots but waves through anything on a residential IP, so a residential proxy alone defeats it — no browser stealth needed. It is not the enterprise Bot Management product (that is a separate vendor here).
Marketing claims
No claim captured yet.
Sanctioned test surfaces
| Surface | Type | Tier | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Own orange-clouded subdomain + Bot Fight Mode (free tier) | self-deploy-free | B | We own the CF zone + origin |
A — vendor invites testing · B — our own deployment · C — passive observation
Our test results
| Surface | Technique | Outcome | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Own orange-clouded subdomain + Bot Fight Mode (free tier) B | — | blocked | Fri Aug 14 |
| Own orange-clouded subdomain + Bot Fight Mode (free tier) B | — | passed | Fri Aug 14 |
| Own orange-clouded subdomain + Bot Fight Mode (free tier) B | — | passed | Fri Aug 14 |
| Own orange-clouded subdomain + Bot Fight Mode (free tier) B | — | passed | Fri Aug 14 |
Cited external benchmarks
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