The short version
Cloudflare Pages connects to a Git repository, builds your project and deploys it. Direct uploads exist, but the product is designed around the Git workflow, and the dashboard, documentation and support all assume it.
sofast has one path: drag a folder in, it is live. Both run on Cloudflare's network, so the delivery is comparable. The difference is who the interface was designed for.
Side by side
Where Cloudflare Pages is the right answer
It is genuinely free for a lot of use cases. The free tier is one of the most generous in the industry, and if it fits your situation you should use it.
The network is excellent. Cloudflare's global delivery is a real advantage, and it is not a marketing claim.
It scales into a serious platform. Workers, KV storage, D1 — if you are building something that will grow technically, that ecosystem is right there.
If you are comfortable with Git and a build configuration, this page is not trying to talk you out of it.
Where the fit breaks
Setup assumes a repository. The intended path is: connect a Git provider, pick a repository, choose a framework preset, set a build command, set an output directory. Five decisions before anything is live, four of which are meaningless if your site is a finished folder of HTML.
The dashboard is one product among many. Cloudflare's control panel spans DNS, security, workers, storage, caching rules, firewall settings and more. Pages is a section inside it. For someone who wants to update a portfolio, that is a very large room to walk through to reach one door.
Support is developer-shaped. The documentation is thorough and written for people who already know what a build output directory is. If you do not, the answer you need is usually adjacent to five things you do not need.
The 100-project ceiling matters for agencies. An agency running many small client sites will hit that limit, and the workarounds involve consolidating projects in ways that reduce isolation between clients.
What you give up by choosing sofast
FAQ
It has a free tier that covers a large range of personal and small projects, including custom domains and SSL. Check Cloudflare's current limits directly before relying on specific figures — they change.
Direct upload exists, so technically yes. But the product's documentation, error messages and interface are written around the Git workflow, so the direct-upload path is the less-supported one and you will feel that when something goes wrong.
Yes. Your built output is a folder of static files. Upload it and repoint your domain's DNS records. Nothing needs rewriting.
Repoint your domain →Both deliver static files over Cloudflare's global network. For a static site, a visitor would not perceive a difference. Choose on workflow, not on speed.
Cloudflare Pages allows up to 100 projects per account. On sofast, the number of sites depends on your plan — see the plans. For agencies running many small client sites, this is worth checking against your actual count.