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Cloudflare Gateway vs E2Guardian: catalog facts
Cloudflare Gateway	E2Guardian
Freemium A free tier is available; larger teams pay for Cloudflare Zero Trust plans.	Free Free to download and use.
Web	Linux, Self-hosted
Built on the 1.1.1.1 resolver DNS and HTTP filtering in one service	Proxy, transparent and ICAP modes Filters on content, not only domain names
Designed for organizations rather than single home users Traffic and policy data sit with Cloudflare	Needs a Linux server and proxy configuration knowledge Filtering encrypted traffic requires extra setup
Hosted service	Self-hosted
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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