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

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