Magic Transit
Unmatched, hardware-free DDoS protection for customer networks
Protect public-facing subnets using the Cloudflare global network, without the slowdowns of routing network traffic to scrubbing centers or capacity limitations of hardware boxes. With 405 Tbps of network capacity, 23x greater than the largest DDoS attacks ever recorded, Cloudflare can mitigate attacks of any size.
Benefits of Magic Transit
DDoS protection at massive scale
No more backhauling traffic to DDoS scrubbing centers. Magic Transit uses Cloudflare's global network to absorb and filter attacks.
Ultra-low Time to Mitigate (TTM)
Malicious traffic is identified and blocked at a Cloudflare data center closest to the source, usually within three seconds.
Reduce your TCO
Replace expensive hardware and increase operational agility with network functions delivered and billed as a service.
HOW IT WORKS
On-premises and hybrid infrastructure protected via our global network
Magic Transit delivers network protection from Cloudflare data centers. Using Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) route announcements, inbound traffic is ingested at the closest Cloudflare data center.
Clean traffic is routed rapidly over Cloudflare’s network and can be handed off over GRE tunnels, private network interconnects (PNI), or other forms of peering to the customer network.
Learn how Cloudflare protects network infrastructure, data centers, and public cloud services against DDoS attacks and other malicious traffic.
ANALYST RECOGNITION
2023 Gartner® Peer Insights™ “Voice of the Customer”: DDoS Mitigation Solutions
Cloudflare was named a Customers’ Choice in the Gartner® Peer Insights™ “Voice of the Customer”: DDoS Mitigation Solutions.
What our customers are saying
“Cloudflare has reliable infrastructure and an extremely competent and responsive team. They are well-positioned to deflect even the largest of attacks.”
CTO — Wikimedia Foundation
Top Magic Transit use cases
Protect against layer 3 DDoS
With data from attacks observed across our global network, Cloudflare can block and mitigate any type of DDoS attack in seconds.
Delivers defense in depth
Use Cloudflare's 330-city global network at the front lines of your network protection.
A part of Cloudflare’s comprehensive DDoS protection
Works together with Spectrum (layer 4) and Cloudflare DDoS (layer 7) to address different techniques in the cyberattack kill chain.