Methodology

What qualifies

An application is listed when it is a complete, end-user usable app (not a library, snippet, starter or demo), can be deployed into your own Cloudflare account, and runs its core application runtime on Cloudflare services such as Workers, Pages Functions, D1, KV, R2, Durable Objects, Queues or Workflows. There must be accessible source or a reproducible deployment path, an identifiable license, and documentable dependencies.

Using Cloudflare only as CDN, DNS or proxy is not enough. Neither is a static marketing site on Pages while the backend runs elsewhere, or a README claim without a reproducible deploy.

Runs on, connects to, requires

Each listing separates three things. Runs on is the app’s own infrastructure inside your account. Connects to are external data sources or services the app can use by your choice, for example a PostgreSQL database on another provider. Requires lists third-party services without which a core function does not work, such as a mandatory payment or AI provider. Connectors do not make an app less Cloudflare-native.

How a listing is prepared

1. Candidates arrive from GitHub searches, curated lists, showcases, manual imports and public submissions. Duplicates are merged by canonical repository URL.
2. Repository metadata, README, license and wrangler configuration are fetched and analysed. Bindings found in configuration are explicit evidence; mentions in docs are inferred and need confirmation.
3. A structured AI draft proposes texts, categories and technical fields with per-field confidence and evidence. The AI cannot invent features, claim a successful deployment, estimate cost as fact, or publish.
4. An editor reviews every field with its evidence, resolves conflicts, chooses screenshots, previews the page and publishes. Manually edited fields are locked against automatic refresh.

Cost claims

Cost and free-tier statements are shown only with a source and a check date. Possible statuses are Free tier likely sufficient, Paid Cloudflare plan required, Usage dependent and Unknown.

Ranking and independence

Default ordering is editorial relevance without paid influence. There is no paid placement. Apps built by the people behind Workers Native follow the same rules and carry a disclosure on their page. Corrections from maintainers are processed quickly but never automatically.