Cloudflare Containers
Cloudflare Containers: A Workers-connected container service with on-demand startup, regional placement, and a $5 monthly entry plan. Ranked #22 of 30 in Container Hosting by our editors (7.2/10); pricing: Paid; best for teams already using Cloudflare Workers.
At a glance
- Editor score7.2 / 10
- PricingPaid
- Best forTeams already using Cloudflare Workers
- Free planNo
- Paid from$5/mo
- AutoscalingNo
- Founded2009 · San Francisco, CA
- Facts checked19 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Runs container images with any programming language or runtime
- Builds from Dockerfiles or deploys images from supported registries
- Supports on-demand startup, scale-to-zero, and nine placement regions
Where it doesn't
- Available on a paid plan; no free plan is listed
- Built-in autoscaling for stateless applications is unavailable
- Container disk is ephemeral; persistent data needs external storage
Our verdict on Cloudflare Containers
Cloudflare Containers runs container images as part of applications built with Cloudflare Workers. It is aimed at developers and teams already using Workers who want to run workloads in isolated Linux VMs and control them through Worker code and Durable Objects. Support for any programming language or runtime leaves the application choice open, while the Workers connection makes this a more natural fit for that ecosystem than for teams seeking a standalone container host.
The service supports Dockerfile-based builds with Wrangler and deployment of pre-built images from Cloudflare Registry, Docker Hub, Amazon ECR, and Google Artifact Registry. Containers start on demand and can scale to zero; regional and jurisdictional placement is also available, with nine placement regions documented. Workers and Durable Objects provide routing and lifecycle control, and Workers Logs provides observability. SSH access to running containers is available through Wrangler. These capabilities suit workloads that benefit from Workers coordination and regional placement, but the published details do not describe built-in autoscaling for stateless applications.
According to the published plan, Containers are available on Workers Paid, which starts at $5 per month. The plan includes 25 GiB-hours of memory usage, 375 vCPU-minutes, and 200 GB-hours of disk usage monthly. Disk is ephemeral, so persistent data requires external storage such as R2 or Durable Object storage. That trade-off is important for stateful services: teams should plan their storage around those Cloudflare services rather than expect durable local container disks. Choose Containers if Workers integration, on-demand execution, and placement options are central to the deployment. A team that needs built-in stateless autoscaling or persistent container storage should consider an alternative.
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Cloudflare Containers fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $5/mo |
| Deployment method | Both |
| Autoscaling | No |
| Persistent storage | No |
| Private networking | Not verified |
| Available regions | 9 regions |
| Maximum replicas | Not verified |
| Deployment | Cloud, Desktop |
| Platforms | Web, Linux |
| Integrations | 5 integrations: Cloudflare Workers, Durable Objects, R2, Workers Builds, Workers Logs |
| Pricing | Paid (source) |
| Website | developers.cloudflare.com |
| Facts checked | 19 Sep 2026 |
Cloudflare Containers integrations
Cloudflare Containers lists 5 integrations on its own site.
- Cloudflare Workers
- Durable Objects
- R2
- Workers Builds
- Workers Logs
Alternatives to Cloudflare Containers
- Google Cloud RunManaged container and source deployments with scale-to-zero and usage-based pricing.9.4
- IBM Cloud Code EngineA flexible serverless runtime for teams deploying varied container workloads.9.2
- KoyebKoyeb pairs container and GitHub deployments with autoscaling and managed PostgreSQL.9.0
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