koigrid vs Cloudflare Bot Management
Classify bots and challenge the bad ones — the flat-rate alternative to Cloudflare Bot Management and Vercel BotID.
Cloudflare Bot Management scores every request and lets you block or challenge automated traffic while letting verified crawlers through. koigrid gives you the core — a fast classifier (verified crawler / automated / likely human) plus an allow|challenge|block decision and a proof-of-work Attack Challenge — as an endpoint your edge calls, at a flat rate and next to your apps. Verified bots like Googlebot are always allowed so your SEO never breaks.
| Feature | koigrid | Cloudflare Bot Management |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Flat rate | Enterprise add-on / per request |
| Verified-bot allowlist (Googlebot…) | Yes (default on) | Yes |
| Classify automated vs human | Yes | Yes (ML score) |
| Challenge (proof-of-work) | Yes | Yes (JS/managed challenge) |
| Decision API for your edge | Yes | Runs at Cloudflare edge |
| Manage by AI agent | Native (API + CLI) | Dashboard/API |
What koigrid improves
SEO-safe by default
Googlebot, Bingbot and other verified crawlers are always allowed — you can’t accidentally deindex yourself.
Bring your own edge
A decision endpoint + a proof-of-work challenge you enforce anywhere — not locked to one edge network.
Flat, predictable
One price — no per-request bot bill or enterprise-only gating.
Frequently asked questions
Is koigrid cheaper than Cloudflare Bot Management?
koigrid is flat-rate with bandwidth included — no per-GB egress or per-request fees. For a comparable setup you usually pay a lot less (see the estimate above).
Can I migrate from Cloudflare Bot Management without lock-in?
Yes. koigrid runs on portable primitives — standard PostgreSQL, S3-compatible storage and containers — so you can move in (or out) whenever you want.
Is my data hosted in the EU?
Yes. koigrid is EU-hosted (on Hetzner) with data sovereignty by default.
Can I run everything from an API or an AI agent?
Yes — koigrid is API-first and agent-native: every action has an API and a scoped token, with llms.txt and OpenAPI so an LLM can operate it end to end.