Cloudflare Fundamentals - Create Free accounts from the dashboard
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- https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-08-04-free-dashboard-button/
<p>You can now create standalone Free accounts directly from the Cloudflare dashboard using the new <strong>Create Account</strong> button. This feature is currently available to all users.</p> <p>When creating a Free account:</p> <ul> <li>You can create up to <strong>5 Free accounts</strong>.</li> <li>Your user account must have at least <strong>7 days of tenure</strong> to be eligible.</li> <li>The account is created immediately and ready to use.</li> </ul> <p>To create a Free account, go to the <a href="https://dash.cloudflare.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Cloudflare dashboard</strong><span class="external-link"> ↗︎</span></a> and select <strong>Create Account</strong> from either the account switcher in the top left (where your account name appears) or from the <strong>Accounts</strong> page.</p> <div tabindex="-1" class="heading-wrapper level-h4"><h4 id="limitations">Limitations</h4><a class="anchor-link" href="#limitations"><span aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-icon"><svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path fill="currentcolor" d="m12.11 15.39-3.88 3.88a2.52 2.52 0 0 1-3.5 0 2.47 2.47 0 0 1 0-3.5l3.88-3.88a1 1 0 0 0-1.42-1.42l-3.88 3.89a4.48 4.48 0 0 0 6.33 6.33l3.89-3.88a1 1 0 1 0-1.42-1.42Zm8.58-12.08a4.49 4.49 0 0 0-6.33 0l-3.89 3.88a1 1 0 0 0 1.42 1.42l3.88-3.88a2.52 2.52 0 0 1 3.5 0 2.47 2.47 0 0 1 0 3.5l-3.88 3.88a1 1 0 1 0 1.42 1.42l3.88-3.89a4.49 4.49 0 0 0 0-6.33ZM8.83 15.17a1 1 0 0 0 1.1.22 1 1 0 0 0 .32-.22l4.92-4.92a1 1 0 0 0-1.42-1.42l-4.92 4.92a1 1 0 0 0 0 1.42Z"></path></svg></span></a></div> <ul> <li>This feature can only be used to create a Cloudflare Free account. To create an Enterprise Account under your existing contract, please contact Cloudflare Support.</li> <li>All users can create a Cloudflare Free account, however, Enterprises wish to restrict this action to only Super Administrators. We will deliver this improvement in a future release.</li> </ul> <div tabindex="-1" class="heading-wrapper level-h4"><h4 id="next-steps">Next steps</h4><a class="anchor-link" href="#next-steps"><span aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-icon"><svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path fill="currentcolor" d="m12.11 15.39-3.88 3.88a2.52 2.52 0 0 1-3.5 0 2.47 2.47 0 0 1 0-3.5l3.88-3.88a1 1 0 0 0-1.42-1.42l-3.88 3.89a4.48 4.48 0 0 0 6.33 6.33l3.89-3.88a1 1 0 1 0-1.42-1.42Zm8.58-12.08a4.49 4.49 0 0 0-6.33 0l-3.89 3.88a1 1 0 0 0 1.42 1.42l3.88-3.88a2.52 2.52 0 0 1 3.5 0 2.47 2.47 0 0 1 0 3.5l-3.88 3.88a1 1 0 1 0 1.42 1.42l3.88-3.89a4.49 4.49 0 0 0 0-6.33ZM8.83 15.17a1 1 0 0 0 1.1.22 1 1 0 0 0 .32-.22l4.92-4.92a1 1 0 0 0-1.42-1.42l-4.92 4.92a1 1 0 0 0 0 1.42Z"></path></svg></span></a></div> <p>After creating your Free account, you can:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/billing/get-started/create-billing-profile/">Add a payment method</a> to enable additional Cloudflare products and services.</li> <li><a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/billing/get-started/update-billing-info/">Update billing information</a> to manage payment methods, billing address, or tax IDs.</li> <li><a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/billing/understand/how-billing-works/">Review how Cloudflare billing works</a> to understand the billing lifecycle and charge types.</li> <li><a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/organizations/for-enterprise/">Assign accounts to an Enterprise Organization</a> to centrally manage multiple accounts from a single dashboard.</li> </ul>
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