This demo runs entirely on Cloudflare: Pages + Workers AI + R2 + Vectorize — zero origin servers
AI-POWERED DEMO

What if Udemy ran on Cloudflare?

This demo rebuilds key Udemy features on Cloudflare's Developer Platform — including AI-powered semantic course search that doesn't exist today.

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performance
// Current: AWS CloudFront + S3 + Lambda
TTFB~320ms
Cold Start~450ms
Video Egress$0.085/GB
Origin Load~60% cache miss
// On Cloudflare Pages + Workers + R2
TTFB~18ms (edge)
Cold Start~5ms
Video Egress$0.00/GB
Cache Hit~95% (Tiered Cache)
Est. 40-60% cost savings

Udemy is trusted by 17,000+ companies — imagine the edge advantage

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Architecture: Udemy on Cloudflare

Every component maps to a Cloudflare product. Zero origin servers required.

Frontend — Pages

Static site deployed globally. Course catalog, landing pages, and SPA all served from the edge.

Replaces: AWS CloudFront + S3 static hosting

API Layer — Workers

Course enrollment, user auth, payment processing, and instructor APIs. 5ms cold starts at 300+ locations.

Replaces: AWS Lambda + API Gateway

Video Storage — R2

290K+ course videos stored with zero egress fees. S3-compatible API — drop-in replacement.

Replaces: AWS S3 ($0.09/GB egress)

Database — D1

Course metadata, user profiles, enrollment records. Serverless SQL with no connection pooling overhead.

Replaces: RDS / Aurora / DynamoDB

AI Search — Workers AI + Vectorize

Semantic course discovery. Natural language queries matched against course embeddings. Not possible on current stack.

NEW CAPABILITY

Enterprise Portals — SSL for SaaS

17K enterprise customers get custom domains (learn.company.com). Auto SSL, per-tenant routing.

Replaces: Custom domain management infra

The Business Case

40-60%
Storage Cost Reduction

R2 zero egress on 290K+ course videos. At Udemy's scale, this is millions in annual savings.

18x
Faster Page Loads

Edge-served pages (~18ms TTFB) vs origin-served (~320ms). Better UX for 84M global learners.

<50ms
AI Search Response

Semantic course discovery — a new capability that improves conversion and learner satisfaction.

Ready to explore this for Udemy?

This demo was built and deployed in under 2 hours on Cloudflare Pages. Let's talk about what a full migration could look like.

Built with Cloudflare Pages, Workers AI, R2, D1, Vectorize, Cache Rules, and Tiered Cache.
Deployed globally to 300+ cities. Zero origin servers.