GoDaddy Inc. and Cloudflare Inc. announced a partnership on April 20, 2026 that will combine GoDaddy’s Agent Name Service (ANS) with Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud to create a trusted infrastructure for autonomous AI agents. The collaboration is designed to give AI agents a verifiable DNS‑based identity and to give website owners tools to manage how those agents access their content, including the ability to allow, block, or charge for AI‑powered crawlers.
GoDaddy’s ANS is a registry system that assigns unique, DNS‑based identifiers to AI agents, mirroring the way domain names identify websites. By integrating ANS with Cloudflare’s global network, GoDaddy can offer small‑business customers a scalable, secure way to register and manage agent identities, thereby expanding its AI‑powered services beyond its existing Airo platform and positioning the company to capture new revenue streams in the agentic economy.
Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud is a unified platform of cloud‑native services that leverages its worldwide network to deliver security, performance, and developer tools. The partnership will embed Cloudflare’s AI Crawl Control into GoDaddy’s platform, giving site owners granular control over AI crawler traffic and the option to monetize access. This integration extends Cloudflare’s reach into the small‑business market and reinforces its role as a foundational infrastructure provider for the next generation of web traffic.
The partnership is strategically significant for both firms. For GoDaddy, it deepens the company’s AI offering and opens a new customer segment—AI agents acting on behalf of users—while leveraging its large SMB customer base. For Cloudflare, the deal expands its footprint into a market that is expected to grow as more businesses adopt autonomous agents, and it demonstrates the scalability of its connectivity cloud for high‑volume, low‑latency traffic.
GoDaddy’s Q4 2025 earnings, released on February 24, 2026, showed total revenue of $1.27 billion, up 6.82% year‑over‑year, and diluted EPS of $1.80, beating the consensus estimate of $1.61 by $0.19. The company’s operating margin rose to 24.9% from 21.4% a year earlier, driven by higher mix in its Airo AI services and disciplined cost management. The partnership is positioned to accelerate this growth trajectory by adding new AI‑centric revenue opportunities.
Cloudflare’s Q4 2025 results, released on February 10, 2026, reported revenue of $614.5 million, a 33.6% year‑over‑year increase, and non‑GAAP EPS of $0.28, in line with or slightly above analyst expectations. Gross margin held at 73.6% GAAP, reflecting the company’s ability to scale its network services. The partnership is expected to reinforce Cloudflare’s high‑margin network business by adding a new customer base and new use cases for its connectivity cloud.
Management commentary underscored the strategic fit. GoDaddy’s Chief Strategy Officer Jared Sine said, “By working with Cloudflare on AI Crawl Control and championing the Agent Name Service, an open standard giving every agent a verifiable identity built on DNS, we are providing our customers the transparency they need to thrive in an AI‑first world.” Cloudflare’s Chief Strategy Officer Stephanie Cohen noted, “The Internet is evolving into a high‑velocity, AI‑driven ecosystem, and that requires a new kind of transparent infrastructure. By putting tools like AI Crawl Control into the hands of website owners, we are providing essential underpinnings for a new Internet business model.”
The partnership follows a period of mixed market reactions to each company’s earnings. GoDaddy’s Q4 2025 guidance for 2026 revenue fell short of analyst estimates, prompting investor concern, while Cloudflare’s earnings beat expectations and its guidance for 2026 revenue and margin growth was viewed positively. The new collaboration is expected to mitigate those concerns by opening new revenue streams and strengthening each firm’s competitive position in the rapidly evolving agentic web space.
The deal represents a significant step toward a more agent‑centric internet, offering a scalable, secure identity framework for autonomous agents and giving website owners unprecedented control over AI traffic. By combining GoDaddy’s SMB reach with Cloudflare’s global network, the partnership is poised to capture a growing market and reinforce both companies’ long‑term growth prospects.
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