Somebody else asked this but deleted before i could respond, so i am glad you asked.
Centralized DDOS protection and DDOS seem to be two sides of the same coin, so i dont understand what the distinction would entail.
edit: You could argue that DDOS is an equal opportunity tool, while the threat of getting kicked off cloudflare is reserved for a selected few. So the difference would be which is more at threat of getting exploited. Hope that helps.
Centralized DDOS protection and DDOS seem to be two sides of the same coin, so i dont understand what the distinction would entail.
edit: You could argue that DDOS is an equal opportunity tool, while the threat of getting kicked off cloudflare is reserved for a selected few. So the difference would be which is more at threat of getting exploited. Hope that helps.