# ConfigCat vs Unleash

| Attribute | ConfigCat | Unleash |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 70.5 (72% (medium)) | 67.9 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 30 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 13,869 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 13,148 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A cloud service that enables you to manage feature flags independently from code deployments, with targeting capabilities based on user attributes. Supports multiple application types and platforms including web, mobile, and desktop. It is indexed under Feature Flag Software.","source":"https://configcat.com","question":"What is ConfigCat?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"ConfigCat offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $110 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://configcat.com/pricing/","question":"Is ConfigCat free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"ConfigCat supports the web and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://configcat.com","question":"What platforms does ConfigCat support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for ConfigCat, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://configcat.com","question":"Can ConfigCat be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 22 integrations for ConfigCat, including Amplitude, Bitbucket, Bitrise, CircleCI, Datadog, GitHub, GitLab and Google Analytics, plus 14 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://configcat.com","question":"What does ConfigCat integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed ISO 27001 and GDPR for ConfigCat. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as ConfigCat not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://configcat.com/trust-center/","question":"What security certifications does ConfigCat have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"ConfigCat is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in Hungary.","source":"https://configcat.com/pricing/","question":"Where is ConfigCat available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A platform for managing feature flags and releases in production environments. Provides governance, audit trails, and progressive rollout controls for enterprises, with support for both cloud and self-hosted deployment. It is indexed under Feature Flag Software.","source":"https://www.getunleash.io/plans/enterprise-payg","question":"What is Unleash?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Unleash is a paid product; published pricing starts at $75 per user per month. There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.getunleash.io/plans/enterprise-payg","question":"How much does Unleash cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Unleash. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.getunleash.io/plans/enterprise-payg","question":"What platforms does Unleash support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Unleash can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.getunleash.io/plans/enterprise-payg","question":"Can Unleash be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 8 integrations for Unleash, including Slack, Zendesk, ServiceNow, Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, Grafana, GitHub and Google. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.getunleash.io/plans/enterprise-payg","question":"What does Unleash integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Unleash. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Unleash not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.getunleash.io","question":"What security certifications does Unleash have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Yes. Unleash is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash","question":"Is Unleash open source?","confidence":0.67},{"answer":"Unleash is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States, the United Kingdom and Norway. The vendor is headquartered in Norway.","source":"https://www.getunleash.io/plans/enterprise-payg","question":"Where is Unleash available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A hosted service for managing feature toggles across applications with unlimited seats. Allows teams to target specific user groups and control feature changes remotely via a simple dashboard. | A feature management platform that enables enterprises to control how software behaves in production with support for gradual rollouts, instant rollbacks, experimentation, and compliance. Available as cloud-hosted or self-hosted. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"both","open_source":true,"openfeature":true,"sdk_breadth":"broad","audit_approvals":true,"code_references":true,"edge_evaluation":true,"experimentation":true,"targeting_rules":true,"local_evaluation":true,"percentage_rollout":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","open_source":true,"openfeature":false,"sdk_breadth":"broad","audit_approvals":true,"code_references":true,"edge_evaluation":true,"experimentation":true,"targeting_rules":true,"local_evaluation":true,"percentage_rollout":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Amplitude"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Bitrise"},{"name":"CircleCI"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"GitLab CI/CD"},{"name":"Google Analytics"},{"name":"JetBrains"},{"name":"IntelliJ"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Mixpanel"},{"name":"monday.com"},{"name":"Segment"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"Trello"},{"name":"Visual Studio Code"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Zoho Flow"},{"name":"VSCode","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"inbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Zendesk"},{"name":"ServiceNow"},{"name":"Prometheus"},{"name":"VictoriaMetrics"},{"name":"Grafana"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Okta","native":true,"category":"identity"},{"name":"Azure AD","native":true,"category":"identity"},{"name":"SAML 2.0","native":true,"category":"auth"},{"name":"OpenID Connect","native":true,"category":"auth"}]` |
| language.primary | - | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | - | AGPL-3.0 |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"HU","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["GB","US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Forever Free"}],"summary":"Free tier with same features as paid plans. Transparent, flat pricing on paid plans.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://configcat.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-22T14:45:47.997Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Cloud-hosted","summary":"$75/user/mo billed monthly","minSeats":1,"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":75,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Self-hosted","summary":"5 seat minimum, billed annually","minSeats":5,"commitment":"annual","contactSales":false},{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","summary":"Free to self-host via Docker","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $75/user/mo for cloud-hosted with 14-day free trial. Free open-source option available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.getunleash.io/plans/enterprise-payg","retrievedAt":"2026-10-13T15:10:40.202Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"unit":"seat","amount":75,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | high |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":75,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 6 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v8.2.0","date":"2026-09-08T09:57:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v8.1.0","date":"2026-08-05T10:57:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v8.0.3","date":"2026-07-10T09:32:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v8.0.2","date":"2026-06-29T09:33:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v7.6.5","date":"2026-06-29T13:24:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.6.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v7.5.2","date":"2026-06-29T13:29:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v8.0.1","date":"2026-06-16T14:03:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v8.0.0","date":"2026-06-09T12:09:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v7.6.5-beta.2","date":"2026-06-02T14:59:07Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.6.5-beta.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v7.6.5-beta.1","date":"2026-06-01T15:15:46Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v7.6.5-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v7.6.4","date":"2026-05-14T11:04:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.6.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v7.6.3","date":"2026-04-15T13:12:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.6.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v7.6.2","date":"2026-04-15T11:43:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v7.6.1","date":"2026-04-09T13:06:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v7.6.0","date":"2026-04-09T12:41:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v7.5.1","date":"2026-03-10T08:41:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v7.5.0","date":"2026-03-04T09:33:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v7.4.3","date":"2026-02-27T12:08:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.4.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v7.4.2","date":"2026-02-25T17:34:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.4.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/Unleash/unleash/releases/tag/v7.4.1","date":"2026-02-05T10:01:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v7.4.1"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.1 |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.getunleash.io/security-and-performance |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":7,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=unleash-server&per_page=100","last_12m":7,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (Feature Flag Software)

| Capability | ConfigCat | Unleash |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Rollout** |  |  |
| Percentage rollout | ✓ | ✓ |
| Attribute / segment targeting | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Evaluation** |  |  |
| Local evaluation (no call home) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Edge / CDN evaluation | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Experimentation** |  |  |
| Built-in A/B experimentation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Experiment stats engine | - | - |
| **Standards** |  |  |
| OpenFeature-compliant provider | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| Audit logs + change approvals | ✓ | ✓ |
| Stale-flag / code reference detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Coverage** |  |  |
| SDK breadth | Broad | Broad |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Self-hostable OSS core | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:50:20.683Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*