Comparison

Flagsmith vs LaunchDarkly

On the evidence we track, LaunchDarkly leads this comparison with a composite score of 84/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Flagsmith58
LaunchDarkly84
Score
Vioscale score
Flagsmith58 / 100high · 77%
LaunchDarkly84 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly
Model
Flagsmithfreemium
LaunchDarklyfreemium
Price level
Flagsmithmid
LaunchDarklylow
Transparent
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly
Integrations
Count
Flagsmith3
LaunchDarkly9
Security
Fedramp
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly
Gdpr
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly
Hipaa
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly
Iso27001
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly
Soc2
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly
Reliability
Sla pct
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly99.99
Status page
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly
Adoption
Dependent repos
Flagsmith0
LaunchDarkly
Github stars
Flagsmith6,530
LaunchDarkly
Package downloads weekly
Flagsmith157,344
LaunchDarkly
Activity
Commits last 30d
Flagsmith100
LaunchDarkly
Release
Cadence days
Flagsmith1
LaunchDarkly
History
Flagsmith20 items
LaunchDarkly
License
Spdx
FlagsmithBSD-3-Clause
LaunchDarkly
Language
Primary
FlagsmithPython
LaunchDarkly
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for feature flag software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deployment
Hosting
FlagsmithCloud + self-hosted
LaunchDarklyCloud only
Rollout
Percentage rollout
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly
Attribute / segment targeting
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly
Evaluation
Local evaluation (no call home)
Flagsmith-
LaunchDarkly
Edge / CDN evaluation
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly-
Experimentation
Built-in A/B experimentation
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly
Experiment stats engine
Flagsmith-
LaunchDarkly-
Standards
OpenFeature-compliant provider
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly-
Governance
Audit logs + change approvals
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly
Stale-flag / code reference detection
Flagsmith-
LaunchDarkly
Coverage
SDK breadth
FlagsmithBroad
LaunchDarklyBroad
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Flagsmith

A feature flag management platform enabling teams to toggle features on/off for specific users, segments, or environments without redeploying. Supports A/B testing, remote configuration, and deployment across cloud, private cloud, or on-premise infrastructure.

Independently observed

LaunchDarkly

Leader

A cloud-based platform that provides real-time management and control over feature deployments, experimentation, and AI system behavior, with local caching, progressive rollouts, and automated remediation capabilities.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Flagsmith

from $40/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

Free tier available. Paid plans from $40–$300/month. Additional API calls and seats available. 14-day free trial on paid tiers.

  • FreeFree
    • Up to 50,000 requests/month
    • 1 team member
    • Unlimited feature flags
    • Unlimited environments
    • Unlimited identities and segments
    • +1 more
  • Start-Up$40/month (annual billing) or $45/month (monthly billing). 14-day free trial.
    • 1,000,000 requests/month
    • 3 team members
    • Unlimited projects
    • Email technical support
    • Scheduled flags
    • +3 more
  • Scale-Up$250/month (annual) or $300/month (monthly). Additional seats $50/seat/month. 14-day free trial.
    • 5,000,000+ requests/month
    • 5 team members included (up to 20 available)
    • SAML and SSO authentication
    • Governance: roles, permissions, change requests, audit logs
    • Priority email and chat support
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • 5,000,000+ requests/month
    • 20+ team members
    • Tailored hosting: cloud, private cloud, self-hosted, or air-gapped
    • Priority real-time chat support with optional Slack integration
    • LDAP and SCIM support (coming soon)
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

LaunchDarkly

Leader
from $10/moHybridFree tier

Free tier. Foundation from $12/service connection + $10/1k client-side MAU/mo. Enterprise and Guardian available with custom pricing.

  • DeveloperFree
    • One project
    • 3 environments
    • 5 service connections per month
    • 1k client-side MAU per month
    • 100k experimentation MAU per month
  • Foundation$12 per service connection + $10 per 1k client-side MAU, billed monthly or yearly
    • Unlimited projects
    • Unlimited environments
    • Single sign-on
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Foundation
    • Advanced user targeting
    • Release automation
    • Workflows, scheduling & approvals
    • SAML/SCIM
    • +2 more
  • GuardianContact sales
    • Everything in Enterprise
    • Guarded Releases
    • Application Performance Thresholds
    • Release Auto-Remediation
    • Release Health Metrics
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly
Linux
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly
Self-hosted
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly
Air-gapped
Flagsmith
LaunchDarkly

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Flagsmith

3 total
  • Jira
  • Analytics platforms (for A/B testing)
  • OpenFeature standard
Independently observed

LaunchDarkly

Leader
9 total
  • Census
  • Snowplow
  • Sprig
  • Tealium
  • GitHub
  • Bitbucket
  • GitLab
  • Sentry
  • OpenTelemetry
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.