Comparison

Flagsmith vs LaunchDarkly

On the evidence we track, LaunchDarkly leads this comparison with a composite score of 81/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Flagsmith59
★LaunchDarkly81
Score
vioscaleAI score
Flagsmith59 / 100high · 77%
LaunchDarkly81 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
Flagsmith✓
LaunchDarkly✓
Model
Flagsmithfreemium
LaunchDarklycommercial
Price level
Flagsmithmid
LaunchDarklyunknown
Starting price
Flagsmith$40
LaunchDarkly$3
Transparent
Flagsmith✓
LaunchDarkly✓
Integrations
Count
Flagsmith7
LaunchDarkly7
Security
Certifications
Flagsmith–
Fedramp
Flagsmith✓
LaunchDarkly✓
Gdpr
Flagsmith✓
LaunchDarkly✓
Hipaa
Flagsmith✓
LaunchDarkly✓
Iso27001
Flagsmith–
LaunchDarkly✓
Soc2
Flagsmith✓
LaunchDarkly✓
Trust center
Flagsmith–
Reliability
Sla pct
Flagsmith–
LaunchDarkly99.99
Status page
Flagsmith✓
LaunchDarkly✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Flagsmith0
LaunchDarkly–
Github stars
Flagsmith6,592
LaunchDarkly–
Package downloads weekly
Flagsmith143,238
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
Content
Faq
Flagsmith8 items
LaunchDarkly6 items

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

An open-source platform for managing feature flags and remote configuration across web, mobile, and server-side applications. Enables controlled rollouts, A/B testing, and runtime configuration changes without code deployment.

Independently observed

LaunchDarkly

Leader

A platform for managing feature flags and conducting experiments in production environments. Enables teams to safely control feature releases with fine-grained targeting rules and integration with observability and project management tools.

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/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

Free tier (50k requests/month). Paid plans from $40/month.

  • FreeFree
    • Up to 50,000 requests per month
    • 1 team member
    • Unlimited feature flags
    • Unlimited environments
    • Unlimited identities and segments
    • +1 more
  • Start-Up$40/month
    • 1,000,000 requests per month
    • 3 team members
    • Email technical support
    • Scheduled flags
    • 3rd party integrations
  • Growing$50/seat/month
    • SAML/SSO authentication
    • Governance features (roles, permissions, change requests, audit logs)
    • Priority email and chat technical support
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom hosting solutions
    • Real-time technical support via chat
    • Enterprise SLA
as of verify ↗

LaunchDarkly

Leader
from $3/experimentation MAU/moHybridFree tier30-day trial

Usage-based pricing from $3-$10 per 1k MAU. Free tier includes 1k client-side and 100k experimentation MAU. Annual billing discount available.

  • FoundationFrom $3-$10/1k MAU depending on usage type
    • Feature management
    • Experimentation
    • Targeting by attribute
    • Segments
    • Percentage rollouts
    • +3 more
  • Guardian$12/mo per service connection plus usage-based MAU pricing
    • Workflows
    • Scheduling
    • Change approvals
    • Release automation
    • Migration Assistant
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
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✓
CLI
Flagsmith✓
LaunchDarkly✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Flagsmith✓
LaunchDarkly✓
Self-hosted
Flagsmith✓
LaunchDarkly✗
On-premise
Flagsmith✓
LaunchDarkly✗

Integrations

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

In common (4)
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Sentry
  • OpenTelemetry

Flagsmith

9 total - 5 not shared
  • Jira
  • Analytics platforms (for A/B testing)
  • OpenFeature standard
  • Datadog
  • Okta
Independently observed

LaunchDarkly

Leader
14 total - 10 not shared
  • Census
  • Snowplow
  • Sprig
  • Tealium
  • Bitbucket
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Trello
  • Snowflake
  • Jira Cloud
Independently observed
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Flagsmith or LaunchDarkly: which one depends on you

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