# Flagsmith vs Split

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Flagsmith

| Attribute | Flagsmith | Split |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 58.8 (77% (high)) | 52.7 (39% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 6,592 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 143,238 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Feature Flag Software.","source":"https://www.flagsmith.com/pricing","question":"What is Flagsmith?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Flagsmith is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the BSD-3-Clause licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $40 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://www.flagsmith.com/pricing","question":"Is Flagsmith free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Flagsmith supports the web and Linux. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.flagsmith.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Flagsmith support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Flagsmith can be deployed cloud / SaaS, air-gapped and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.flagsmith.com/pricing","question":"Can Flagsmith be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Flagsmith, including Jira, Analytics platforms (for A/B testing) and OpenFeature standard. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.flagsmith.com/pricing","question":"What does Flagsmith integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Flagsmith. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Flagsmith not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://trust.flagsmith.com","question":"What security certifications does Flagsmith have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. Flagsmith is published under the BSD-3-Clause licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith","question":"Is Flagsmith open source?","confidence":0.99},{"answer":"Flagsmith is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United Kingdom.","source":"https://www.flagsmith.com/pricing","question":"Where is Flagsmith available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Split provides feature flagging and release management capabilities that help teams gradually roll out features, monitor their impact on system performance and user behavior, and run experiments to validate changes. It is indexed under Feature Flag Software.","source":"https://www.split.io","question":"What is Split?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Split does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, across 3 plans (Free Plan, Essentials and Enterprise), so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.split.io","question":"How much does Split cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Split supports the web and iOS. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.split.io","question":"What platforms does Split support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Split, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.split.io","question":"Can Split be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Split. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Split not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.split.io/security","question":"What security certifications does Split have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Provides client libraries for JavaScript, Java, Python, Ruby, Flutter, and other platforms to evaluate and manage feature flags in applications, with OpenFeature provider implementations. |
| 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,"percentage_rollout":true}` | `{"hosting":"cloud","open_source":true,"openfeature":true,"sdk_breadth":"broad","audit_approvals":true,"experimentation":true,"targeting_rules":true,"percentage_rollout":true}` |
| integrations.count | 7 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Analytics platforms (for A/B testing)"},{"name":"OpenFeature standard"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true},{"name":"GitLab","native":true},{"name":"Sentry","native":true},{"name":"Datadog","native":true},{"name":"Okta","native":true,"category":"auth"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry","native":true,"category":"observability"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Python | - |
| license.spdx | BSD-3-Clause | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","features":["Up to 50,000 requests per month","1 team member","Unlimited feature flags","Unlimited environments","Unlimited identities and segments","API access"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"requests":"50k/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Start-Up","summary":"$40/month","features":["1,000,000 requests per month","3 team members","Email technical support","Scheduled flags","3rd party integrations"],"minSeats":3,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":40,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"requests":"1M/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growing","summary":"$50/seat/month","features":["SAML/SSO authentication","Governance features (roles, permissions, change requests, audit logs)","Priority email and chat technical support"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Custom hosting solutions","Real-time technical support via chat","Enterprise SLA"],"contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier (50k requests/month). Paid plans from $40/month.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.flagsmith.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-15T09:25:35.990Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":40,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free Plan","features":["Feature flag management","Basic experimentation"],"description":"For individual developers and small teams","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Essentials","features":["Feature management at scale","Release monitoring","Cloud experimentation"],"description":"For growing organizations with small to mid-size teams","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["All Essentials features","Warehouse native experimentation","Advanced features","Premium support","Dedicated account manager"],"description":"For large-scale organizations with complex needs","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available. Essentials and Enterprise plans require contact sales.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.split.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T13:26:18.228Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | mid | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":40,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 1 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.285.0","date":"2026-10-15T09:02:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.285.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.284.0","date":"2026-10-13T13:44:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.284.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.283.0","date":"2026-10-13T09:21:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.283.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.282.0","date":"2026-10-12T08:58:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.282.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.281.0","date":"2026-10-12T08:16:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.281.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.280.0","date":"2026-10-05T10:35:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.280.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.279.0","date":"2026-10-01T09:53:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.279.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.278.1","date":"2026-09-30T19:07:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.278.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.278.0","date":"2026-09-30T10:19:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.278.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.277.0","date":"2026-09-29T15:29:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.277.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.276.0","date":"2026-09-24T10:28:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.276.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.275.0","date":"2026-09-23T21:56:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.275.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.274.0","date":"2026-09-23T08:25:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.274.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.273.0","date":"2026-09-16T14:01:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.273.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.272.0","date":"2026-09-15T11:17:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.272.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.271.1","date":"2026-09-10T14:29:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.271.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.271.0","date":"2026-09-09T12:04:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.271.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.270.0","date":"2026-09-07T08:33:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.270.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.269.1","date":"2026-09-03T07:58:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.269.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith/releases/tag/v2.269.0","date":"2026-09-02T10:12:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.269.0"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FFlagsmith%2Fflagsmith&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Feature Flag Software)

| Capability | Flagsmith | Split |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud only |
| **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 2026-10-16T18:30:37.540Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*