# DevCycle vs LaunchDarkly

**Leader by Vioscale score:** LaunchDarkly

| Attribute | DevCycle | LaunchDarkly |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 68.3 (41% (low)) | 83.9 (73% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud-based feature flag and experimentation platform designed for developer teams. Supports both local and edge-based flag evaluation, integrates deeply with developer workflows, and emphasizes open standards and zero vendor lock-in through OpenFeature compliance. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","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":"cloud","sdk_breadth":"broad","audit_approvals":true,"code_references":true,"experimentation":true,"targeting_rules":true,"local_evaluation":true,"percentage_rollout":true}` |
| integrations.count | 17 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"VSCode Extension"},{"name":"OpenFeature"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Webhooks"},{"name":"Vercel Edge Config"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Terraform Provider"},{"name":"Snowflake Data Sharing"},{"name":"Google Analytics"},{"name":"Rollbar"},{"name":"Flag Importer"},{"name":"Custom Domain Proxy"},{"name":"Event Relay Proxy"},{"name":"Snowflake"}]` | `[{"name":"Census"},{"name":"Snowplow"},{"name":"Sprig"},{"name":"Tealium"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Sentry"},{"name":"OpenTelemetry"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"CA","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free, no credit card required","features":["Unlimited Seats","Unlimited Flags","All Integrations","Debugging Tools","A/B Testing","Feature Flags","Unlimited Environments","Unlimited Projects","A/B Testing & Experimentation","Targeting & Segmentation","Percentage-Based Rollouts","OpenFeature Support","REST API","Real-Time Updates"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For developers trying DevCycle","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"maus":"1,000/month","events":"5,000/month","cloud_config_requests":"10,000/month","server_config_requests":"100,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$500/month billed annually","features":["Everything in Free","AI Generated Feature Summaries","AI Generated Schemas","Audit Logging","Feature Opt-in","Roles & Permissions","Stale Flag Detection","Custom Property Storage (EdgeDB)","Custom Domain Proxy","Variable Types","Multi-Step Rollouts","Rollouts by Custom Property","Reusable Audiences","Custom Property Targeting","One-Click Self Targeting","Flag Name Obfuscation","Custom Property Schemas","Flag Schemas","MCP Server","Code References","Webhooks","VS Code Extension","Terraform Provider","Slack App"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"mau"},"kind":"metered","amount":2.5,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":10000,"unit":"cloud_config_request"},"kind":"metered","amount":2,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":100000,"unit":"server_config_request"},"kind":"metered","amount":2,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":10000,"unit":"event"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.5,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For organizations with multiple teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"maus":"100,000/month","events":"500,000/month","cloud_config_requests":"1,000,000/month","server_config_requests":"10,000,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Everything in Business","Approval Workflows","Full Role-Based Access Control","Custom SSO/SAML","SCIM Provisioning","3rd Party Data ETL","Event Relay Proxy","Premium Support","Uptime SLA","Custom Legal Terms"],"commitment":"annual","description":"For enterprise teams requiring strict governance and SLAs","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{}}],"summary":"Free tier available. Business from $500/month billed annually. Enterprise custom pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://devcycle.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:33:16.797Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Developer","summary":"Free forever","features":["One project","3 environments","5 service connections per month","1k client-side MAU per month","100k experimentation MAU per month"],"description":"Free tier for single projects and basic feature flagging","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"1","environments":"3","client_side_mau":"1k/mo","experimentation_mau":"100k/mo","service_connections":"5/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Foundation","summary":"$12 per service connection + $10 per 1k client-side MAU, billed monthly or yearly","features":["Unlimited projects","Unlimited environments","Single sign-on"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"service connection","amount":12,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"1k client-side MAU","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Metered consumption plan for growing teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"unlimited","environments":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Everything in Foundation","Advanced user targeting","Release automation","Workflows, scheduling & approvals","SAML/SCIM","Release Assistant","Custom roles & teams"],"description":"Advanced capabilities for large-scale deployments","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Guardian","summary":"Custom usage-based pricing","features":["Everything in Enterprise","Guarded Releases","Application Performance Thresholds","Release Auto-Remediation","Release Health Metrics"],"description":"Release safety and auto-remediation at scale","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Experimentation MAU","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"1k MAU","amount":3,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier. Foundation from $12/service connection + $10/1k client-side MAU/mo. Enterprise and Guardian available with custom pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://launchdarkly.com/pricing/archive-sept2025/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T12:16:58.012Z","startingPrice":{"amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Feature Flag Software)

| Capability | DevCycle | LaunchDarkly |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | 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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:54:20.993Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*