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Feature Flag Service for Teams
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Features
32 features across 12 categories
Configuration(1)
Set the frequency of config.json downloads from 1 second to several hours
Core Functionality(4)
Manage separate environments in your development lifecycle (e.g., production, staging, development)
Turn features ON/OFF using ConfigCat's Dashboard even after code is deployed
Organize feature flags and environments into products representing applications and teams
Support multiple variations for feature flags and configurations
DevOps & Automation(4)
Command-line tool that discovers feature flag usages in your source code and gives advice on the dashboard
Multiple tools available to help minimize tech debt in feature flag management
ConfigCat notifies your application via webhooks when feature flag changes occur
Automated regular emails about feature flags that weren't touched in a while (stale flags)
Infrastructure(1)
Feature flags are stored in config JSON files on the ConfigCat CDN and cached locally in applications
Integration(2)
SDKs for JavaScript, Angular, React, Vue.js, Bun, Deno, Node.js, .NET, Java, Go, PHP, Laravel, Python, Ruby, Android, iOS, macOS, Flutter, Kotlin Multiplatform, React Native, Chromium Extension, C++, Rust, Swift, Dart, Elixir, Unity, Unreal Engine, and Cloudflare Worker
Manage your feature flags via the ConfigCat Public API
Performance(1)
Feature flags are instantly evaluated from local cache without server calls
Pricing(2)
Tailored feature flag service plan designed for students and educational projects
Tailored feature flag service plan designed for teachers and educational projects
Security & Compliance(9)
Tracks all changes made to feature flags, providing a historical record of who, what, when, and where
Service is GDPR compliant
Service is ISO 27001:2022 certified for information security management
Require a mandatory reason for modifying feature flags, promoting transparency and accountability within your team
SAML-based authentication and user provisioning
Enterprise-grade SSO for team authentication
For enterprise customers, access ConfigCat source code and run it on your own infrastructure if business operations cease
Secure team accounts with two-factor authentication
Automated user provisioning via SCIM protocol
Targeting(4)
Specify a randomly selected fraction of users to whom a feature will be enabled or a different value will be served
Group your users based on any property and assign them to feature flags easily
Set different feature flag or setting values for different users of your applications
Target user segments based on region, email, subscription or any other custom user attribute
Team Collaboration(2)
Create permission groups with different access levels for team members
Organize your team in groups and grant them different permissions
Testing(1)
Support for A/B testing and variations to test feature changes
User Interface(1)
Web-based interface to manage and toggle feature flags
Pricing
Forever Free
- ✓10 Feature Flags
- ✓2 Environments
- ✓2 Products
- ✓2 segments
- ✓4 targeting rules per flag
- ✓4 percentage options per flag
- ✓1 permission group with unlimited team members
- ✓2FA, SSO, SAML, User Provisioning (SCIM)
- ✓1 webhook
- ✓API access
- ✓Tech debt tools
- ✓JavaScript, Angular, React, Node.js, .NET, Java, Go, PHP, Python, Ruby, Elixir, Android, iOS, Dart/Flutter, Kotlin Multiplatform, C++, Rust, Unity, Unreal Engine
- ✓Amplitude, Bitbucket, Bitrise, CircleCI, Datadog, GitHub, GitLab, Google Analytics, JetBrains, Jira, Mixpanel, monday, Slack, Terraform, Trello, Twilio Segment, VSCode, Zapier, Zoho integrations
- ✓7 days audit log retention
- ✓GDPR, ISO 27001:2022 compliance
- ✓Best effort support
- ✓Email and Slack community support
- ✓1 tree planted
Pro
- ✓100 Feature Flags
- ✓3 Environments
- ✓3 Products
- ✓3 segments per product
- ✓8 targeting rules per flag
- ✓8 percentage options per flag
- ✓2 permission groups with unlimited team members
- ✓2FA, SSO, SAML, User Provisioning (SCIM)
- ✓3 webhooks
- ✓API access
- ✓Tech debt tools
- ✓25 million config.json downloads per month
- ✓100 GB network traffic
- ✓All SDKs
- ✓All integrations
- ✓35 days audit log retention
- ✓GDPR, ISO 27001:2022 compliance
- ✓Standard support
- ✓10 trees planted
Smart
- ✓Unlimited Feature Flags
- ✓Unlimited Environments
- ✓10 Products
- ✓Unlimited segments
- ✓Unlimited targeting rules per flag
- ✓Unlimited percentage options per flag
- ✓Unlimited permission groups
- ✓2FA, SSO, SAML, User Provisioning (SCIM)
- ✓Unlimited webhooks
- ✓API access
- ✓Tech debt tools
- ✓250 million config.json downloads per month
- ✓1 TB network traffic
- ✓All SDKs
- ✓All integrations
- ✓35 days audit log retention
- ✓GDPR, ISO 27001:2022 compliance
- ✓Standard support with SLA
- ✓20 trees planted
Enterprise
- ✓Unlimited Feature Flags
- ✓Unlimited Environments
- ✓Unlimited Products
- ✓Unlimited segments
- ✓Unlimited targeting rules per flag
- ✓Unlimited percentage options per flag
- ✓Unlimited permission groups
- ✓2FA, SSO, SAML, User Provisioning (SCIM)
- ✓Unlimited webhooks
- ✓API access
- ✓Tech debt tools
- ✓1 billion config.json downloads per month
- ✓4 TB network traffic
- ✓All SDKs
- ✓All integrations
- ✓2 years audit log retention
- ✓GDPR, ISO 27001:2022 compliance
- ✓Premium SLA support
- ✓Software escrow available for additional cost
- ✓99.99% uptime SLA
- ✓100 trees planted
Dedicated
- ✓Unlimited Feature Flags
- ✓Unlimited Environments
- ✓Unlimited Products
- ✓Unlimited segments
- ✓Unlimited targeting rules per flag
- ✓Unlimited percentage options per flag
- ✓Unlimited permission groups
- ✓2FA, SSO, SAML, User Provisioning (SCIM)
- ✓Unlimited webhooks
- ✓API access
- ✓Tech debt tools
- ✓6 billion+ config.json downloads per month
- ✓24 TB network traffic
- ✓All SDKs
- ✓All integrations
- ✓2 years audit log retention
- ✓GDPR, ISO 27001:2022 compliance
- ✓Premium SLA support
- ✓Hosted or On-premise private cloud (managed by you or by ConfigCat)
- ✓Software escrow available for additional cost
- ✓99.99% uptime SLA
- ✓Custom agreements
- ✓100 trees planted
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Integrations
19 known integrations