Our take
Pick ConfigCat if app teams who will stay on Forever Free at $0 (5M downloads/month, 100 flags, 3 envs, 3 products, no card) while they open a first flag dashboard, then buy Pro at $110/month when they need 25M downloads and unlimited flags/environments. Pick Flagsmith if app teams who will stay on Cloud Free at $0 (50k requests/month, 1 member) or self-host while they ship a first Features table, then move to
Best for
ConfigCat Flags you start at $0
Flagsmith Flags you start at $0
Free plan
ConfigCat $0 · no card. 5 million config.json downloads/month (~2/s). 20 GB traffic. 100 flags, 3 environments, 3 products. 4 targeting rules/flag. 2 permission groups. Audit log 7 days. 99% uptime. Email + Slack community
Flagsmith $0 · up to 50,000 requests/month. Up to 100,000 users in experiments. 1 team member. Unlimited feature flags, environments, identities, and segments (fair-usage). Additional API calls start at $50/million/month and decrease with volume
Lowest paid
ConfigCat Dedicated $4/mo
Flagsmith Overage $7
Next step up
ConfigCat Pro $110/mo
Flagsmith
Runs where
ConfigCat Local or hosted
Flagsmith
Watch out
ConfigCat The meter is config.json downloads, not flag reads
Flagsmith Free is 50k requests/month and 1 member
Last checked
ConfigCat 2026-10-23 · configcat.com/pricing
Flagsmith 2026-10-23 · flagsmith.com/pricing
app teams who will stay on Forever Free at $0 (5M downloads/month, 100 flags, 3 envs, 3 products, no card) while they open a first flag dashboard, then buy Pro at $110/month when they need 25M downloads and unlimited flags/environments.
Read the ConfigCat pageapp teams who will stay on Cloud Free at $0 (50k requests/month, 1 member) or self-host while they ship a first Features table, then move to Start-Up at $40/month billed yearly ($45 monthly) when they need 1M requests, 3 members, scheduled flags, and email support.
Read the Flagsmith page