What Is ConfigCat? Features, Pricing & Alternatives

Overview

ConfigCat is a hosted feature flag and configuration service that charges by config JSON downloads and network traffic rather than by seats or end users. Every plan includes unlimited seats^[16]. The Forever Free plan includes 5 million config downloads (about two per second) and 20 GB of traffic per month, but limits accounts to 10 flags, two environments, two products, two segments, four targeting rules and four percentage options per flag, one webhook and seven days of audit-log retention^[16]. ConfigCat states that the free plan has the same feature set as the paid plans, only with lower limits^[16].

Paid plans are published in several currencies: Pro at US$110 per month for 25 million downloads and 100 GB, Smart at US$325 for 250 million and 1 TB, Enterprise at US$900 for 1 billion and 4 TB, and Dedicated at US$4,500 for 6 billion or more and 24 TB, with annual billing saving up to 10%^[16]. Because billing follows config downloads rather than end users, costs do not rise with the size of the user base. The model is easy to forecast for server workloads; the free tier’s ten-flag cap makes it more of an evaluation tier, and experimentation analytics are not a focus.

What ConfigCat does

Billing by config downloads, not users
Unlimited seats on all plans
Percentage and targeting rules
Webhooks and audit log
Prices in USD, EUR, GBP and AUD

ConfigCat pricing

Forever Free: US$0, 5M downloads, 20 GB, 10 flags. Pro: US$110/month, 25M downloads, 100 GB. Smart: US$325/month, 250M, 1 TB. Enterprise: US$900/month, 1B, 4 TB. Dedicated: US$4,500/month, 6B+, 24 TB. Annual billing saves up to 10%.