What ConfigCat Feature Flags does

ConfigCat is a developer-focused feature flag and remote configuration SaaS provider, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. The platform enables software teams to decouple feature releases from code deployments through a hosted dashboard backed by 20+ open-source SDKs spanning JavaScript, Java, .NET, Go, Python, PHP, Ruby, mobile (iOS, Android, Flutter, React Native, Kotlin Multiplatform), game engines (Unity, Unreal), and edge runtimes (Cloudflare Workers, Bun, Deno). Core technology centers on client-side SDK evaluation with built-in in-memory caching, configurable polling intervals, and CDN-distributed config JSON, so that only flag values and targeting rules (not user data) leave the customer's system. Supporting capabilities include user targeting by region/email/custom attributes, percentage rollouts, A/B testing, percentage options, a Public Management REST API, a CLI for zombie-flag/code-reference scanning, a self-hosted Proxy for edge caching, and an MCP Server for AI-agent integration.

The company monetizes through tiered subscriptions — Free, Pro ($110/mo), Smart ($325/mo), Enterprise ($900/mo), Dedicated ($4,500/mo) — billed monthly or annually, plus usage-based overage on config downloads and network traffic, professional services at $300/hr, and exceptional-request fees for non-standard procurement. Go-to-market combines a product-led growth self-serve motion (forever-free plan, no credit card, self-serve signup at app.configcat.com) with an enterprise field-sales motion for Dedicated plans offering on-premise/self-hosted deployment, software escrow, custom SLAs, and multi-region data residency (EU, US, Canada, UK, Australia). Distribution includes the company's website, an AWS Marketplace listing, and a partner ecosystem of 20+ integrations spanning CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab, CircleCI, Bitbucket, Bitrise), analytics (Amplitude, Mixpanel, Datadog, Google Analytics), identity (Okta, Auth0, Entra ID, OneLogin, Cloudflare Zero Trust, Google Workspace, ADFS), and project management (Jira, monday.com, Trello, Slack, Microsoft Teams).

ConfigCat is a privately held, bootstrapped Hungarian Kft (Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság, registry 01-09-352162) with no disclosed external funding rounds, parent company, or institutional investors; ownership appears founder-controlled. The company is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified (since May 2022) and GDPR-compliant. Named enterprise customers include Nasdaq, Rakuten, Schneider Electric, E.ON, Sbanken, FlixBus, Electrolux, GitKraken, Grupo Boticário, Knab, Nürnberger, Baillie Gifford, PureGym, Iceland, Localiza, GovTech, and InfluxData, alongside startup and mid-market customers such as Speechify, Modsy, FieldAware, and ControlPoint. Leadership comprises founders Gergely Sinka (CPO), Lajos Szoke, Péter Csajtai, and Zoltan David (Director, Business Development).

Name

ConfigCat Feature Flags

Legal name

ConfigCat Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság

Website

https://configcat.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ConfigCat is a bootstrapped, Budapest-based SaaS provider of developer-focused feature flag and remote configuration management, serving engineering teams with 20+ open-source SDKs, flat-tier subscriptions, and enterprise options including on-premise deployment and ISO 27001 compliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Feature Flag Management Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Creator Economy & Monetization Tools for UGC (tips, subs, rev share, payouts) (MPAFAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Safety, Moderation & Trust Tools (UGC moderation, anti-toxicity) (MPAFAIAJ), Creator Marketplaces & Asset Stores (UGC items, skins, templates, plugins) (MPAFAIAC)

Keywords

• Feature flag service
• Remote configuration management
• A/B testing platform
• User targeting tools
• Software development SDKs

Headquarters

HQ city

Budapest

HQ country

Hungary

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription Plans: Recurring subscription revenue from tiered plans (Free, Pro, Enterprise, Smart, Dedicated) billed monthly or annually. Plans include config JSON download quotas, network traffic limits, feature flag limits, team management, integrations, and security features.
2. Usage-based Overage Charges: Additional charges when config.json download or network traffic usage exceeds plan limits. Pre-purchased quota available at lower rates; excess usage charged at higher rates. Counter resets monthly.
3. Forever Free Plan: Free tier with 10 feature flags, 2 environments, 2 products, 5M config downloads/mo, unlimited seats. Serves as a funnel for free-to-paid conversion with no credit card required.
4. Professional Services: Additional consulting, implementation assistance, or advisory services beyond standard support. Charged at hourly rates ($300 USD/hr, €250 EUR/hr, £220 GBP/hr, A$420 AUD/hr). Not included in subscription plans.
5. Exceptional Request Fees: Fees for non-standard commercial or legal requests including extended payment terms, custom NDAs, DPAs, vendor security questionnaires, and customer procurement platform usage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ConfigCat provides a hosted feature flag and remote configuration SaaS platform that lets development and product teams decouple feature releases from code deployments, toggle features on/off via a visual dashboard after code is deployed, and target user segments by region, email, or custom attributes with percentage rollouts, A/B testing, and instant kill switches. The service is delivered through open-source SDKs for 20+ platforms, a public REST Management API, a CLI for zombie-flag detection, a self-hosted Proxy, and an MCP server, with tiered subscription plans (Free, Pro, Smart, Enterprise, Dedicated).

Product overview

ConfigCat is a feature flag service for teams with unlimited seats. The core product provides a hosted feature flag and configuration management platform accessible via a visual dashboard. Users interact with the platform through open-source SDKs supporting 20+ programming languages, the Public Management API for programmatic control, the CLI tool for code scanning and zombie flag detection, a self-hosted Proxy for edge deployments, and an MCP Server for AI assistant integration. The service supports user targeting with percentage rollouts and A/B testing, and is marketed as a LaunchDarkly alternative with simpler pricing and UI.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ConfigCat Feature Flag Service Hosted SaaS platform providing feature flag and remote configuration management for software development and product teams. Enables turning features ON/OFF via a visual dashboard after code is deployed, user targeting by region/email/subscription/custom attributes with percentage rollouts and A/B testing, and integration via 20+ open-source SDKs and a public REST Management API. Includes unlimited seats across all plans and supports compliance with SSO/SAML/2FA/SCIM, audit logging (7 days free, 35 days Pro/Smart, 2 years Enterprise/Dedicated), and EU/US/Canada/UK/Australia data residency.
• ConfigCat Proxy Self-hosted proxy service that customers deploy via Docker to cache and forward feature flag evaluations locally. Designed for organizations needing reduced external API calls, lower latency, edge and on-premise deployments, and data sovereignty. Functions as a distinct deployment option complementing the hosted SaaS service.
• ConfigCat MCP Server Standalone MCP server integration that allows AI tooling and assistants to read and manage ConfigCat feature flag configurations. Provides a programmatic AI-native interface to the platform's flag management API for automated workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• Decouple feature releases from code deployments, enabling deployment at any time and release when confident
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration20 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

29 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AmplitudecoreTechnology or IntegrationAnalytics integration allowing ConfigCat users to send feature flag data into Amplitude to visualize A/B test results and measure conversion outcomes. Supported across all plan tiers.
• GitHubcoreTechnology or IntegrationGitHub Actions integration for CI/CD workflows. ConfigCat supports code references scanning from GitHub Actions pipelines and automated feature flag management within GitHub workflows.
• GitLab CI/CDcoreTechnology or IntegrationGitLab CI/CD integration for code references and automated feature flag management within GitLab pipelines.
• JiracoreTechnology or IntegrationJira integration for connecting feature flag management with project management workflows. Users can link feature flags to Jira tickets and track feature flag states alongside project progress.
• SlackcoreTechnology or IntegrationSlack integration for notifications and webhooks. ConfigCat sends feature flag change notifications to Slack channels. Also hosts an official community Slack for user support and discussion.
• CircleCIcoreTechnology or IntegrationCircleCI integration for CI/CD pipelines, enabling automated feature flag code reference scanning and configuration management within CircleCI workflows.
• DatadogcoreTechnology or IntegrationDatadog integration for monitoring and observability. ConfigCat sends feature flag telemetry to Datadog for monitoring feature flag performance and flag state changes.
• TerraformcoreTechnology or IntegrationTerraform provider for infrastructure-as-code management of ConfigCat feature flags and configurations, enabling DevOps teams to manage feature flags programmatically.
• BitbucketcoreTechnology or IntegrationBitbucket Pipelines integration for CI/CD workflows with ConfigCat code reference scanning support.
• BitrisecoreTechnology or IntegrationBitrise integration for mobile CI/CD workflows, enabling ConfigCat feature flag management in mobile application build pipelines.
• Google AnalyticscoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Analytics integration allowing ConfigCat users to send feature flag data into Google Analytics for tracking feature impact on user behavior and conversions.
• MixpanelcoreTechnology or IntegrationMixpanel integration for product analytics. ConfigCat feature flag data can be sent to Mixpanel to analyze feature performance and user segment behavior.
• SegmentcoreTechnology or IntegrationSegment (Twilio Segment) integration allowing ConfigCat to receive user data through Segment's customer data platform for more precise user targeting and segmentation.
• monday.comcoreTechnology or Integrationmonday.com integration for project management connectivity with feature flag workflows.
• ZapiercoreTechnology or IntegrationZapier integration enabling no-code automation workflows connecting ConfigCat feature flag changes with thousands of other applications.
• JetBrains (IntelliJ)coreTechnology or IntegrationJetBrains/IntelliJ IDEA plugin for ConfigCat, providing IDE integration for developers working with feature flags.
• Visual Studio CodecoreTechnology or IntegrationVS Code extension for ConfigCat, providing IDE integration for managing feature flags directly within the VS Code development environment.
• TrellocoreTechnology or IntegrationTrello integration for connecting feature flag management with Trello-based project management boards.
• Zoho FlowcoreTechnology or IntegrationZoho Flow integration for workflow automation connecting ConfigCat feature flags with Zoho applications.
• Microsoft TeamscoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Teams integration for notifications and webhooks. ConfigCat sends feature flag change notifications to Teams channels.
• OktacoreTechnology or IntegrationSAML SSO Identity Provider integration. ConfigCat supports Okta for enterprise single sign-on and user authentication via SAML 2.0.
• Auth0coreTechnology or IntegrationSAML SSO Identity Provider integration. ConfigCat supports Auth0 for enterprise single sign-on via SAML 2.0.
• OneLogincoreTechnology or IntegrationSAML SSO Identity Provider integration. ConfigCat supports OneLogin for enterprise single sign-on via SAML 2.0.
• Cloudflare Zero TrustcoreTechnology or IntegrationSAML SSO Identity Provider integration. ConfigCat supports Cloudflare Zero Trust for enterprise single sign-on via SAML 2.0.
• Entra ID (Azure AD)coreTechnology or IntegrationSAML SSO and SCIM 2.0 Identity Provider integration. ConfigCat supports Entra ID (Azure AD) for enterprise single sign-on via SAML 2.0 and automated user provisioning via SCIM.
• ADFScoreTechnology or IntegrationSAML SSO Identity Provider integration. ConfigCat supports Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) for enterprise single sign-on via SAML 2.0.
• Google (Workspace)coreTechnology or IntegrationSAML SSO Identity Provider integration. ConfigCat supports Google Workspace as a SAML 2.0 Identity Provider for enterprise single sign-on.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe serves as ConfigCat's payment processor for subscription management. Stripe Payments Europe processes credit card payments for ConfigCat subscriptions.
• ChargebeecoreTechnology or IntegrationChargebee serves as ConfigCat's subscription management platform, handling billing, invoicing, and subscription lifecycle management.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• LaunchDarkly: LaunchDarkly is the market-leading feature management platform and the most direct competitor to ConfigCat. Both offer feature flag SaaS with SDKs, targeting rules, A/B testing, and enterprise plans, with ConfigCat explicitly positioning itself as a simpler, more affordable alternative.
• GrowthBook: GrowthBook is an open-source A/B testing and feature flagging platform aimed at product and engineering teams. It is a direct peer to ConfigCat in the experimentation and feature management space, with self-hosted and cloud deployment options.
• Split.io (Harness): Split.io (now part of Harness) provides feature flagging and experimentation as part of a broader software delivery platform. It competes directly with ConfigCat in feature management and is increasingly bundled with Harness's CI/CD and observability offerings.
• Unleash: Unleash is an open-source feature management platform offering both a self-hosted OSS edition and a hosted enterprise edition. It competes with ConfigCat in the feature flag category, with comparable targeting, gradual rollouts, and SDK coverage.
• Flagsmith: Flagsmith is an open-source feature flag and remote configuration service with cloud and self-hosted deployment options. It directly competes with ConfigCat in the developer-led, mid-market segment, and similarly offers SDKs, percentage rollouts, and A/B testing.

Broad incumbents

• Optimizely: Optimizely is a large digital experience and experimentation platform that includes feature experimentation capabilities. It overlaps with ConfigCat in A/B testing and feature rollout but is positioned as a broader marketing and product experimentation suite.
• Harness: Harness is a broader software delivery platform that includes CI/CD, feature flags (via Split.io acquisition), continuous delivery, and observability. It competes with ConfigCat as a platform-suite alternative, where feature management is one module among many.

Emerging players

• Statsig: Statsig is a fast-growing feature management and experimentation platform. It overlaps with ConfigCat on feature flags and A/B testing but places heavier emphasis on product analytics and experimentation workflows, often targeting larger enterprise buyers.
• Eppo: Eppo is an experimentation and feature management platform focused on product analytics and A/B testing. It competes with ConfigCat on experimentation and targeting, with stronger emphasis on warehouse-native analytics integrations.
• Taplytics: Taplytics is a feature flagging and A/B testing platform focused on mobile and enterprise teams. It overlaps with ConfigCat on feature management and percentage rollouts, with deeper specialization in mobile app experimentation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/configcat
• GitHubgithub.com/configcat
• Facebookfacebook.com/configcat
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/configcat

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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