A LaunchDarkly alternative for teams that want simple feature flags
LaunchDarkly is a broad feature management platform, built for large organizations and covering experimentation, release automation and much more. Flagbearer does one thing: feature flags. Launch to a few people, grow to everyone, and adjust anytime without a redeploy.
If flags are what you came for, Flagbearer gets you there in an afternoon.
Why teams pick Flagbearer
- Up and running in minutes. Create a flag, add a few lines to your app, and turn it on. There's one screen to learn, and it's the one you'll use every day.
- Gradual rollouts built in. Start with your testers, then grow by percentage at whatever pace feels right. People who already have the feature keep it as the rollout grows.
- Live updates. A change reaches your users within seconds, in the browser, on mobile and on your servers.
- Pricing you can read. Plans are sold by monthly users, the people who actually see your flags. Apps and flags aren't counted on paid plans, and the prices are on the pricing page.
- Made for agents and CI. Flip a flag from a terminal, a deploy job, or an AI agent like Claude Code, with the same access controls as the dashboard.
How the two compare
Scope. LaunchDarkly brings flags, experiments and release tooling together in one platform. Flagbearer keeps to flags and rollouts, so there's less to set up and less to learn.
Pricing. LaunchDarkly publishes its current plans on its own pricing page. Flagbearer has a free plan for a single app, and every paid plan starts with a free trial.
Getting started. With Flagbearer you sign up, create a flag and check it in code. The docs fit on a page per platform.
When LaunchDarkly is the better fit
If you need experimentation with statistical analysis, or the procurement and compliance features of a large enterprise platform, LaunchDarkly covers more ground. If you want flags that are quick to add and a pleasure to use, Flagbearer is built for you.
Moving over
Flags are easy to move one at a time. Create the flag in Flagbearer, swap the check in your code, and set the same rollout. New flags can start in Flagbearer today while existing ones move at your own pace.