RocketFlag vs ConfigCat

An honest comparison between two flat-ish priced flag tools. ConfigCat caps flags, downloads and traffic per tier. RocketFlag caps none of them. Here's how to pick.

The short version

ConfigCat also rejects per-seat pricing, and credit to them for it. The difference is what they meter instead: flags are capped per tier (10 free, 100 on Pro at US$110), and config downloads and network traffic are capped per month. RocketFlag caps none of those. If you want many flags, many evaluations and many people on one small flat price, that's the whole product.

RocketFlagConfigCat
Pricing modelOne flat priceTiered: flags, config downloads and traffic all capped per tier
Team plan priceA$79/month (about US$52), everything includedUS$110/month (Pro)
Feature flagsUnlimited10 free · 100 on Pro · unlimited from Smart (US$325/month)
Flag evaluationsUnlimited, never metered25M config downloads + 100GB traffic/month on Pro
SeatsUnlimitedUnlimited (not seat-based, same as us)
EnvironmentsUp to 7 per project2 free · 3 on Pro · unlimited on Smart
ProjectsUnlimited2 free · 3 on Pro · 10 on Smart
TargetingBoolean flags, percentage rollouts, cohortsTargeting rules, % options, segments (capped per tier)
SDK breadthNode, React, Go (plus a plain HTTP API)Very broad: 10+ languages and platforms
Stale flag cleanupCaretaker: automatic detection + AI-agent removal promptsZombie flag reports
Cost to grow from 100 to 101 flagsNothingUS$110 → US$325/month (Pro to Smart jump)

ConfigCat figures read from their public pricing page, July 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.

Choose ConfigCat if…

  • You need an SDK for a platform we don't cover yet: ConfigCat's language breadth (Java, .NET, Python, PHP, mobile and more) is genuinely wide, ours is Node, React and Go
  • You need more than 7 environments per project (their Smart tier and up)
  • You want percentage options and targeting rules richer than cohorts
  • Ten flags and two environments genuinely covers you: their free tier is a fine place to sit

Choose RocketFlag if…

  • You'll have more than 100 flags: their Pro caps at 100 and the next tier is US$325/month, ours are unlimited at A$79
  • Your evaluation volume is real: 25M downloads and 100GB sound large until a busy client-side app meets them
  • You want the flag count, the environment count and the invoice to all stop being things you think about
  • Flag hygiene matters: Caretaker doesn't just report stale flags, it writes the removal prompt for your AI coding agent

The closest comparison on this site, and the clearest difference

ConfigCat deserves credit: they’re not seat-based, their pricing is public and predictable, and their SDK coverage is genuinely broad. Of everyone we compare against, they’re the most philosophically similar.

The difference is what each of us decided to cap. ConfigCat’s tiers meter three things: the number of flags (10 free, 100 on Pro), config downloads (25M/month on Pro) and network traffic (100GB/month on Pro). Grow past any one of them and the answer is the next tier: US$110 becomes US$325.

RocketFlag meters none of those. Flags, evaluations and seats are unlimited on a single A$79/month plan. The 101st flag costs nothing. The busy month costs nothing extra. That’s the entire difference, and for most teams it’s the deciding one.

The flag cap is the one to watch

A hundred flags sounds like plenty until you’ve run flags for a year. Temporary release gates accumulate, experiments linger, kill switches stay just in case. Teams routinely sit at 60 or 80 flags without noticing, and the cap forces a choice: pay triple, or spend an afternoon deleting.

Our answer to flag sprawl isn’t a cap, it’s Caretaker: automatic stale-flag detection that writes the removal prompt for your AI coding agent. Keep the flags you need, clean the ones you don’t, never pay for the count either way.

Where ConfigCat genuinely wins

SDK breadth. ConfigCat ships official SDKs for ten-plus languages and platforms; RocketFlag today ships Node, React and Go plus a plain HTTP API that works from anything. If your stack is Java, .NET, Python or mobile-first and you want an official SDK rather than an HTTP call, ConfigCat serves you better right now. Their free tier is also a genuinely fine place for a small project to sit, ten-flag cap and all.

If neither of those decides it for you, run the numbers. Ours take one line.

* All prices are in Australian Dollars (AUD).

Free (Solo)

$0 /month

For individual developers working on their own projects.

  • 1 User
  • Unlimited feature flags
  • Unlimited requests
  • Community Support

Teams

$79 /month

Organisation-centric flat rate for growing teams. Eliminate the success tax.

  • Unlimited seats
  • Unlimited feature flags
  • Unlimited requests
  • 14-day trial (no CC)
  • 99% Uptime SLA
  • Direct Engineering Access

Ultra

$999 /month

For compliance-focused organisations with mission-critical needs.

  • Everything in Teams
  • Unlimited seats
  • Audit Logs
  • 99.9% API SLA
  • Direct Engineering Access
  • Compliance-focused
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Get in touch!

RocketFlag was born out of a simple need: a better, more reliable way to manage feature flags without the complexity and cost of enterprise tools. I'm JK, the creator behind RocketFlag. When you use this service, you aren't just using a tool you're getting direct access to the person building it. Whether you have questions about implementation or want to discuss new features, I'm always happy to chat with fellow engineers. If you happen to be in Perth, the coffee is on me!

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