Yes, ConfigCat has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. The free plan includes 10 feature flags and remote configuration items per product, 2 environments per product, and 2 products. FreeTier.co estimates the free tier at about $55/mo, and no credit card is required to sign up.
About
ConfigCat is a hosted feature flag and remote configuration service for teams. Applications use its SDKs to download config JSON from the ConfigCat CDN and evaluate feature flags locally from cache, while the dashboard and public API are used to change flag values, targeting rules, and rollout settings without redeploying code.
The service supports unlimited seats, unlimited service connections, and unlimited MAUs across all plans. The free plan includes 10 feature flags, 2 environments, 2 products, 2 segments, 4 targeting rules per flag, 4 percentage options per flag, 1 permission group, 1 webhook, 5 million config JSON downloads per month, 20 GB network traffic per month, 7 days of audit log retention, and security features including 2FA, SSO, SAML, and SCIM.
- Hosted feature flag and configuration management
- Local SDK evaluation from cached config JSON
- 10 feature flags on free plan
- 5 million config downloads monthly
- 20 GB network traffic monthly
- 2 environments and 2 products
- SSO, SAML, 2FA, and SCIM
- Public API and 1 webhook
Free Tier Value
This free tier is perpetual and no credit card is required, which removes signup friction. It is capped, but the limits are still fairly generous for small teams: unlimited seats, MAUs, service connections, and reads, plus 5 million config downloads and 20 GB of traffic. Compared with the cheapest paid plan at $110/month, that feels like roughly half the value, so about $55/month.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- Forever Free plan with no credit card required.
- 10 feature flags and remote configuration items per product.
- 2 environments per product.
- 2 products.
- 2 segments per product.
- 4 targeting rules per feature flag.
- 4 percentage rollout options per feature flag.
- 1 permission group with unlimited team members.
- 1 webhook per environment.
- API access for managing feature flags.
- 7 days of audit log retention.
- GDPR compliance.
- ISO 27001:2022 compliance.
- Best-effort support via email and Slack community.
- Access to open-source SDKs for supported platforms.
- Access to listed integrations including Amplitude, GitHub, Slack, and Zapier.
See ConfigCat pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Pro
- feature flags
- 100
- environments
- 3
- products
- 3
- segments per product
- 3
- webhooks
- 3
- audit log retention
- 35 days
- 100 feature flags
- 3 environments
- 3 products
- 3 segments per product
- 8 targeting rules per flag
- 8 percentage rollout options per flag
- 2 permission groups
- 3 webhooks
Smart
- products
- 10
- audit log retention
- 35 days
- trees planted
- 10
- Unlimited feature flags
- Unlimited environments
- 10 products
- Unlimited segments
- Unlimited targeting rules
- Unlimited percentage rollout options
- Unlimited webhooks
- Standard support
Enterprise
- audit log retention
- 2 years
- trees planted
- 20
- Unlimited feature flags
- Unlimited environments
- Unlimited products
- Premium SLA support
- Custom agreements
- Software escrow available
- 2-year audit log retention
Dedicated
- audit log retention
- 2 years
- trees planted
- 100
- Private cloud managed by customer or vendor
- Hosted or on-premise deployment
- Unlimited feature flags
- Unlimited environments
- Unlimited products
- Premium SLA support
- Software escrow available
Pricing extracted from ConfigCat's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is ConfigCat free forever?
Yes. ConfigCat has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
Does ConfigCat require a credit card?
No. You can start on ConfigCat's free tier without entering card details.
What happens when you exceed ConfigCat's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. ConfigCat's cheapest paid plan is Pro at $110 / month.
What is ConfigCat's free tier worth?
ConfigCat's free tier is worth about $55 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 71/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
