ShipSilently vs ConfigCat
Two refreshingly flat-priced flag tools. The difference is analytics, runtime breadth and where each draws the enterprise line.
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ConfigCat and ShipSilently agree on the thing that matters most: simple, flat pricing with no per-seat or per-MAU games. ConfigCat has been at it longer and ships a wider SDK list plus SSO/SCIM/RBAC. ShipSilently undercuts its paid entry tier, adds evaluation analytics ConfigCat doesn't have, and runs the same flag on any runtime.
Pick ConfigCat if…
you need 20+ official SDKs, SSO/SCIM/RBAC and audit retention today, or you prefer a vendor with a long track record.
Pick ShipSilently if…
you want a lower flat entry price ($49 vs ~$110), built-in evaluation analytics, an instant kill switch and real-time SSE updates.
At a glance
| ShipSilently | ConfigCat | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $0 free · $49/mo flat | $0 free · ~$110/mo (Pro) |
| Pricing model | Flat monthly | Flat, but tiered by configs + config-download volume |
| Flag analytics | ✅ Evaluation analytics (Pro) | ❌ No flag analytics / experimentation |
| Enterprise controls | ❌ SSO/RBAC on roadmap | ✅ SSO/SCIM/RBAC + audit (paid) |
| SDK breadth | JS/TS + Go (more on roadmap) | 20+ official SDKs |
Pricing compared
ShipSilently
Flat monthly, no per-seat, no per-MAU, no per-request metering
Side projects and indie developers getting started.
- 100,000 evaluations / month
- Up to 10 feature flags
- 2 environments
- JavaScript / TypeScript SDK
- Community support
Growing teams that ship fast and need confidence at scale.
- 10M evaluations / month (overage $0.01 per 10k)
- Unlimited feature flags
- Unlimited environments
- Unlimited team members, no per-seat fee
- JS / TypeScript + Go SDKs
- Targeting, percentage rollouts & instant kill switch
- Evaluation analytics & audit log
- Email support
Large orgs needing dedicated infra, higher volume and an SLA.
- Unlimited evaluations
- Everything in Pro
- Dedicated Slack & SLA
- Custom data retention
ConfigCat
Flat tiers, scaled by number of configs (flag sets), environments and monthly config-JSON download volume, not per seat and not per MAU. Team members are unlimited on every plan; only the limits differ.
Sourced from configcat.com/pricing/ · verified June 23, 2026
Generous free tier with unlimited seats.
- 10 flags
- 2 environments
- 5M config downloads / mo
- Unlimited team members
Higher limits + 35-day audit retention.
- 100 flags
- 3 environments
- 500M config downloads / mo
- 35-day audit log retention
Unlimited flags/environments, capped at 10 products.
- Unlimited flags & environments
- 1B config downloads / mo
- Up to 10 products
Dedicated infrastructure and higher limits.
- Dedicated infra
- Higher download limits
- Priority support
What you'd actually pay
Small team, 8 engineers, ~30 flags
Outgrows the free tier on flag count and wants audit history.
≈2× cheaper on ShipSilently, plus evaluation analytics ConfigCat doesn't offer.
High-traffic frontend, millions of config fetches
A popular web app whose SDKs poll config JSON from the CDN at high volume.
ConfigCat meters config downloads; ShipSilently meters evaluations with a flat tier and cheap overage.
Break-even: Both are free to start. Once you need a paid plan, ShipSilently Pro is $49/mo flat versus ConfigCat Pro at roughly $110/mo, and ShipSilently includes evaluation analytics. ConfigCat pulls ahead only when you need its SSO/SCIM/RBAC or its broader SDK list.
Full feature comparison
| Feature | ShipSilently | ConfigCat |
|---|---|---|
| Core flagging | ||
| Boolean flags | ||
| Multivariate flags | ||
| Percentage rollouts | Sticky | |
| Attribute / segment targeting | Attribute & rule based | |
| Instant kill switch | Instant, edge-propagated | |
| Real-time updates | SSE streaming | Polling / webhook by default |
| Runtime & SDKs | ||
| Runs on any runtime | Any runtime, no platform lock-in | CDN-based local eval |
| Global edge delivery | Cloudflare global edge | Global CDN |
| Breadth of SDKs | JS/TS + Go (more on roadmap) | 20+ incl. Workers, Deno, Bun |
| Public API + Terraform | REST API | Public API + Terraform |
| Workflow & lifecycle | ||
| Evaluation analytics | Pro | No flag analytics |
| Audit log | Pro (basic) | 35-day retention |
| Scheduled changes | Roadmap | |
| Experimentation | ||
| Built-in A/B experiments | Q3 2026 roadmap | Not offered |
| Results / stats engine | Roadmap | |
| Enterprise & security | ||
| SAML SSO | Roadmap | Paid |
| SCIM provisioning | Roadmap | |
| RBAC | Team roles only | |
| SOC 2 | Roadmap | Security framework; cert status unverified |
| Self-host / on-prem | 2027 roadmap | Cloud / CDN only |
| Pricing | ||
| Free tier | 100k evals/mo | Generous |
| Flat, predictable price | Flat $49/mo | |
| No per-seat fee | Never per-seat | Unlimited seats |
| Lower paid entry point | $49/mo | ~$110/mo Pro |
✅ supported · ~ partial / limited · ❌ not available. We mark ShipSilently's own gaps honestly, see our roadmap for what's shipping next.
Where each tool wins
Honest is faster than balanced, so here's where ConfigCat genuinely beats us, and where we beat them.
Pick ConfigCat when…
- 20+ official SDKs, including Cloudflare Workers, Deno and Bun, broader than ShipSilently today.
- SSO, SCIM and RBAC available now on paid tiers (ShipSilently has these on the roadmap only).
- A long, stable track record and a public Management API with a Terraform provider.
- Unlimited team members even on the free plan.
Pick ShipSilently when…
- Lower flat paid entry, $49/mo vs roughly $110/mo for ConfigCat Pro.
- Built-in evaluation analytics, ConfigCat ships no flag analytics at all.
- Real-time SSE updates instead of polling by default.
- Evaluation-based metering with a flat tier, rather than scaling on config-download volume.
Migrating from ConfigCat
Concept mapping
| ConfigCat | ShipSilently |
|---|---|
| Product / Config | Project / Environment |
| Feature flag / setting | Flag |
| Targeting rule | Targeting rule |
| Percentage option | Percentage rollout |
| SDK key | API key |
Things to plan for
- ConfigCat SDKs poll config JSON; ShipSilently pushes updates over SSE, expect faster propagation after you switch.
- Recreate flags via the ShipSilently API or dashboard; ConfigCat's public API makes exporting current values straightforward.
- If you depend on ConfigCat's SSO/SCIM/RBAC, wait until those ship on ShipSilently or stay put, we won't pretend we have them.
FAQ
Is ShipSilently cheaper than ConfigCat?
At the paid entry tier, yes: ShipSilently Pro is $49/mo flat versus roughly $110/mo for ConfigCat Pro, and ShipSilently includes evaluation analytics. Both have generous free tiers, so for small projects either can be $0.
Does ConfigCat have flag analytics or A/B testing?
No. ConfigCat is intentionally lightweight, there is no flag-evaluation analytics and no built-in experimentation. ShipSilently includes evaluation analytics on Pro; experimentation is on our Q3 2026 roadmap.
Does ConfigCat charge per seat?
No, team members are unlimited on every ConfigCat plan. Its tiers scale on configs, environments and monthly config-download volume instead. ShipSilently is also unlimited-seat, on a flat monthly price.
Which has more SDKs?
ConfigCat, clearly, 20+ official SDKs including Cloudflare Workers, Deno and Bun. ShipSilently ships JS/TS and Go today with more on the roadmap. If broad native SDK coverage is decisive, ConfigCat wins.
Can either tool be self-hosted?
Neither. ConfigCat is cloud/CDN-only and ShipSilently is fully managed on Cloudflare (self-host is on our 2027 roadmap). For self-host, look at Unleash or Flagsmith.
Does ShipSilently have SSO and RBAC like ConfigCat?
Not yet, SSO/SCIM/RBAC are on our roadmap, not shipped. ConfigCat offers them on paid tiers today, so if you need them now, ConfigCat is the safer pick.
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