The Flagsmith alternative with flat pricing
Same core concepts — flags, environments, identities, segments — but billed by monthly active users instead of API requests, with your whole team included and audit logs on the $29 plan.
Why teams move from Flagsmith to ToggleTown
You pay by API request, with overages
Flagsmith meters API requests — 50,000/month on Free, 1M on Start-Up, 5M on Scale-Up, then $50 per additional million. A chatty client or a traffic spike turns into a bigger bill. ToggleTown SDKs evaluate flags locally and bill by monthly active users, so request volume never surprises you.
Seats are capped, then charged
Start-Up includes 3 team members and Scale-Up includes 5 — after that it is $50 per member per month, up to 20. On ToggleTown every plan includes your whole team at no extra cost.
Governance lives on the $300/mo plan
SSO, roles and permissions, change requests, and audit logs all require Flagsmith Scale-Up at $300/month. ToggleTown includes audit logs on Pro ($29/mo) and role-based access on Team ($79/mo).
Self-hosting is real, ongoing work
Flagsmith's open-source edition is genuinely free to run — but you own Postgres, the API, the dashboard, the Edge proxy, upgrades, and uptime. ToggleTown is fully managed: there is nothing to deploy or patch.
Feature comparison
| Feature |  ToggleTown | Flagsmith |
|---|---|---|
| Feature flags & targeting rules | ||
| Percentage rollouts | ||
| User segments | ||
| A/B experiments | Included on Pro | Included on Start-Up |
| Audit logs | Pro ($29/mo) | Scale-Up ($300/mo) |
| Roles & permissions (RBAC) | Team ($79/mo) | Scale-Up ($300/mo) |
| SSO / SAML | On the roadmap | Scale-Up ($300/mo) |
| Billing meter | Monthly active users | API requests / month |
| Local (in-SDK) evaluation | Always | Yes |
| Included team members | Unlimited | 3 on Start-Up · 5 on Scale-Up |
| Extra seats | Free | $50 / member on Scale-Up |
| Self-hosted / open source | ||
| SDKs | JS, React, Node, Python, Go, MCP | 15+ languages |
| Self-serve signup |
Based on publicly listed Flagsmith plans as of September 2026. Check flagsmith.com/pricing for the current details.
When Flagsmith is the better choice
We would rather you pick the right tool than switch and regret it. Stick with Flagsmith if:
- →You must self-host — compliance, air-gapped networks, or strict data residency rules.
- →You want the open-source codebase so you can audit or extend it.
- →You need an SDK for a language ToggleTown does not cover yet.
- →Your usage is millions of unique users but only a handful of flag checks each, where request-based billing works out cheaper.
Migrating from Flagsmith
Recreate your flags and environments
The model is the same: projects contain environments, environments contain flags. ToggleTown supports boolean, string, number, and JSON flag types with targeting rules, just like Flagsmith.
Map identities and traits to user context
Flagsmith identities become ToggleTown user IDs, and traits become user attributes passed into the SDK. Your segment rules translate almost one-to-one.
Swap the SDK
Replace the Flagsmith SDK with the ToggleTown SDK for your language. Both evaluate locally from cached config, so the integration shape — initialize once, then check flags synchronously — is nearly identical.
Frequently asked questions
Is ToggleTown open source like Flagsmith?
No. Flagsmith publishes its code and you can self-host it. ToggleTown is a managed service only. If running your own flag infrastructure is a requirement — for compliance, air-gapped environments, or data residency — Flagsmith or Unleash is the better fit. If you would rather not operate it, ToggleTown handles that for you.
How does the billing difference actually play out?
Flagsmith charges by API requests per month with overage fees; ToggleTown charges by monthly active users. If you have a high-traffic app with a moderate number of distinct users — common for consumer products and internal tools — MAU billing is usually cheaper and far more predictable. If you have millions of unique users but very few flag checks each, compare both models against your numbers.
Does ToggleTown support my language?
ToggleTown has SDKs for JavaScript, React, Node.js, Python, and Go, plus an MCP server for AI assistants. Flagsmith covers more languages today. If you need an SDK we do not have yet, check the roadmap or ask — but the REST API works from anywhere in the meantime.
How long does migrating from Flagsmith take?
Most teams move in under a day. The concepts line up — flags, environments, identities, traits, segments — so the work is recreating configuration and swapping the SDK. You can run both in parallel behind a wrapper function during the cutover.
What do I lose by switching?
The open-source codebase and self-hosting option, and a handful of less common SDK languages. What you gain is flat pricing, unlimited seats, audit logs at $29/mo instead of $300/mo, and no request-based overages.
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