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ConfigCat vs Unleash: pricing compared

Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Engineering tools. Updated for 2026.

At a glance

Side by side

ConfigCat starts at $110/mo (Pro) and Unleash at $75/user/mo (Pay-As-You-Go). For 10 people that's $110 vs $750 a month: ConfigCat is $640 a month (85%) cheaper than Unleash on list price.

ConfigCat

Cheaper for 10 people

From$110/mo

10 people: $110 a month · $1,320 a year

  • Free plan
  • Up to 10% off yearly
  • No startup credits listed
  • 4 plans · priced per plan

Unleash

Engineering

From$75/user/mo

10 people: $750 a month · $9,000 a year

  • Free plan (Open Source (self-hosted))
  • No yearly discount listed
  • No startup credits listed
  • 2 plans · priced per user

Plans

ConfigCat and Unleash plans

Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.

ConfigCat

  • Forever Free

    10 feature flags, 2 environments · 5M config downloads/month · Unlimited seats

    Free

  • Pro

    100 feature flags, 3 environments · 25M config downloads/month

    $110/mo

  • Smart

    Unlimited flags and environments · 250M config downloads/month

    $325/mo

  • Enterprise

    1B config downloads/month · 2-year audit log, 99.99% SLA

    $900/mo

Annual billing 'save up to 10%' (annual figures not shown). Dedicated private cloud from $4,500/month (contact us). EUR, GBP and AUD prices also offered.

Prices from ConfigCat's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.

Unleash

  • Open Source (self-hosted)

    1 project, 2 environments · 5,000 flags per instance

    Free

  • Pay-As-You-Go

    Per seat; full Enterprise feature set · Unlimited projects and environments · SSO, RBAC, change requests

    $75/user/mo

Pay-As-You-Go $75/seat/month, billed monthly by card (5-seat minimum for self-hosted); hosted plan includes 53M API requests/month, then $5 per million. Custom Enterprise: annual contract, contact sales. 14-day free trial.

Prices from Unleash's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.

Team cost

What each costs your team

Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.

ConfigCat and Unleash cost by team size
TeamConfigCat (Pro)Unleash (Pay-As-You-Go)Difference
5 people$110$1,320/yr$375$4,500/yrConfigCat $265 less a month
10 people$110$1,320/yr$750$9,000/yrConfigCat $640 less a month
25 people$110$1,320/yr$1,875$22,500/yrConfigCat $1,765 less a month

ConfigCat is priced per plan. Unleash is priced per user. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.

FAQ

ConfigCat vs Unleash: questions

Which is cheaper, ConfigCat or Unleash?

ConfigCat starts at $110/mo (Pro) and Unleash at $75/user/mo (Pay-As-You-Go). For 10 people that's $110 vs $750 a month: ConfigCat is $640 a month (85%) cheaper than Unleash on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.

Do ConfigCat and Unleash have free plans?

ConfigCat has a free plan (Forever Free). Unleash has a free plan (Open Source (self-hosted)).

Are ConfigCat and Unleash cheaper if you pay yearly?

ConfigCat lists up to 10% off yearly billing. Surba's catalog lists no yearly discount for Unleash.

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