Flagsmith
Cheaper for 10 people
From$45/mo
10 people: $45 a month · $540 a year
- Free plan
- Up to 11% off yearly
- No startup credits listed
- 3 plans · priced per plan
Flagsmith 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
Flagsmith starts at $45/mo (Start-Up) and Unleash at $75/user/mo (Pay-As-You-Go). For 10 people that's $45 vs $750 a month: Flagsmith is $705 a month (94%) cheaper than Unleash on list price.
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
Flagsmith and Unleash plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
Flagsmith
Free
50,000 requests/month · Unlimited flags and environments · 1 team member
Free
Start-Up
1M requests/month · 3 team members · A/B testing, scheduled flags
$45/mo
Scale-Up
5M+ requests/month · SAML/SSO, roles, audit logs · 5 team members (up to 20)
$300/mo
Annual billing $40 (Start-Up) and $250 (Scale-Up) per month, paid up front (11-17% saving). Extra Scale-Up members $50/month; Start-Up overage $7 per 100k requests. Enterprise (self-hosted/private cloud): contact sales.
Prices from Flagsmith'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.
| Team | Flagsmith (Start-Up) | Unleash (Pay-As-You-Go) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $45/mo$540/yr a year | $375/mo$4,500/yr a year | Flagsmith $330 less a month |
| 10 people | $45/mo$540/yr a year | $750/mo$9,000/yr a year | Flagsmith $705 less a month |
| 25 people | $45/mo$540/yr a year | $1,875/mo$22,500/yr a year | Flagsmith $1,830 less a month |
Flagsmith 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
Flagsmith vs Unleash: questions
Which is cheaper, Flagsmith or Unleash?
Flagsmith starts at $45/mo (Start-Up) and Unleash at $75/user/mo (Pay-As-You-Go). For 10 people that's $45 vs $750 a month: Flagsmith is $705 a month (94%) cheaper than Unleash on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Flagsmith and Unleash have free plans?
Flagsmith has a free plan (Free). Unleash has a free plan (Open Source (self-hosted)).
Are Flagsmith and Unleash cheaper if you pay yearly?
Flagsmith lists up to 11% off yearly billing. Surba's catalog lists no yearly discount for Unleash.
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