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ConfigCat vs Evidence

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ConfigCat

Developer Tools

Feature flag service priced per flag and environment with unlimited seats and unlimited monthly active users

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
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Evidence

Business Intelligence

Business intelligence as code for teams and AI agents

From
$2500/month
Free plan
No
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The short version

  • ConfigCat has a free plan, then $110/mo; Evidence starts at $2500/mo.
  • Only ConfigCat lists feature flags and configuration; only Evidence lists analytics Agent.
  • Where Evidence falls short: high starting price at $2,500/month limits small team adoption.
  • Prices and features on this page were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ConfigCat and Evidence actually diverge.

Attributes where ConfigCat and Evidence differ
AttributeConfigCatEvidence
Starting priceFree$2500/month
Pricing modelPer month by feature flag and environment countFlat team pricing with no per-user fees
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, API, iOS, Android, WindowsWeb, Embedded
CategoryDeveloper ToolsBusiness Intelligence

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in ConfigCat

  • Feature flags and configuration
  • Percentage rollouts
  • Targeting rules and segments
  • Unlimited seats
  • Global CDN delivery
  • Audit log
  • Public API and webhooks
  • SDKs across languages

Only in Evidence

  • Analytics Agent
  • Code-based infrastructure
  • Development environment
  • Visualization tools
  • Embedded analytics
  • Enterprise security
  • Multi-channel access

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

ConfigCat

  • A consumer or mobile app with millions of users where per-MAU flag pricing would cost more than the flags are worthnot Evidence
  • A team that wants every engineer, product manager and support agent to have a login without paying per seatnot Evidence
  • Decoupling deployment from release with percentage rollouts and a kill switch, without buying an experimentation platformnot Evidence
  • A small team that needs ten flags permanently and can run indefinitely on the free tiernot Evidence

Evidence

  • Building version-controlled analytics infrastructurenot ConfigCat
  • Enabling AI agents to answer business questionsnot ConfigCat
  • Delivering analytics through multiple channels (web, Slack, ChatGPT)not ConfigCat
  • Embedding white-labeled analytics in productsnot ConfigCat

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

ConfigCat

  • There is no experimentation or statistical analysis engine, so teams wanting real A/B tests with significance testing must buy and integrate a separate analytics or experimentation product
  • Pricing by flag count punishes exactly the hygiene you want: the Pro tier caps at 100 flags, so teams that do not aggressively retire stale flags are pushed to the 325 dollar Smart tier for housekeeping reasons rather than growth
  • The free tier allows only 2 environments, which does not cover the common development, staging and production split, so almost any real deployment starts on a paid plan
  • It is a smaller vendor than the category incumbents, so enterprise procurement teams will find less depth in compliance attestations, contractual terms and reference architecture than LaunchDarkly offers
  • Flag evaluation relies on SDK-side caching of a CDN-delivered config, which is fast but means propagation of a change is eventually consistent rather than instant, something to understand before relying on it as an emergency kill switch

Evidence

  • High starting price at $2,500/month limits small team adoption
  • No freemium option for evaluation or learning
  • Code-based approach has steeper learning curve than visual tools
  • AI credits limited on Team plan; additional credits cost extra
  • Requires Git workflow familiarity for effective collaboration

Pricing, plan by plan

ConfigCat

Free
  • Forever FreeFree
    • 10 feature flags
    • 2 environments and 2 products
    • 2 segments
  • Pro$110/mo
    • 100 feature flags
    • 3 environments and 3 products
    • Unlimited seats and MAUs
  • Smart$325/mo
    • Unlimited feature flags
    • Unlimited environments, products and segments
    • Unlimited seats and MAUs
  • Enterprise$900/mo
    • Everything in Smart
    • Enterprise support and controls
    • Unlimited everything on flag counts

Evidence

$2500/month
  • Team$2,500/mo
    • Unlimited users
    • Monthly billing
    • Analytics Agent
  • EnterpriseOn request
    • All Team features
    • SSO/SAML authentication
    • SCIM directory sync

Which should you pick?

Choose ConfigCat if

  • You need feature flags and configuration.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, API, iOS, Android, Windows.
  • You also want percentage rollouts.
ConfigCat review

Choose Evidence if

  • You need analytics agent.
  • You work on Web, Embedded.
  • You also want code-based infrastructure.
Evidence review

Questions people ask

Is ConfigCat or Evidence better?
Neither clearly leads. ConfigCat starts at Free and Evidence at $2500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ConfigCat or Evidence?
ConfigCat has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for ConfigCat and $2500/month for Evidence.
Does ConfigCat or Evidence run on more platforms?
ConfigCat runs on Web, API, iOS, Android, Windows. Evidence runs on Web, Embedded.
Can I use ConfigCat for free?
Yes. ConfigCat has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Evidence starts at $2500/month.
What is ConfigCat best used for?
ConfigCat is most often used for a consumer or mobile app with millions of users where per-mau flag pricing would cost more than the flags are worth, a team that wants every engineer, product manager and support agent to have a login without paying per seat, decoupling deployment from release with percentage rollouts and a kill switch, without buying an experimentation platform, a small team that needs ten flags permanently and can run indefinitely on the free tier. Of those, a consumer or mobile app with millions of users where per-mau flag pricing would cost more than the flags are worth and a team that wants every engineer, product manager and support agent to have a login without paying per seat are not what Evidence is typically brought in for.
What can ConfigCat do that Evidence cannot?
ConfigCat covers Feature flags and configuration, Percentage rollouts, Targeting rules and segments, Unlimited seats. Evidence covers Analytics Agent, Code-based infrastructure, Development environment, Visualization tools.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

ConfigCat: How is ConfigCat priced?

By feature flag, environment and product count. Seats, monthly active users and flag reads are unlimited on every plan.

Evidence: Does Evidence have per-user pricing?

No, Evidence offers one flat price for unlimited users at $2,500/month on the Team plan with a 30-day free trial.

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ConfigCat: Is the free tier usable?

For small projects yes, but at 10 flags and 2 environments it will not cover a dev, staging and production setup.

Evidence: How many AI credits come with Team plan?

Team plan includes 20,000 AI credits monthly at $0.01 per additional credit. Enterprise offers custom credit packages.

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ConfigCat: Can it run A/B tests?

It can split traffic, but there is no statistics engine. You need a separate analytics tool to decide a winner.

Evidence: What is included in the Enterprise plan?

Enterprise adds SSO/SAML, SCIM directory sync, row-level access rules, embedding capabilities, and custom deployment options at custom pricing.

Source
ConfigCat: How fast does a flag change take effect?

SDKs poll and cache, so changes propagate on the polling interval rather than instantly.

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