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Full control, but 3-6 months dev time, $75k-$150k in engineering costs, and ongoing maintenance forever.
5-minute setup, zero maintenance, proven solution. Start cleaning flags today, not in 6 months.
A feature flag cleanup tool isn't just a script. Here's what you'll need to build and maintain.
Tree-sitter or similar for accurate code analysis
Go, Python, TypeScript, Java, and more
Webhooks, API calls, PR creation
LaunchDarkly, Split, Unleash APIs
Track flag history and status
React/Vue for visibility and control
User management, permissions, SSO
Automated builds, tests, deployments
Know when things break
And that's just the initial build. You also need documentation, onboarding, security updates, and ongoing feature development.
| Aspect | Build In-House | FlagShark |
|---|---|---|
| Initial development | 3-6 months | 5 minutes |
| Languages supported | What you build | 11 languages |
| Provider integrations | DIY | LaunchDarkly, Split, Unleash, custom |
| Dashboard | Build from scratch | Full analytics suite |
| Maintenance burden | Your team, forever | Zero |
| New feature development | Your roadmap | Continuous updates |
| Security updates | Your responsibility | Handled |
| Scalability | Design yourself | Battle-tested |
| Support | Internal only | Dedicated team |
At $150/hour for senior engineering time, here's what you're really investing.
500-1000 engineering hours
$75,000 - $150,000
40-80 hours per language
$6,000 - $12,000 each
20-40 hours per provider
$3,000 - $6,000 each
200-400 hours for basic functionality
$30,000 - $60,000
10-20 hours per month
$18,000 - $36,000/year
What features aren't you building?
Priceless
Evaluate tools, design architecture, plan implementation
Build parsing engine, basic detection, initial integrations
Connect to GitHub, build dashboard, extensive QA
Address edge cases, add features, ongoing maintenance
First cleanup: 6+ months from now
2-click GitHub App installation, connect repos
See all flags in your codebase immediately
Automated removal PR for stale flags
Continuous monitoring and cleanup from here on
First cleanup: This week
Building is just the beginning. Here's what your team inherits forever.
Every language, every framework, every coding style has unique edge cases your parser will need to handle.
When the team adopts Rust or Kotlin, someone needs to build and test the parser.
LaunchDarkly updates their SDK? Now you need to update your detection rules.
Dependencies need updates. Vulnerabilities need patching. It's never-ending.
Hosting, database, monitoring, backups. Small but persistent monthly costs.
When the original developer leaves, someone new needs to learn the codebase.
Save $92,000 - $185,000 in Year 1 alone
Plus get to market months faster with zero maintenance burden
Ask yourself these questions:
Do we have 3-6 months of engineering capacity to spare? Building requires dedicated resources that won't be shipping product features.
Who will maintain this tool in 2 years? The original developers may have moved on. Someone needs to own it forever.
Is flag cleanup our core competency? If not, why invest in building expertise that doesn't differentiate your product?
What's the opportunity cost? Every hour spent on internal tooling is an hour not spent on features your customers are paying for.
Sunk cost fallacy is real. Consider: how much more will you invest to finish? What's the ongoing maintenance cost? Many teams find it's cheaper to switch to FlagShark even after significant investment, because the maintenance burden disappears.
Yes. FlagShark works alongside existing tools during migration. Start with new repositories, then gradually move existing ones. We can help import historical data from your internal tool to maintain lifecycle continuity.
FlagShark is a monitoring and cleanup tool—your code stays in your repos, your flags stay with your provider. If you ever leave, you just disconnect the GitHub App. No data is locked in. Compare that to months of work locked in an internal tool that only your team can maintain.
FlagShark is built for enterprise security: SOC2 compliant, private by design, and processes code via GitHub's API (we never store your source code). Most enterprises find our security posture exceeds what they could build internally with the same budget.
Talk to us. Many “custom” requirements are actually on our roadmap. For true enterprise needs, we offer custom configurations and priority feature development. You get the feature without the maintenance burden.