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LaunchDarkly, Split, and other providers charge based on usage. More flags means more evaluations means higher bills. They profit from your technical debt.
Bill on , seats, and flag evaluations. Every stale flag is another billable API call. They sell complexity.
Helps you remove flags and reduce bills. We succeed when your codebase is clean. We sell simplicity.
Understanding the billing model reveals why cleanup isn't in their interest
| Provider | Primary Billing | What Grows With More Flags |
|---|---|---|
| LaunchDarkly | + Service Connections | Every flag evaluation counts toward your cap |
| Split (Harness) | Per developer seat | More flags = more complexity = more seats needed |
| Flagsmith | API requests | Each getValue() call = billable request |
| Unleash | Per user + flag limits | Hit flag limits → forced to upgrade tier |
The pattern is clear: Every provider's revenue increases when you have more flags. Helping you clean up would mean helping you reduce your bill.
Cleanup means fewer flags. Fewer flags means fewer evaluations. Fewer evaluations means lower bills.
No rational business builds features that directly reduce their revenue.
500 flags deeply embedded = hard to switch. 50 clean flags = easy to migrate away.
Your technical debt is their retention strategy.
LaunchDarkly will never help you track your Unleash flags. Split won't clean up your custom implementations.
Only a neutral third party can work across all your flag providers.
We only succeed when your codebase is cleaner and your bills are lower
| Aspect | Flag Providers | FlagShark |
|---|---|---|
| Business model | Profit from flag sprawl | Profit from cleanup |
| Goal for your codebase | More flags, more complexity | Fewer flags, cleaner code |
| Works with competitors? | ||
| Provider-agnostic | Impossible | By design |
| Reduces your bill? | Never | That's the point |
| What they sell | Complexity | Simplicity |
Here's how stale flags silently inflate your provider bills
Each user triggers flag evaluations on every request
= 1 billion unnecessary flag evaluations per day
You're paying for evaluations that add zero value
“Your feature flag provider's business model is fundamentally at odds with your goal of a clean codebase. They charge per evaluation, per seat, per —every metric that increases with flag sprawl.
FlagShark is the only tool aligned with your interests: fewer flags, lower bills, cleaner code.”
Free forever for small teams • Works with any flag provider