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Flagsmith vs Helicone

Open-source feature flags + remote config — SaaS, private cloud, self-host
vs. Open-source LLM observability — 1-line integration via proxy

Flagsmith websiteHelicone website

Pricing tiers

Flagsmith

Free
$0. 50,000 API requests/mo. 1 team member. Unlimited flags. Community support.
Free
Self-hosted
$0 (OSS). Host yourself via Docker/K8s. Fair-source license (non-compete).
$0 base (usage-based)
Start-up
$40/mo. 1,000,000 API requests/mo. 3 team members. Standard support.
$40/mo
Scale-up
$200/mo. 5,000,000 API requests. 10 team members. Priority support + SLA.
$200/mo
Enterprise
Custom. Unlimited API requests, SSO, SAML, RBAC, audit logs, on-prem.
Custom
Flagsmith website

Helicone

Hobby (Free)
10,000 requests/month. 7-day retention. 1 seat. Basic monitoring.
Free
Startup Discount
<2 years, <$5M funding: 50% off first year.
$0 base (usage-based)
Self-Hosted (OSS)
MIT-licensed. Run Helicone yourself for free.
$0 base (usage-based)
Pro
$79/month. 10k free + usage-based. Unlimited seats. Alerts, reports, HQL query language. 1-month retention.
$79/mo
Team
$799/month. 5 orgs, SOC-2 + HIPAA compliance, dedicated Slack, 3-month retention.
$799/mo
Enterprise
Custom MSA, SAML SSO, on-prem deploy, bulk discounts, forever retention.
Custom
Helicone website

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing free on Flagsmith vs hobby on Helicone.

MetricFlagsmithHelicone
No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers.

Features

Flagsmith · 14 features

  • A/B TestingMultivariate flag splits.
  • Audit LogFull history of flag changes.
  • Change RequestsApproval workflow for flag changes.
  • Edge APIGlobal low-latency flag eval.
  • Feature FlagsBoolean + multivariate + JSON flags.
  • Local EvaluationServer SDKs eval flags locally — no per-req API call.
  • Percentage RolloutsGradual traffic ramp.
  • Remote ConfigNon-boolean config values.
  • Role-Based AccessFine-grained permissions.
  • Scheduled FlagsTime-based flag changes.
  • SegmentsRule-based targeting.
  • Self-HostingDocker/Helm install.
  • SSO + SAMLEnterprise SSO.
  • WebhooksOutbound event streaming.

Helicone · 16 features

  • AlertsThresholds on error rate, latency, cost, usage. Pro+.
  • Async LoggingLog AFTER the LLM call via SDK — zero added latency.
  • Cost TrackingAutomatic cost calculation per call by provider/model.
  • DashboardRequest tables, aggregate metrics, cost breakdowns.
  • EvaluatorsLLM-as-judge + custom evaluators on runs.
  • ExperimentsA/B test different models/prompts.
  • HQL (SQL over traces)Query your logged data with SQL. Pro+.
  • PII RedactionAutomatically scrub emails, credit cards, etc. from logs.
  • Prompt CachingCache identical requests → save money.
  • Prompts & VersionsStore + version + A/B test prompts.
  • Proxy Mode1-line integration via base URL swap. Captures all requests.
  • Rate LimitingPer-user + per-key rate limit policies.
  • ReportsScheduled email reports with KPIs.
  • Self-HostingDocker + k8s deployment.
  • SessionsGroup related calls (chat sessions, agent runs).
  • User MetricsPer-user cost + usage segmentation.

Developer interfaces

KindFlagsmithHelicone
CLIFlagsmith CLIHelicone CLI
SDKflagsmith-android, flagsmith-go, flagsmith-ios, flagsmith-java, flagsmith-js (browser), flagsmith-nodejs, flagsmith-python, flagsmith-rubyhelicone (npm), helicone-python
RESTFlagsmith REST APIAsync Logging API, Helicone Proxy, Query API (HQL)
OTHERFlagsmith Dashboard, Flagsmith WebhooksHelicone Dashboard, Webhooks
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